US, Italian signaleers conduct bilateral communications training

LEGNAGO, Italy (June 23, 2015) -- Signaleers, from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Italian 8th Parachute Assault Engineer Regiment, conducted joint communications training here, June 16.

The exercise, designed to increase interoperability between the two NATO allies, facilitated mutual understanding of the joint tactical communication used by the U.S. and Italian paratroopers.

The signaleers validated communication systems by troubleshooting software and hardware errors, implementing joint radio networks and training on international radio protocols to effectively communicate over FM and high-frequency radios.

"The training we conducted with the Italian signalers was beneficial and ideal to battlefield operations as communication between allies is critical to the success of NATO missions," said U.S. Army Spc. Andrew Manley, a senior retransmission team leader. "Reconnaissance, intelligence, supply and mission command all require joint communications in today's complex military environment."

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