Welcomed by the commanding officer of the non-commissioned officers' school, division general Antonio Zambuco, the summit of the armed force took part in a briefing during the presence of the commander for training and application school of the army, army corps general Paolo Ruggiero the new “Virtual Battlespace Simulator” (VBS2) simulation system, recently acquired by the Viterbo training institute, and the features of the exercise developed by the 15 course students “Ardire”, 2 students attending the course were illustrated. .
The marshals conducted an exercise on fire, with the support of A129 "Mangusta" helicopters of the 5 ° "Rigel" regiment of the army's aviation, reproducing a typical Afghan scenario and managing, during the action, an event in which the explosion of a makeshift device was simulated resulting in the evacuation of a wounded person.
With the tactical campaign, which began the first days of July, the second year of training at the Viterbo army school was concluded for the one hundred and seventeen pupils marshals of the 15 ° course "Ardire", including five women.
At the end of the three-year training cycle, student marshals, platoon commanders, will graduate in "Political Sciences and International Relations" at the University of Tuscia, while those qualified as "Professional Nurses" will acquire a degree in "Nursing" at the University of Tuscia. "Roma Tre" University.
Source: Command for Training, Specialization and Army Doctrine
