SOLBIATE OLONA (VA) 26th MAY 2009. On the 26th of May 2009 the Italian Minister of Defense, Ignazio La Russa, visited Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona, where NRDC-ITA is based.
The Minister met the Commander, Lieutenant General Gian Marco Chiarini, for a views exchange regarding to the situation in the critical areas where the Armed Forces are deployed. The Minister attended a briefing to be informed about the NRDC-ITA Command and Control structure and its activities.
After that, he visited the infrastructures and facilities of the Ugo Mara Barracks, such as:
The nursery school, last born facility;
The barracks of the logistic support units;
The training area close to the barracks;
The sport structures (the gymnasium, the tennis and soccer fields) then the laundry, the bank, the travel agency;
The Family Support Center, a facility dedicated to support the families of the NRDC-ITA military personnel.