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Exercise Canale 97
PR1003
28/05/1997
28/05/1997
| For the fourth consecutive year, the Armed Forces of Malta and the | Italian navy are organizing Exercise CANALE. Whereas in the previous three editions, exercise CANALE was held in Maltese waters, this year it will be held in Sicily and its surrounding waters. For the first time, in addition to a Search and Rescue and a Maritime Policing exercise, CANALE 1997 will also include a land element. During the land phase, Italian and Maltese troops will set up a refugee camp and will exercise themselves in Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance. |
| Exercise CANALE 97 will commence on Friday 30th May with the | departure of the first two components of the Maltese contingent. At 8.00 a.m. two AFM Patrol Boats, P30 and P32, will depart from the Maritime Squadron at Haywharf enroute for the Italian Navy Base at Augusta. Apart from the crew complement of the boats, which will amount to 3 Officers and 38 Other Ranks, a Boarding Team of 9 men from the Maritime Squadron will also be on board. The latter have received special training relating to boarding of vessels from helicopters using "Fast Rope" techniques. |
| The second part of the AFM contingent will leave Luqa Airport on an | Italian Airforce G222 aircraft, between 3.00 and 4.00 p.m. On this aircraft there will be the AFM Directing Staff and Observers, 5 Officers in total in addition to the Infantry Platoon taking part in the Peace Keeping and Humanitarian Assistance phase of the Exercise at Augusta. The Platoon will be composed of 1 Officer and 30 Other Ranks. |
| Finally, the aircraft taking part in the exercise will leave the | Air Squadron base on Saturday morning at 6.30 a.m. These will be the Islander aeroplane, an Aloutte helicopter and an Italian Military Mission AB212 helicopter, which will all be participating in the Search and Rescue Phase of the Exercise. The aircraft will be crewed by 2 Italian Airforce pilots and a Senior NCO which will complement the AFM's 4 Officers and 5 Other Ranks. |
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