In recent days, the mortar shooting school was held at the Monte Romano military polygon, with which a long training process developed through a training progression to the "Trieste" Aircraft Infantry Regiment was concluded for the personnel of the 66th Aircraft Infantry Regiment "Trieste". use of 120mm Thomson mortars, 81mm Expal and 60mm Hirtenberger mortars.
The exercise, called "Wide Glide", involved regimental personnel in various activities including individual day and night shooting with small arms and units and a night infiltration of a rifle platoon that required fire support. indirect of heavy mortars. With the mortar shooting school, new operators have acquired the skills in using the "Thomson 120 RT-F1" weapon system.
The training commander was attended by the commander of the "Friuli" aircraft brigade, Brigadier General Stefano Lagorio, who complimented the commander of the 66 aircraft infantry regiment "Trieste", Colonel Pasquale Spanò, for the excellent results achieved for the realism and the perfect organization of the activity that has allowed to increase the capacity of intervention of the aircraft troops in the fire support.
