The visit to the United States by the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Giuseppe, ended yesterday Cable Dragon. A visit articulated in institutional meetings at the Pentagon, talks with the main US companies interested in cooperation with the Italian Armed Forces, the intervention at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the visit to Norfolk at the commands NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT) and Joint Force Command Norfolk.
At the Pentagon, the Admiral began meetings with the US Navy's Chief of Naval Operations, the Admiral Mike Gilday. The two officers discussed the long and vital maritime partnership between Italy and the United States, as well as the importance of global security.
"We are ready to make further commitments in all fields, in what we consider an important portion of the Allied areas of responsibility, namely the wider Mediterranean region", said the Admiral Cable Dragon.
In the meeting with dr. John Plum, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, one was discussed development of collaboration in the space field with the Italian defense - General Space Office of the Defense General Staff and the Space Operations Command.
With the honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Admiral Cavo Dragone discussed leadership training programs and the selection and management processes of national attendants at US training schools.
The meeting with the corresponding Chief of Staff of the American Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark milley, follows the numerous talks held in recent months. With General Milley, Admiral Cavo Dragone did the point of the Ukrainian crisis and its possible implications in strategic terms.
The Italian Chief of Staff stressed the need for one to the General greater attention of the alliance also towards the southern flankThe visit to Washington continued with the Admiral's speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he participated in a round table on the future of the Italian Armed Forces, the implications of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the evolution of NATO and the European defense.
Also in Washington, the Admiral had a series of meetings with the US industries more linked to the Italian Armed Forces; with the industrial representatives, the Chief of Staff underlined the Italian interest in industrial returns for our country, underlining the importance of involving small and medium-sized Italian companies. The delegation then moved to Norfolk, Seat of the Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT) and Joint Force Command Norfolk, where Admiral Cavo Dragone explored the topic of multi-domain operations in the Atlantic context.