{"id":474004,"date":"2025-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=474004"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:30:43","slug":"deputy-spo-at-leghorn-celebrates-armys-250th-birthday-preps-for-41-year-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=474004","title":{"rendered":"Deputy SPO at Leghorn celebrates Army\u2019s 250th birthday, preps for 41-year retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Massimo Carpina is the Army Field Support Battalion-Africa deputy support operations officer at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno, Italy. Pictured here, Massimo verifies a recently received mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle from the field. As the Army celebrates its 250th birthday, Massimo prepares to retire after 41 years of Army service.
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\n Massimo Carpina is the Army Field Support Battalion-Africa deputy support operations officer at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno, Italy. He is retiring at the end of July with 41 years of service with the U.S. Army as an Italian host nation employee. Pictured here, he speaks with a colleague as they work to reposition equipment within one of the Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 warehouses at Leghorn.
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\n Massimo Carpina started working for the Army at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno, Italy, in 1984. \u201cI dedicated over four decades of my life to service with the United States Army,\u201d said the Italian host nation employee and deputy support operations officer at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa, who is set to retire at the end of July. \u201cMy entire adult life I\u2019ve worked for this organization, and I\u2019m very proud of that. Happy 250th birthday, U.S. Army!\u201d
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LIVORNO, Italy \u2013 Massimo Carpina started working for the Army at Leghorn Army Depot in Livorno in 1984. Now, after 41 years of faithful and dedicated service, the Italian host nation employee and deputy support operations officer at Army Field Support Battalion-Africa is preparing to retire at the end of July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI dedicated over four decades of my life to service with the United States Army,\u201d Carpina said. \u201cMy entire adult life I\u2019ve worked for this organization, and I\u2019m very proud of that. Retiring on the year of the Army\u2019s 250th birthday gives me two great reasons to celebrate. Happy 250th birthday, U.S. Army!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about my retirement every day for about two months, and I have mixed feelings,\u201d said the 64-year-old lifelong resident of Livorno who started at Leghorn in his early 20s. \u201cOn one hand I\u2019ve given the best part of my life to the Army, and I\u2019m extremely proud of that. On the other hand, I\u2019m going to miss my team here at AFSBn-Africa and at the brigade, the sister battalions, and Army Sustainment Command and Army Materiel Command.\u201d<\/p>\n

At retirement, the father of six and grandfather of three said he plans to relax and spend as much time as possible with his family. Carpina said it all started when he met his wife in 1989 while at work. Chiara Mattirolo is the Camp Darby public affairs officer. When he met her over 36 years ago, that moment changed everything, for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were married in September of 2003, but we\u2019ve been together since the start. Meeting Chiara, making her my wife and building a family together was absolutely the best decision of my life. It\u2019s time now to think about nothing else but supporting her and our family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As one chapter closes and another opens, the 25-year deputy support operations officer at Leghorn said he has nothing but pride, praise and words of appreciation for his team, the Army and all that\u2019s been afforded to him and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for all the opportunities. We sometimes forget or don\u2019t realize and understand how lucky we are. We\u2019ve been given all these amazing opportunities, and we need to take advantage of them and show our appreciation. I think I did that during my 41 years of service, and I\u2019m very appreciative. Thank you!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

AFSBn-Africa is charged with receiving, maintaining, and storing Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 at Leghorn Army Depot. In addition, the battalion issues APS-2 to gaining tactical units at locations forward at equipment configuration and handoff areas, or ECHAs. Most recently, AFSBn-Africa issued over 500 APS-2 tactical vehicles and major end items at an ECHA site in Komotini, Greece. The gaining tactical unit was a National Guard unit from the U.S. participating in DEFENDER 25 in Europe.<\/p>\n

AFSBn-Africa is one of four battalions under the mission command of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, which is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The brigade provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. forces throughout Europe and Africa \u2013 providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging U.S. Army Materiel Command\u2019s materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the official website<\/a> and the official Facebook site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Army will celebrate its 250th birthday on June 14. For 250 years, the Army has offered endless possibilities and opportunities for service to our nation with over 200 career choices for Soldiers and more than 500 career paths for civilians. Go here to learn more about the Army\u2019s 250th birthday<\/a> and check out the DVIDS\u2019s special Army birthday feature portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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