In Mali, at the Center d'Instruction Multifunctionnel of the 3 ^ military region in Kati, the Italian military of the Light Armored Training Team (LATT) they are conducting the first training course for the Malian cavalry unit to use the "Bastion" armored vehicle.
The Italian military, of the "Savoia Cavalleria" (3 °) regiment of Grosseto and of the 31 ° cargic regiment of Lecce, of the multinational LATT team, have been engaged for two weeks in the training of personnel belonging to the 134eme escadron de reconnaissance stationed in GAO, in the north of the country.
The modules of the course addressed so far, in addition to the basic elements of the cavalry unit, were the modalities of conduct for exploration, the fight against the threat of improvised explosive devices (C-IED), a risk present in particular in the area of Sahel, as well as the conduct of convoys in favor of civilian and military personnel, the latter activity carried out in the desert area along the river Niger.
The specific course on the newly acquired vehicle, "Bastion", has been requested by the Malian Staff for its personnel, which is currently engaged in the fight against terrorism in that area and could significantly contribute to the work of the helmets in the future. UN blue of the MINUSMA mission, in the north of the country.
Italian personnel alternate since 2013 in the operation "EUTM - Mali "(European Union Training Mission - MALI), whose objective is aimed at training Malian personnel, of all weapons and specialties, to compete in the formation of credible and stable institutions. Only from last year to today are they About 400 Malian units were trained by the Italian military.
