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he eight edition of the exercise ROYAL BLACKHAWK took place in October 2020. Since 2013, Royal Blackhawk has been organized annually by the French 1st Regiment of Artillery at Belfort. For about two weeks, aircraft and teams of air and ground support specialists, which enable the regiment's units to maintain their operational capabilities, are brought together. This time, more than 400 French, Belgian and British soldiers, engineers, artillery,
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infantry and also combat helicopters of the French and United States Army participated in the exercise. The helicopters of the French Army 1st Combat Helicopter Regiment were able to fly alongside the different helicopters of the U. S. Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. The teams of observers and the maneuver troops participated in their specific roles: Air assault, MEDEVAC, Close Combat Attack, Close Air Support
