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Aeronautica
& Difesa published: Article Massimo Baldassini |
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Our
respected Aeronautica & Difesa collegue Massimo
Baldassini has the credits for his article which we present here
below. |
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We
show it to make the Italian Blade publications complete since we
were there together as wll as in the field as in the Hotel ;-) |
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Thanks
Massimo for your friendly cooperation by having you on our website !
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We
now continue with our impressions: The anti terrorists action ! |
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Non-verbal
communication between the ground and the Chinook... |
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strategic locations are secured and observed... |
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....the
search for the terrorists has started. They must be here somewhere,
hidden in the field !! |
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This
information was already known via 'intelligence'.... so the fields
are scoured by heavily armed soldiers.... |
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....every
possible hide-out is checked and searched, make no mistake ! |
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Action
by a cave entrance, an obvious hiding place.... |
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handgranades will be used if there is a reason for within rules of
engagements.... |
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....unfortunately
no terrorists inside. Keep looking ahead... |
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Still
the fields are they searched thoroughly, there is no possible
escape.... |
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....covering
eachothers back... |
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....and
of course the Mangusta's circle around to notice and report every
single suspicious movement, and give fire-support when needed. |
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The
terrain where the terrorists are hiding is hermetically being
sealed.... |
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....slowly
the circle becomes smaller.... groups inform eachother
continuesly.... |
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...the
process closes itself... |
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....troops
think they are on the edge of the innercircle.... |
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more helicopters are stand-by if the situation might unexpectedly
change.... |
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another air-to-air picture from out of our NH-90, the CH-53 is
circling around pending orders... |
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as well as a group special forces waits for further instructions... |
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the mangusta's fly around for any possible escalation or sudden fire
of whatever kind.... |
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every possible threat is monitored and under control of a capable
team... |
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the parked convoy nearby protects itself... |
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but still too many risks and uncertainty... |
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.....there
are special NBC (nuclear-biological-chemical) teams on stand-by,
just in case ... |
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every single man, team, unit, all they know as professionals that
one can always expect the unexpected.... |
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but still the terrorists haven't been found... |
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the Austrian team here is following it all closely... |
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the situation doesn't change for some moments while the search is
still going on under protection of the Mangusta's.... |
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....searching
among grass and cottonbolls... |
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...circling
around for the order to retrieve the troops... |
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....Convoys
of army-vehicles are still standing by.... |
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....and
move as soon as the word goes that the terrorists are located... |
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Italian
Chinook as wel... |
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Checking
every corner or possibility and not overlooking any detail... |
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(
The complete written article is to be found at page 7 ) |
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