On 23 May the squadron of "Savoia Cavalleria" which had been engaged for about a month in the "Saber Junction" exercise returned to Italy. in the German training areas, they arrived at their headquarters in Grosseto.
Weeks full of activity those spent by the paratroop knights of "Savoia" at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center of Hohenfels for a training cycle preparatory to use in the "Leonte" operation in Lebanon. Indeed, since last April 25th, heavy armored squadron of the "Savoia Cavalleria" regiment (3rd), the high-fire maneuvering unit of the "Folgore" paratroop brigade, completed the deployment and began a complex exercise aimed at validating NATO armed forces for use in conflicts high intensity.
Lo heavy armored squadron "Manusardi", framed next to the Queen's Royal Hussars Regiment English and 2nd Cavalry Regiment US, took part in the operation of the armored-armored component of the multinational force, testing the capacity for international cooperation, demonstrating the versatility and added value that the regiment was able to confer on the brigade paratroopers.
"The regiment is constantly in training and researches in every context the maximum realism as well as the interoperability with units of the Brigade, of the Army, of the other Armed Forces and of allied foreign armies in order to always guarantee the capacity of intervention where the authority require it"These are the words of Colonel Aurelio Tassi, commander of the" Savoia Cavalry ", proudly emphasizing the work of his Amaranth Basques. General Roberto Vannacci, commander of the "Folgore" brigade expressed his personal satisfaction with the brilliant results obtained throughout the intense simulation cycle.
On May 16th, on the occasion of theAfter Action Review of the asset denominated 2017 Saber Junction at the JMRC (Joint Multinational Readiness Center) in Hohenfels in (Germany), the awarding of the warrant officer Manolo Catania, platoon commander of the heavy armored squadron of the "Savoia Cavalleria" regiment (3rd).
The "hero of the battle" awarding ceremony stems from the very high operating standard maintained by the non-commissioned officer in all the phases of the exercise and in particular for the events of 3 May 2017 when his crew destroyed, through the system of simulation miles, 8 BMP2 and 4 T80 and at the command of the platoon managed the maneuver by prohibiting the advance of the OPFOR deployed with forces at the company level.
The transformation of the regiment into paratroopers cavalry units of the thunderbolt, is now a concrete reality that shows its fruits even in the full integration achieved with the other departments of the airplanes. The excellent professionalism that makes up the "Folgore" paratrooper rifata and the entire Italian Army, even in this umpteenth international training bracket, has underlined the high quality of our country's defense model.
