Asked what he would tell his grandchildren about his role in Operation Unified Protector, commander of the NATO Maritime Component Vice Adm. Veri (left) tells the assembled journalists that the intense maritime operations since March 23, 2011 had left him with an overriding sense that he had led his naval assets through a truly historic mission both for NATO and the people of LIbya. Veri had flown from his HQ to ITS San Giusto to mark the end of mission, Oct. 31, 2011. Rear Adm. Filippo Maria Foffi commands the operation's surface fleet.