{"id":15118,"date":"2021-02-24T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/?p=15118"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T07:00:53","slug":"don-bosco-en-antarctique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2021\/02\/24\/don-bosco-en-antarctique\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Bosco en Antarctique"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n<center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Spain \u2013 Don Bosco in Antarctica as Patron of &#8220;Army Specialist Corps\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-02-21T18:37:54+01:00\">21 Febbraio 2021<\/time><\/b><\/p>\n<p>How far and wide does <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong> go? Certainly up to the more than 130 countries on the five continents where the Salesians are present today. What if you wanted to go even further? <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7187 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Don-Bosco-at-Gabriel-de-Castilla-Spanish-Research-Base-in-Antarctica-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Don-Bosco-at-Gabriel-de-Castilla-Spanish-Research-Base-in-Antarctica-231x300.jpg 231w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Don-Bosco-at-Gabriel-de-Castilla-Spanish-Research-Base-in-Antarctica-39x50.jpg 39w, http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Don-Bosco-at-Gabriel-de-Castilla-Spanish-Research-Base-in-Antarctica.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Well, if we were to go to <strong>Antarctica<\/strong>, we&#8217;d also find a small image of <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong> there too. This photo was taken 15,073 kilometers from Spain as Don Bosco is present as patron of the military contingent that accompanies environmental researchers on the <strong>Antarctic Continent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Spanish Antarctic Station Gabriel de Castilla<\/strong> (latitude 62\u00ba 55\u2019 S and longitude 60\u00ba 37\u2019 W) <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>WAP ESP-\u00d82<\/strong><\/span> is located on Deception Island, in the archipelago of the Southern Shetlands . The station is managed by the operations Bureau of the Army General Staff, which organises and directs the operation of the Station. During the the refuge <strong>\u201cGabriel de Castilla\u201d<\/strong> was set on Deception Island, during the Spanish Antarctic campaign of 1988 and being officially inaugurated in 1989 as a military refuge to support research and topographical surveys.<\/p>\n<p>Since its installation, this refuge has been managed by the Army, in close collaboration with the UTM-CSIC. In 1998 the refuge was classified as an <strong>Antarctic Station<\/strong>, and in 1999 as a ICTS. Since then it has undergone various periods of remodelling, the most important in the year 2009. This station is designed to carry out singular, cutting-edge scientific activities, and its results are valuable for polar research. Due to its singular nature, it is at the disposal of the national and international scientific communities, hosting studies concerning volcano monitoring, astrobiology, geology, and ecology.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Descubriendo la base ant\u00e1rtica Gabriel de Castilla\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BZwJY3vzrcg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the Spanish Military Association (AME), he is the patron saint of the Specialist Corps of the Ground Army and of the fundamental specialties of this corp: Electronics and Telecommunications, Maintenance and Assembly of Equipment, Electricity, IT, Automotive, Aircraft Maintenance, Maintenance of Weapons and Materials, Maintenance of Vehicles, Electronic and Telecommunication Maintenance, Welding, Electricity and Assembly of Equipment.<\/p>\n<p>How did this initiative come about?<\/p>\n<p>The first seminar on the Corps of Specialists was held at the Navacerrada Residence (Madrid) on 27 and 28 November, 1998. Among other things, the convenience and the need to have a specific Patron who could serve as an element of unity and generator of the spirit of the Corps was demonstrated; hence, for the elections, the existing traditions were reviewed and, taking care to preserve the ones with which the majority of the staff members of the Corps of Specialists identified, most having been students of the Professional Institutes, centers that very often venerated St John Bosco, On January 24, 2000, in a communication from the Army Chief of Staff,  <strong>St. John Bosco<\/strong> <strong>was officially designated as Patron of the Specialist Corps of the Ground Army,<\/strong> after his approval in the corresponding act, issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and sanctioned by Msgr. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Estepa Llaurens, then Military Ordinary of Spain.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Every year the Specialists of the Ground Army celebrate Don Bosco on February 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Source: <\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoans.org\/sezioni\/notizie\/item\/9561-spagna-don-bosco-in-antartide-patrono-del-corpo-degli-specialisti-dell-esercito-di-terra\">https:\/\/www.infoans.org\/sezioni\/notizie\/item\/9561-spagna-don-bosco-in-antartide-patrono-del-corpo-degli-specialisti-dell-esercito-di-terra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><HR width=\"50%\"><\/p>\n<p><center><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Version traduite en Fran\u00e7ais via Google Translate<\/span><\/b><\/center><br \/>\n<center><b><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Espagne &#8211; Don Bosco en Antarctique comme patron du \u00abArmy Specialist Corps\u00bb<\/span><\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Dans quelle mesure <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong> aller Certainement jusqu&rsquo;aux plus de 130 pays des cinq continents o\u00f9 les sal\u00e9siens sont aujourd&rsquo;hui pr\u00e9sents. Et si tu voulais aller m\u00eame<br \/>\ndavantage <br \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7187 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Don-Bosco-at-Gabriel-de-Castilla-Spanish-Research-Base-\nin-Antarctica-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" \/>Eh bien, si nous devions aller en <strong> Antarctique <\/strong>, nous y trouverions \u00e9galement une petite image de <strong> Don Bosco <\/strong>.