Latvia: the activity of the Italian military continues

(To Greater Defense)
22/05/20

The activity of the Italian military continues unabated, employed in Latvia also during the COVID-19 emergency, which in recent days have been engaged in Steele Anvil to perfect the operational skills of the Contigent's Alpine troops.

The complex and articulated activity, lasting three days, involved both the operational and logistic units that worked alongside the Allied armies of the initiative Enhanced Forward Presence.

The Alpini of Baltic Task Group have been inserted into a multinational device, the Task Group "Latvia", and following an escalation of activations, they were quickly deployed in the Camp Adazi area to conduct offensive operations in a scenario of warfighting.

The 34th company "Lupi" was chosen as the main maneuvering unit to carry out the mission: to dissuade any attackers and defend the Latvian population and territory against any possible aggression.

In recent months, the "Penne Nere" have conducted a demanding cycle of activities aimed at amalgamating the technical / tactical procedures with the other contingents, improving themselves more and more and managing to adapt, as well as to move and operate, in the difficult Latvian territory.

The high speed and mobility of the Alpine infantry, trained to move and fight in harsh climates and in particularly compartmentalized environments, such as the Latvian wooded environment, allowed the 34th "Lupi" company to brilliantly complete the assigned task. . The contribution of the specialized assets of the mountain troops such as the snipers, the medium mortar platoon and the anti-tank team, which combine high mobility and firepower, was also decisive for the success of the operations.

L'Enhanced Forward Presence it demonstrates NATO's willingness and ability to act in a unified manner - NATO stands as one - and represents an extraordinary opportunity to verify its military deployment capabilities and flexibility of use.

Thanks to the prevention and protection procedures adopted by the contingents participating in the initiative Enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia to combat the pandemic, the maximum operational capacity of the Baltic Task Group avoiding compromising the Mission. Also in Latvia the emergency COVID-19 has changed the way of dealing with every single day but this does not affect the sense of duty and the spirit of service of the Italian military.