NEED TO KNOW “Everywhere Rapidly” • Milano Marathon 10 of April 2011 -NRDC ITA- • Try to breathe under- water every Thursday PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE 00/11 of March with NRDC- Test and Adjust Edition ITA SCUBA Diving Club “Everywhere rapidly” - COS introduction Welcome to the “Test and Therefore, to make the recommendations to Adjust” edition of NRDC- most of our assignement in improve its composition and ITA’s new community Solbiate Olona, we need to content, as well as to submit newsletter entitled promote them amongst articles. Additionally, please “Everywhere Rapidly”. ourselves; this is the feel free to use this means of Written by us for us, this communication to tell us prototype newsletter about a meal you had in a provides a flavour of what local restaurant, wheter INSIDE THIS ISSUE: you can expect to see in positive or negative, or even the coming months. That advertise a personal Sport 2-3 is not to say, however, possession you no longer that this initial layout and require. 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Northern Italy is a interest and between now CHIEF OF STAFF fantastic place to live and and the go-live version, there is lots going on. which will hit the streets in Similarly, we have many April, I hope you will take internal sports clubs. time to make Brits will change their spots The new “Multi-Terrain Pattern” or on issue for troops in Afghanistan for tinue to observe the individual dress “MTP” camouflage or has been intro- some time and has proven to be par- traditions of its regiments guaranteeing duced by the British Army to replace ticularly well suited to the varied envi- variety, colour and, as the joke goes, the old Disruptive Pattern Material ronment of Afghanistan where soldiers ensuring that no two British officers (DPM) camouflage that the British can find themselves moving between dress alike! military have been wearing since the desert, green zone and mud-brick vil- 1960s. The new six-colour camouflage lages all within a single patrol. Maj Alan Sweeney – NRDC-ITA has been scientifically designed to PAO The MTP will be issued to all three offer better camouflage properties British military services.. Despite the than current designs. MTP has been new look the British Army will con- 1 EVERYWHERE RAPIDLY 0 0 / 1 1 NRDC ITA Cycling Team teams are : Sgt Gianni CINELLI and Cpl Antonio SCIMONIELLO in the same team with Rosane KIRCH and Paolo BAILETTI professional racers closed the 11,2 Km in 16’45” for the 7th places wih the incredible average of 42 km/h, OR9 Cosimo GNONI and OR9 Cris- tian DEIANA with Samantha GALASSI and Daniele RATTO tooks 17’26” for the 15 th places, Sgt Angelo BARTOLI and Cpl Chris- tian CARUSO plus Barbara VEN- ERITO and Alessandro RAISONI reached the 18 th places with the final time of 17’40”. Finally, this event in the Olona valley has been a brilliant success for the NRDC ITA Cylcing Team organizing commitee and has been an a 11.2 Km charity race, based on a amazing way to underline one of the The NRDC-ITA cycling team has been team time trial of 4 participans each, 2 main focus of the NRDC-ITA cycling founded in 2006 by the first president professional racers (1 male and 1 fe- team : increase the cooperaion be- LTC Michele IONATA with the great male) and 2 amateurs. 32 teams took tween civil and military sport asso- collaboration and passion of some part at the successful competition that ciaion taking part to the competion other riders belonging to the Support link the cycling passion and the charity and amatorial races. Brigade. Since then the team has importance. grown both in terms of participants Charity it’s an NRDC-ITA mile stone LTC Giovanni LIPPOLIS – (34 at the moment) and in terms of and, once again, the cycling team dem- th NRDC-ITA cycling team competitions. On the 24 October the onstrate this attitude joining the race th President 8 edition of “Valle Olona Day” has with 6 participants : OR9 Cosimo Ext: 5557 been held in Valle Olona, Gorla GNONI, OR9 Cristian DEIANA, Sgt Maggiore, Gorla Minore and Marnate Gianni CINELLI, Sgt Angelo BAR- municipality areas very close the the TOLI ,Cpl Christian CARUSO and the NRDC-ITA HQ. This important cy- new provincial Champion Cpl Antonio cling event is linked with “Giro d’I- SCIMONIELLO. talia”, the main italian cycling tour. It’s The final results for the NRDC-ITA Ever tried to breathe underwater? NRDC-ITA SCUBA Diving Club would like to offer the opportunity to anyone, who has never dived before, to try the experience of breathing underwater. The club will hold sessions every Thursday during March at the pool where anyone may try the SCUBA equipment, accompanied by a certified instructor, free of charge. Basic courses will start in April and you can easily come and see yourself what you have missed so far! For informations, questions and anything in between please do not hesitate to contact OR-8 Luca MODENA (5157) or OR-8 Cristoforo PROTO (5193). 