Exercise of Italian paratroopers in the USA

24/09/14

The paratroopers of the 187 ° regiment took part in the Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX), an exercise resulting from a bilateral agreement between the Italian and US army, which provides training in the conduct of military airborne and land operations, aimed at increasing interoperability with the partner countries.

In the light of the recent foreign commitments, where the Italian army has operated jointly with the armies of allied countries, it has become necessary to carry out joint training in order to refine and standardize procedures. The exercise ended, as was the tradition of the 82nd Airborne, with the rite of the exchange of patents, where the "launch directors" of the Folgore and the American "jump masters" air-launched the American and Italian paratroopers.

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces