(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 24 - This morning Corpod'Armata General Pietro Serino, Chief of Staff of the Army, visited some of the men and women of the Armed Force on duty during the holidays in national operations and in the presidential services institutional in Rome, thanking them for their work to protect the community. Throughout 2021, the Army "continued to employ - it is stated in a note - about 7,000 Italian soldiers on the national territory in favor of citizens and local institutions.
In fact, in over 50 Italian provinces, the activities of competition with the Police continue, from the contrast to criminal activities up to the prevention of possible terrorist attacks, to which is added, throughout the national territory, the support to the national health service to counter the effects of pandemic emergency ". In particular, the Army, in close coordination with the other Armed Forces, makes available all the capabilities in terms of health personnel, logistics personnel, means and materials for the execution of the vaccination campaign and the containment of the coronavirus. ( HANDLE).