2 EVERYWHERE RAPIDLY 0 0 / 1 1 Rugby: a way of living The first team was born in 2007. manner, and there is also a solid good “Echi della Valle Olona” and at the Sport Thanks to a genuine passion, that is willingness available to reach good Party 2010 in Vanzaghello. It has been not related exclusively to body activ- goals. praised by Italian Rugby Federation and ity, but is a fascinating way of life, an Personal commitment, willingness, by all of those people who appreciate increasing number of people got in- team-spirit, respect for the opponent the enthusiasm, the seriousness and the volved. So it was that a training with and the referee, continuous support professionalism that characterize the no fixed site grew up till involving a for the buddy: these are only few of club. Apart from the Campionato Re- considerable number of players. The the characteristics of the play. Cur- gionale Seniores Serie C lasting till May, mounting number of people involved rently, the Società Sportiva promotes next challenges will be the right occasion in the activity led to a twinning with rugby by organizing soirées, exhibi- to approach rugby as a sport: in April, at Ambrosianae Rugby Club in 2009, so tions, instructive meetings and tour- the presence of other three sport activi- to share existing territorial struc- naments in order to attract new play- ties and of JFC Naples Lions Rugby Club; tures.During Spring 2010 the team ers and let the group keep on grow- and in June, when a three-day long series became stronger and more winning, ing. of rugby matches will be played at the as Mr Pastonesi remembered last 25 th This is the first year that we can see a local team home field. At the end, it of October in a meeting in Ferno: “A solid team keen to challenge itself in a represents a winning bet that is becom- team is not built by the score wrote positive and constructive way. The ing a certainty in the area. on the yellow card by the referee, but activity is promoted in local schools what makes the difference is the con- and Sunday schools, so to involve the The Rugby Team tinuous incoming of fresh players and children in the teen-agers environ- the interior harmony”. ment. To join the Team please contact There are a lot of activities needing NRDC Ambrosianae took part suc- Capt. Ivan IACCA improvement in a wise and fruitful cessfully at “International Day”, at Ext: 5079 Nato International Wives Club various other events when we get 4. Shopping excursions to together to enjoy each others com- Apex for handbags and pany. We also raise funds for charita- leather, Missoni for clothes or ble purposes. housewares, Principe for handbags and purses, Parabi- A coffee morning currently takes place ago for shoes. on the first Thursday of the month 5. Clothing swap day- Bring a from 10:30 to about 12:00 in the Sum- still good item of clothing to mer Garden. This is the large yellow swap and take home an item. building beside the laundromat on the 6. A language improvement base. When it has been too cold, we swap day- English for an hour, then Members of NIWIC have been meeting in the O Club. Italian. Children are welcome at the coffee 7. Market visit with the Italian NIWIC is a recognized voluntary mornings, although we do recommend ladies for a tour of Italian products. Membership Association within the that you bring a drink and toy for your 8. Demonstration of how to NRDC- Italy Morale & Welfare Pro- child. Unfortunately, we do not have a make the fabulous fruit and gramme. Every spouse or partner who day care facility. nut cookies that Tanja made holds an NRDC ID card can be a On the third Thursday of the month, for the Christmas market member, as well as any female military usually in the morning, we get to- 9.