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Ghedi Air Base ( it, Base aerea di Ghedi, ) is a base of the
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in
Ghedi Ghedi (Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on November 24, 2001. Ghedi is known for a base of the Italian Air Force, Ghedi Air Base. ...
, about 15 kilometres from
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,
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. It is home to the
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of the
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with the
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(''Papero''), il 154º Gruppo (''
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'') e il 155º Gruppo (''Le linci'') equipped with the
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. It houses more than 40 nuclear weapons type B61. The commander since 2017 is the Italian Air Force Colonel Luca Maineri.


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