Alpini - Italian Elite Mountain Troops

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Alpini - Italian Elite Mountain Troops

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Italian Alpini (elite mountain infantry) training in the Dolomites Mountains. They just spent several days in the very rugged mountains, training with ropes (rappelling) and carrying very heavy backpacks and military assault weapons.

The Alpini are currently involved in the mountainous regions of Afganistan (as of 2012).

For more information about the Alpini Troops, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpini.

For more info about the Dolomites, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on July 12, 2012
Strada Regionale N.48, Parco naturale Tre Cime, 32041 Auronzo di Cadore, Province of Belluno, Italy
GPS coordinates: 46.621211,12.310730 - Download KML file for Google Earth (and other mapping apps)
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