Italian Blade 2015

摘要

The European Defence Agency's most recent large-scale, multinational helicopter exercise offered aviators and airborne troops the opportunity to hone their joint-operations skills in a range of scenarios, from air assault and close air support to combat search and rescue and medical evacuation. More than 30 helicopters and 1,000 military personnel from seven nations gathered in Vit-erbo, about 45 nm (85 km) northwest of Rome, for the exercise called Italian Blade. Viterbo is home of the Italian army's aviation command. The exercise ran from June 22 to July 3 and involved 201 missions and 445 sorties totaling 618 flight hours, according to the organizers.