Last Friday 4 December ended the last of a cycle of three exercises that saw the soldiers of the 2015rd IBCT (A) of the United States Army, stationed at the "Ederle" barracks of Vicenza, on the 173 during the 2. military airport of Rivolto (UD), site of the XNUMX ° Wing of the Air Force.
The exercises, defined by the "Annual Training Program" (ATP) of the US Armed Forces in Italy and held in April, October and December, saw the participation of US military between the 400 and 600 units per session, which the 2 ° Stormo support resources have been added.
If, in the first two cases, the US military did indeed parachute off the C-130J aircraft of the United States Air Force, the December edition instead recorded a partial influx by land by coach, due to a worsening of the weather conditions during Business. The minimum common denominator is the purpose of the activities, namely the planning and execution of airborne operations aimed at obtaining control of a hostile airport. The afternoon and evening bands in which the exercises were held allowed training in night mode with the use of special visors. Night Vision Goggles (NVG).
The simulations of taking the airport took place with the use of small arms with blank ammunition and the support of a team of "combat controllers" under the "435th Air Ground Operations Wing" of the United States Air Force in Europe, based in Ramstein (Germany): it is a particular component specialized in tactical control of air traffic directly from the field of operations.
