The Lebanese Armed Forces are trained with the Italian military in survival and first aid techniques

(To Greater Defense)
09/09/16

The first "Army Aviation - Survivor and First Aid" course led by the instructors of the school ended today - at the As-Samayah Training Center in Southern Lebanon - Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon (MIBIL) in favor of the Lebanese armed forces on survival and first aid techniques.

The course, which began last September 5, saw the participation of 20 LAF units, of which 5 officers, 9 non-commissioned officers and 6 graduates who followed the theoretical and practical lessons held by the instructors of the Aviation Command of the Italian Army of Viterbo on how to carry out first aid and how to implement survival procedures and techniques in conditions of isolation, capture and exfiltration in the operating environment.

“All the objectives of the course have been fully achieved, underlined the commander of the MIBIL col. Maurizio Settesoldi, thanks to an intense and consolidated collaboration between the Italian and Lebanese Armed Forces “. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Training Directorate of the LAF and of the commanders of the departments who sent personnel to attend the course.

La Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon (MIBIL), operating in the theater since last 25 February 2015, aims to coordinate and develop - both in Italy and in Lebanon - the training activities in favor of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the broader context of the initiatives of theInternational Support Group for Lebanon (ISG).

During the 2015 12 courses were carried out, in which 22 officers, 76 non-commissioned officers and 130 troops were qualified, for a total of 228 visitors and over 1000 hours of lessons (of which about 500 of theory and 500 of practice) . In the course of the 2016 12 courses have been carried out, at present, in which 51 officers, 73 non-commissioned officers and 89 troops were qualified, for a total of 213 visitors and over 914 hours of lessons (of which about 403 of theory and practice 511).