"The transformation in an interforce way is a fundamental step for the efficiency of our Armed Forces and the ability to project from the sea, in the modern context of multiform threats coming from the south and from the east, of new forms of combating terrorism and undisputed immigration , can operate both in combat contexts and in terms of safety and support for the population."
Thus the chief of staff of the Defense, general Claudio Graziano, in the margin the inter-force exercise Joint Amphibious Raid 2017 (JAR 2017) which took place yesterday at the Lagunari barracks in Venice which was also attended by its German counterpart, General Volker Wieker.
"We have valuable amphibious capabilities in the Army and in the Navy area represented by the San Marco regiment and the Lagunari regiment - underlined General Graziano - it is necessary to put them together also using the air support of the Air Force to have an amphibious brigade that can best express the capabilities of our military."
"I can assure you that the military of our Armed Forces in the last 30 years of operations have proved to be among the best in the world and I am proud to be their leader the important thing is that we equip them and prepare them in the way they deserve to better serve them Italy and European and world security".
General Wieker, thanking General Graziano for the opportunity to have attended an exercise, highlighted that today the threats have changed and that the challenges facing the Armed Forces are many, and expressed deep admiration for the professionalism shown in the activity .
The purpose of the 2017 JAR is to illustrate the spectrum of activities that can be expressed by the Italian Armed Forces as part of an inter-force amphibious operation.
The conduct of an “amphibious raid” was therefore hypothesized with the aim of prohibiting the adversary's command and control capacities through the destruction of telecommunications equipment and the neutralization of hostile troops stationed on the Vignole Island on the premise of a subsequent action.
The rgt's assets participated in the exercise for the Army. lagunari "Serenissima", 3 ° rgt. Genio Guastatori, 17 ° rgt. "Sforzesca" anti-aircraft artillery, 5 ° rgt. AVES "Rigel" and 1 ° rgt. AVES "Antares"; for the Navy, the assets of the “San Marco” marine brigade and of the assault helicopter department were employed, while for the 2 Air Force the AMX aircraft of the 51 ° flock of Istrana.
"The great commitment of our Armed Forces is fundamental for international security, but it is also essential that we contribute to the construction of international security models with inter-operable multinational forces in Europe and within NATO", underlined General Graziano at the end of his speech.
