The commander of the terrestrial operative forces visiting the genius command

06/02/14

Yesterday the Commander of the Terrestrial Operative Forces, General of Army Corps Roberto Bernardini, paid a visit to the Genio Command. The High Officer, welcomed by the Commander of the Engineer and Inspector of the Corps of Engineers, Division General Antonio Li Gobbi, took part in an illustrative briefing on the current use of the Arma del Genio's assets on the national territory and in the operational theater.

General Bernardini then visited a static exhibition of EOD, IEDD, Combat Engeneer materials and for the "Advanced Military Search", cutting-edge materials in the field of explosives and electronic devices research and the VBS (Virtual Battle Space 2) classroom equipped with an innovative simulation system for Counter IED training The purpose of the visit was to verify the problems relating to training activities, the availability of areas for training and the infrastructural situation of the Command, with a view to the optimization process of the available resources that are affecting the entire Italian Army. The Commander of the FOTER, in congratulating the staff for the excellent results achieved so far and the professionalism with which they perform their tasks daily, encouraged the staff to operate with unchanged commitment, seriousness and determination in order to pursue the objectives of the Land Operational Forces, which have always been attributable to the achievement of an adequate preparation of the units for the complex needs of the various national and foreign operating theaters.

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces