The international exercise ‘Cerces 2022’ has ended, which saw the participation of a unit of the Taurinense Alpine Brigade, consisting of personnel from the 2nd Alpini Regiment, the Nice Cavalry Regiment (1st) and the 32nd Engineer Regiment Guastatori, which for a week practiced movement and combat in the mountains in Haute-Savoie together with the 27th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins.
The exercise organized annually by the 27 ^ Mountain Brigade French has allowed to consolidate the ability to conduct offensive, defensive and enabling tactical activities in the high mountains with continuous tests during the day and night, carried out at high altitude and in harsh climates.
The 2022 edition of the Cerces recorded the use for the first time of the Centauro armored vehicles of Nizza Cavalleria, which in the Valloire polygon practiced fire in synergy with the Alpine infantry, demonstrating the ability to operate effectively in a mountain compartmentalized environment. The Cerces also provided an opportunity for a comparison on the procedures used within NATO, as well as for an exchange of technical knowledge about the equipment, armaments and instrumentation used by the departments of the nations present.
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