Major Bruno Silveira, 37 year old, natural de Beja, Officer of Squadron 601-“Lobos”, based at Air Base (BA) 11, will command the Detached National Force (FND) in the mission “Sea Guardian 2023”.
The course of 15 from April to 17 May, a Sea Guardian 2023 involves the participation of 39 air force military (FAP) and a P-3C CUP aircraft + Orion, that will operate from Sigonella Air Base, Italy.
The FND farewell ceremony took place at BA11, and was chaired by the Minister of National Defense, Helena Carreiras, where the delivery of the National Flag and the Flag of the Air Force and the Image of Our Lady of the Air took place, the patroness of the branch, which was blessed by Colonel, Deputy Chaplain of the FAP, Jorge Almeida.
Military of the FAP since 2003, year he entered the Military Academy, this “Son of Beja” celebrates in 2023 the 20 years as branch officer. When Lidador News, Major Bruno Silveira, which he already has in his curriculum with presences in two operations of the kind: in 2021 na missão da Agência Europeia da Guarda de Fronteiras e Costeira – FRONTEX e no ano passado na Operação IRINI da The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI).
O oficial mostra-se confiante uma vez que “começo a ficar um militar batido neste tipo de operações, que sendo diferentes na forma de trabalhar, têm sempre o mesmo objetivo que passa por cumprir as missões que nos são atribuídas e dignificar a FAP e Portugal”, deixam uma mensagem de saúde: “deixo a família com um grande suporte em Beja. Mas para os meus é sempre difícil, em particular para as minhas filhas, mas elas percebem que é a missão do pai”, rematou orgulhoso.
Who is Bruno Silveira
Born in Beja in 1985, is the son of professor and athletics coach José Silveira, has been in the military since 2003. He is Operations Officer of Squadron 601-“Lobos”, and has already passed by Police Station 101-“Roncos”, during a year of apprenticeship, he was also a year at Squadron 552-“Zangões, before the Alouette III helicopters now the Koala AW119 and nine years in the 751 Squadron-“Pumas”, operating or Agusta Westland EH-101 Merlin helicopter, until reaching the P-3C CUP squadron + Orion.
What is Operation “Sea Guardian”
This came about as a response from NATO, in support of the European Union, the issue of migrants, to secure the embargo on Syria and Libya, as well as the security of the lines of communication in the Mediterranean, promoting maritime security, focusing on drug trafficking activities, guns and people, surveillance of maritime traffic and marine pollution.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
