He Chilean army presented in the traditional way Military stop which takes place every September 18th Flag Place at the foot of the Morro de Arica, the weapon systems Spike is, Mistral 1, LAR 160 j Leopard 2A4including war equipment.
The military parade, attended by more than 1,000 soldiers from units from Arica and Putre, was presided over by the regional presidential delegate, Ricardo Sanzana accompanied by the regional governor of Arica and Parinacota, Jorge Diaz and from the commander of the Arica Army garrison and commander of the Cuirassiers of the 1st Armored Brigade Brigadier General Ruben Castillo.
The ceremony at which the medal was awarded began at 11 a.m September 18th for his commitment to the soldiers Joaquin Valenzuela j Angel Aguilar out of Motorized Brigade No. 4 Rancagua and the soldiers Juan Carlos Vidal, Nicolas Astudillo j Gabriel Silva the 1st Cuirassier Armored Brigade.
This award was also given to the soldier Catalina Aguayo of Logistics Regiment No. 6 Pisagua and the soldiers Franco Molina, Yann Marambio j Carlos RodrÃguez out of Motorized Brigade No. 24 Huamachuco. Officers and non-commissioned officers also received awards for their long service at the facility.
Country parade
The head of the Presentation skills Coronel Mauricio Rojo, was responsible for obtaining approval from the regional presidential delegate for the parade to begin. Boxing comes next marching band the Motorized Brigade No. 4 Rancagua and Instrumental band of the Garrison Command of the Arica Army.
The activity began with the parade of the head of the Forces followed by his staff, institutional assistants, the battle standard of the cuirassiers of the 1st Armored Brigade and the colonel or historical banner of the Mechanized Engineering Company No. 9 Sappers. They also acknowledged the historical unity of the Fourth in line and some of the reservists from Arica.
There will then be two presentation sections armada a presentation group Arica Group Training School from carbine And Training Battalion the Motorized Brigade No. 4 Rancagua, a training battalion from the 1st Armored Brigade Cuiraceros and a training battalion from the Motorized Brigade No. 24 Huamachuco.
Motorized stage
He Motorized stage It consisted of a reconnaissance section with multi-purpose quads Can Am Outlander 650And Anti-tank platoon of rockets Spike is from Raphael Vehicle assembled Humvee a command vehicle Humvee Cargo and passenger transport vehicles Mercedes Benz Atego 1023 and a field ambulance ford 350.
Then a representation of the LAR 160 Rocket Artillery System (SAC) of Artillery Group No. 6 Dolores the Motorized Brigade No. 4 Rancagua and a detachment of trucks Unimog 1300 with anti-aircraft missile system Mistral 1 from MBDA belongs to Artillery Group No. 15 Traiguén out of Cuirassiers of the 1st Armored Brigade.
They then passed a presentation of vehicles in front of the VIP stand Yareta Rapid Deployment Campaign Logistics consisting of a Mercedes-Benz van Actros 3650 with a 10,000 liter pond and a truck Actros 3650 with flat platform with trolley AIFV Passenger transport.
The Motorized Squadron’s participation ended with the presentation of a main battle tank Leopard 2A4 of Victorious Tank Group No. 9 the cuirassiers of the 1st Armored Brigade, who were deployed on board a flatbed pulled by a semi-trailer Actros 3354.
