Training race between the Alpine troops

(To Army Majority State)
01/10/19

Three days of competition, after months of training to get ready for the next Trophy of the Chief of Staff of the Army scheduled in Rome. Among the Alpine Troops, the 9th regiment in L'Aquila that won the Trophy stood out Commander of the Alpine Troops up for grabs to assess the technical combat capabilities achieved by the departments.

At the "Caccia Dominioni" training base in Salorno (BZ), supported by the 2nd sapper engineering regiment, the platoons of the brigades Julia e Taurinense they challenged each other in military trials.

The CAGSM, the ballasted gear, the throwing of an inert hand grenade and firing with the weapon supplied as well as transporting the trunk and climbing and abseiling. A series of tests between the sporting discipline and the military technique aimed at improving, in maintaining physical efficiency, the preparation and military training.

The commander of the Alpine Troops, general of the army corps Claudio Berto, awarded the winners, however satisfied with the overall result, more important than the single performance. "We must take every opportunity to train and improve, we are engaged in many activities, from safe roads to preparation for missions abroad, this was an excellently exploited opportunity to train and compare individual capacities between the different departments. Congratulations to all, to those who have won and to whom has given the maximum ".