At the base of theengineering regiment in Kfarchima (Beirut), in the presence of the commander of the Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon, colonel Angelo Sacco, and col. Roger Khoury, commander of theengineering regiment, the closing ceremony of the "CBRN Biological Defense Advanced" course took place.
The training activity, conducted by Mobile Training Team made up of instructors employed by the 7th CBRN defense regiment “Cremona” of the Italian Army, it allowed the specialization of 18 units of the regiment's CBRN company.
During the training activities, theoretical and practical lessons were carried out as well as evaluation tests aimed at allowing participants to learn the procedures to be adopted on the occasion of a CBRN organic type event, in order to ensure its management and carry out sampling and sampling activities. identification of Biological Warfare Agents.
As part of this training course, the joint activity with Dr. Abiad, professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Director of the biological and chemical laboratories, who made his laboratories and his expertise available to carry out part of the practical activities.
The enthusiasm shown for the issues addressed and the considerable commitment by the visitors have allowed, together with the coordination work between the instructors of the Mobile Training Team and the staff of the Core team of MIBIL, the full success of the training course.
The excellent results achieved by the staff ofengineering regiment with the contribution of MIBIL, they further consolidate the link between the Italian Armed Forces and the Lebanese Armed Forces.
