AEREO RESCUE: JOINT TRAINING BETWEEN THE MILITARY AERONAUTICS AND THE NATIONAL ALPINE AND SPELEOLOGICAL RESCUE CORPS

The crews of the 82nd Combat Search And Rescue Center in Trapani and the rescuers of the C.N.S.A.S. trained together in a rugged area of Sicily. They took place on Monday, November 30, at the Birgi air base, headquarters of the 82nd Combat Search and Rescue Center of the Air Force. The sessions were led by the instructor of the 82nd Combat Search and Rescue Center, Lt. Col. Francesco Di Rosa. joint training Among the flight crews of the 82nd Center and the Rescuers of the C.N.S.A.S. (National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps) of Sicily, which saw the deployment of a team of 11 rescuers in recovery operations using a winch, a paratrooper parachute and an aircraft landing platform in shallow areas with recovery from the rock wall.
The 82nd Center is one of the Departments of the15th Wing of the Air Forcewhich guarantees every day of the year and without interruption the search and rescue of aircraft crews in difficulty, while also contributing topublic utility activitiessuch as the search for missing people at sea or in the mountains, the emergency medical transport of patients in life-threatening situations, the rescue of seriously injured people, and the forest fire service, operating even in complex meteorological conditions. Since its establishment to date, the crews of the 15th Flight have saved more than 7300 people in life-threatening situations.