Italian and American Army personnel train in "Intrepid Knight 2022"

(To Army Majority State)
21/10/22

The "Intrepid Knight 2022", an annual joint exercise between the 28th operational communications regiment "Pavia" and the American team of the 6th psychological operations battalion stationed in Fort Bragg (USA). The aim of the exercise was to understand the impact that operational communications can have both on individual and collective behavior in a conflict scenario, and on the maneuver of the coalition force.

The activity, lasting 10 days, involved about 160 soldiers spread over three areas: the "Enrico Cialdini" barracks, headquarters of the 28th Pesaro regiment, the "Site 15" logistic-training base in Cervia and the heights of Monte Paganuccio. A broad and diversified context, useful for recreating a training framework in which virtual dynamics, simulated through social platforms and traditional media, are linked to real dynamics, resulting in phenomena of disinformation and hostile acts against friendly troops.

In addition to the Italian and American specialists in operational communications, personnel from the other units of the tactical information brigade, in particular of the Multinational CIMIC Group (MNCG) and the 33rd EW Regiment. British and German officers instead participated as observers.

Furthermore, through dissemination teams on the ground, persuasive communication activities were carried out, both with interpersonal engagements and through the aviation of flyers, and the transport of units with the support of the 2nd AVES “Orione” regiment of Bologna.