It lasted a week, coordinated by the Air Force and Alpine Rescue of Sardinia. 400 people and eleven aircraft from the various state bodies participated
CAGLIARI. The scenario is that of the mountains of the Linas compendium, between Villacidro, Gonnosfanadiga and Arbus, which in a few days has become a real field heliport suitable for projecting the capabilities of personnel and vehicles as close as possible to the rescue area for air accidents.
This was the main theme of the “Grifone 2021” air search and rescue exercise, organized by the Air Force with the support of the National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps. With the participation of means and men of the Defense and other bodies of the state. The exercise ended today 24 September after a week of activities that had as their ultimate goal the training of crews and rescuers from the many realities of the international SAR (Search and Rescue) “chain”, in order to cooperate synergistically for the safeguarding of human life.
The National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) of Sardinia has been entrusted with the role of direction and coordination of the ground teams, formed with the precious contribution of personnel from the Army’s Alpine Training Center, firefighters, finance, the police, the carabinieri and the coast guard. In all 400 operational units used. On the other hand, eleven air vehicles were used in the training, flying for a hundred different missions with a total of about 48 hours of flight (including “night”), helicopter transporting 65 teams. The variety of simulated interventions is remarkable, as similar as possible to real cases. (l.on)