Validation for the "Friuli" brigade

(To Army Majority State)
25/10/18

The validation exercise of the "Friuli" aircraft brigade ended yesterday at the Capo Teulada polygon, at the end of which the Large Elementary Unit has reached the state of readiness necessary to carry out a possible mission abroad.

The continuous exercise of the "Friuli" aircraft brigade, held in the presence of the commander of the Northern Operational Forces, general of the army corps Amedeo Sperotto accompanied by the commander of the "Friuli" division, general of division Carlo Lamanna, was conducted in order to verify and validate all operational components. In particular, the exercise involved the 66th Aircraft Infantry Regiment "Trieste", the 7th AVES "Vega" Regiment, the "Friuli" Command and Tactical Support Department and organic units belonging to the 3rd Engineers Regiment, at 6 Logistic regiment of general support, the 7th NBC “Cremona” regiment, the 1st transmission regiment and the 10th health department.

During the complex activity over 500 military between men and women, 5 helicopters were used, including 2 AH 129, 3 NH 90 and 1 CH 47 and different systems supplied to the Italian Army, from those for command and control, to the force tracking al flight following. The intense preparation carried out by the aircraft brigade was oriented towards the ability to Training, Advising e Assisting of the local security forces, a mission that the army soldiers are increasingly facing in operations abroad, amalgamating all the different components and capabilities of the armed force received in the competition. Furthermore, the training activity also had the task of maintaining aircraft capacity through the management of complex events among which Personnel recovery, hot extraction, vehicle extrication, aircraft raid ed medical evacuation, expressing the remarkable interoperability and procedural standardization existing between all the infantry components, exploration and escort helicopters (AH 129) and tactical transport (NH 90).

At the end of the intense activities, full satisfaction was expressed by the commander of the North Operative Forces for the effort made by each military, for the high level of training, the full integration and the high level of doctrinal knowledge achieved which, overall, allowed to validate the prepared assets.