<br \/>\nCette photo a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise \u00e0 15073 kilom\u00e8tres de l&rsquo;Espagne alors que Don Bosco est pr\u00e9sent en tant que patron du contingent militaire qui accompagne les chercheurs en environnement sur le <strong> continent antarctique <\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>La <strong> Station antarctique espagnole Gabriel de Castilla <\/strong> (latitude 62\u00ba 55 &lsquo;S et longitude 60\u00ba 37&rsquo; W) <span style = 'color: # 0000ff;'> <strong> WAP ESP-\u00d82 <\/strong> <\/span> se trouve<br \/>\nsur Deception Island, dans l&rsquo;archipel des Shetlands du Sud. La station est g\u00e9r\u00e9e par le Bureau des op\u00e9rations de l&rsquo;\u00e9tat-major g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, qui organise et dirige le fonctionnement de la<br \/>\nGare. Pendant le refuge <strong> \u00abGabriel de Castilla\u00bb <\/strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis sur l&rsquo;\u00eele de la D\u00e9ception, pendant la campagne antarctique espagnole de 1988 et a \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement inaugur\u00e9 en 1989<br \/>\nrefuge militaire pour soutenir la recherche et les lev\u00e9s topographiques.<\/p>\n<p>Depuis son installation, ce refuge est g\u00e9r\u00e9 par l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, en \u00e9troite collaboration avec l&rsquo;UTM-CSIC. En 1998, le refuge a \u00e9t\u00e9 class\u00e9 comme <strong> Station Antarctique <\/strong>, et<br \/>\nen 1999 comme ICTS. Depuis lors, elle a subi diverses p\u00e9riodes de remodelage, les plus importantes de l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e 2009. Cette station est con\u00e7ue pour r\u00e9aliser des travaux scientifiques singuliers et de pointe.<br \/>\net ses r\u00e9sultats sont pr\u00e9cieux pour la recherche polaire. De par sa singularit\u00e9, il est \u00e0 la disposition des communaut\u00e9s scientifiques nationales et internationales, accueillant des \u00e9tudes<br \/>\nconcernant la surveillance des volcans, l&rsquo;astrobiologie, la g\u00e9ologie et l&rsquo;\u00e9cologie.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Descubriendo la base ant\u00e1rtica Gabriel de Castilla\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BZwJY3vzrcg?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" \nframeborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Selon l&rsquo;Association Militaire Espagnole (AME), il est le saint patron du Corps Sp\u00e9cialiste de l&rsquo;Arm\u00e9e Terrestre et des sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9s fondamentales de ce corp: Electronique et<br \/>\nT\u00e9l\u00e9communications, entretien et assemblage d&rsquo;\u00e9quipement, \u00e9lectricit\u00e9, informatique, automobile, entretien d&rsquo;a\u00e9ronefs, entretien des armes et des mat\u00e9riaux, entretien des v\u00e9hicules, \u00e9lectronique et<br \/>\nMaintenance des t\u00e9l\u00e9communications, soudage, \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 et assemblage d&rsquo;\u00e9quipements.<\/p>\n<p>Comment cette initiative est-elle n\u00e9e ?<\/p>\n<p>Le premier s\u00e9minaire sur le corps de sp\u00e9cialistes s&rsquo;est tenu \u00e0 la r\u00e9sidence Navacerrada (Madrid) les 27 et 28 novembre 1998. Entre autres, la commodit\u00e9 et la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d&rsquo;avoir un<br \/>\nUn Patron sp\u00e9cifique qui pourrait servir d&rsquo;\u00e9l\u00e9ment d&rsquo;unit\u00e9 et g\u00e9n\u00e9rateur de l&rsquo;esprit du Corps a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9montr\u00e9; par cons\u00e9quent, pour les \u00e9lections, les traditions existantes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 revues et, en prenant<br \/>\nsoucieux de pr\u00e9server ceux avec lesquels la majorit\u00e9 des membres du personnel du Corps des sp\u00e9cialistes se sont identifi\u00e9s, la plupart \u00e9tant des \u00e9tudiants des instituts professionnels,<br \/>\nsouvent v\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 saint Jean Bosco, le 24 janvier 2000, dans une communication du chef d&rsquo;\u00e9tat-major de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, <strong> St. John Bosco <\/strong> <strong> a \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement d\u00e9sign\u00e9 comme patron de la<br \/>\nCorps de sp\u00e9cialistes de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de terre, <\/strong> apr\u00e8s son approbation dans l&rsquo;acte correspondant, \u00e9mis par la Congr\u00e9gation pour le culte divin et la discipline des sacrements, et sanctionn\u00e9<br \/>\npar Msgr. Jos\u00e9 Manuel Estepa Llaurens, alors Ordinaire militaire d&rsquo;Espagne.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chaque ann\u00e9e, les sp\u00e9cialistes de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de terre c\u00e9l\u00e8brent Don Bosco en f\u00e9vrier 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Source: <\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infoans.org\/sezioni\/notizie\/item\/9561-spagna-don-bosco-in-antartide-patrono-del-corpo-degli-specialisti-dell-esercito-di-terra\">https:\/\/www.infoans.org\/sezioni\/notizie\/item\/9561-spagna-don-bosco-in-antartide-patrono-del-corpo-degli-specialisti-dell-esercito-di-terra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Info de la Source Publi\u00e9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waponline.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> * ICI<\/span><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain \u2013 Don Bosco in Antarctica as Patron of &#8220;Army Specialist Corps\u201d 21 Febbraio 2021 How far and wide does Don Bosco go? Certainly up to the more than 130 countries on the five continents where the Salesians are present today. What if you wanted to go even further? Well, if we were to go &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/2021\/02\/24\/don-bosco-en-antarctique\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuer la lecture<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> de &laquo;&nbsp;Don Bosco en Antarctique&nbsp;&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,24,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-info","category-trafic-radio","category-trafic-radioamatuer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.on4cn.be\/blog_radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}