A few days at the 5 Towers 2015 exercise

03/07/15

015 - Bolzano, the chosen date is Thursday 9 July (Friday 10 in case of adverse weather conditions) at the 5 Torri, one of the most beautiful and well-known areas of the Dolomites, a real open-air museum that preserves well the signs of the fighting that took place here 100 years ago are visible.

The exercise will demonstrate the abilities achieved by the men and women of the Alpine Troops who will confront each other on different alpine routes with colleagues from other national Armed Forces and foreign armies (10 will be the representative participants: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Jordan, Macedonia (Fyrom), Oman, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland).

A challenging test that will see all participants face difficult rock progressions alternated with demonstrations of effective wall rescue maneuvers.

Furthermore, in the wide lawn between the Towers and the "Scoiattoli" Refuge (arrival point of the chairlift with which it is possible to easily reach the exercise area) an artillery command post will be deployed where, with the aid of modern technologies the Italian Army - including the drones - will be shown to the public the tools in use for the surveillance of the battlefield and the acquisition of the information necessary to face even the most complex operational situations.

At the base of the chairlift, in the large parking lot in front of the "Bai de Dones" hut, a rich display of materials and equipment will be set up for the Alpine troops.

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces