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ITS Cavour Arrives in Norfolk
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), transits toward Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy’s “Ready for Operations” certification to safely land...
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), transits toward Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Curtis Burdick)
U.S. Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), greet the Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), as it arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alongside U.S. military assets to attain the Italian Navy’s “Ready for Operations” certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft, U.S. 2nd Fleet exercises operational authorities over assigned ships, and landing forces on the East Coast and the Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Curtis Burdick)
The Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Samuel Gruss)
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Ex Combined Resolve XV.
Approximately 4,500 participants from six ally and partner nations are scheduled to participate in COMBINED RESOLVE XV at the US Army’s Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas, Feb. 1- Mar. 5, 2021.
The exercise is designed to evaluate and assess the readiness of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division to fight and win during their regionally allocated forces rotation in support of ATLANTIC RESOLVE. The exercise also focuses on strengthening interoperability with multinational partners.
Other units slated to take part in Combined Resolve XV include the current Atlantic Resolve aviation rotation, the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade; as well as units permanently stationed in Germany including the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command; 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st TSC; and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe forces.
The exercise includes troops from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United States.
11th Bersaglieri Battalion
Approximately 4,500 participants from six ally and partner nations are scheduled to participate in COMBINED RESOLVE XV at the US Army’s Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas, Feb. 1- Mar. 5, 2021.
The exercise is designed to evaluate and assess the readiness of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division to fight and win during their regionally allocated forces rotation in support of ATLANTIC RESOLVE. The exercise also focuses on strengthening interoperability with multinational partners.
Other units slated to take part in Combined Resolve XV include the current Atlantic Resolve aviation rotation, the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade; as well as units permanently stationed in Germany including the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command; 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st TSC; and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe forces.
The exercise includes troops from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the United States.
11th Bersaglieri Battalion
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LSS Vulcano delivered
The LSS is a logistic support unit for the fleet also equipped with hospital and health capacity thanks to the presence of a fully equipped hospital, with surgical, radiology and analysis rooms, dental cabinet and hospitalization area that will be able to receive up to 17 seriously ill patients . The ship combines the ability to transport and transfer to other naval units liquid cargo (diesel, aviation fuel, fresh water) and solid cargo (spare parts, food and ammunition) and to carry out repair and maintenance operations at sea in favour of other units . Défense systems are related to command and control capability in tactical scenarios, communications and non-lethal dissuasive defence systems.
The unit is capable of embarking even more complex defence systems and becoming a platform for intelligence and electronic warfare systems.
193 meters in length
@ 20 knots
235 people between crew and specialists
4 lateral filling stations and aft 1
ability to supply potable ground water
ability to supply electric current to earth for a power of 2500 kw
possibility of embarking up to 8 housing / sanitary modules
rescue capacity at sea, through recovery operations (the ship is equipped with an offshore crane stabilized to 30 tons)
base for rescue operations by helicopters and special boats
The LSS is a logistic support unit for the fleet also equipped with hospital and health capacity thanks to the presence of a fully equipped hospital, with surgical, radiology and analysis rooms, dental cabinet and hospitalization area that will be able to receive up to 17 seriously ill patients . The ship combines the ability to transport and transfer to other naval units liquid cargo (diesel, aviation fuel, fresh water) and solid cargo (spare parts, food and ammunition) and to carry out repair and maintenance operations at sea in favour of other units . Défense systems are related to command and control capability in tactical scenarios, communications and non-lethal dissuasive defence systems.
The unit is capable of embarking even more complex defence systems and becoming a platform for intelligence and electronic warfare systems.
193 meters in length
@ 20 knots
235 people between crew and specialists
4 lateral filling stations and aft 1
ability to supply potable ground water
ability to supply electric current to earth for a power of 2500 kw
possibility of embarking up to 8 housing / sanitary modules
rescue capacity at sea, through recovery operations (the ship is equipped with an offshore crane stabilized to 30 tons)
base for rescue operations by helicopters and special boats
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) The Italian frigate Luigi Rizzo (F595) and two EH101 Merlin helicopters steams alongside the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. Hershel “Woody” Williams is operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet to conduct interoperability training and build strategic partnerships with their African partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Members of the Italian Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team are hoisted into an EH101 Merlin helicopter from the Italian Navy on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Members of the Italian Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team repel from an EH101 Merlin helicopter from the Italian Navy on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Members of the Italian Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team practice repelling form a helicopter on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Members of the Italian Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team attempt to board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 3rd Class Zachary Campbell, left, signals the completion of simulating refueling an Italian EH101 Merlin helicopter from the Italian Navy on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 11, 2021) Two EH101 Merlin helicopters from the Italian Navy practice Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations on board the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Mar. 11, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Coffer/Released)
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Notice they have the mounting bracket for the Italians very very secret SDV/DDS on the rear of the hulls
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Italian tankers acting as opposing forces prepare to engage the 2nd Cavalry Division during the culminating battle of the Dragoon 21 training exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, April 19, 2021.
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