Special to the Castle by Tech. Sgt. Kevin WallaceRegional Command-West Public AffairsBALA MURGHAB, Afghanistan (Jan. 16, 2011) – Italian mountain soldiers, known as Alpini, teamed with Afghan National Army, hold the front line on the eastern sector of Bala Murghab's (BMG) southern perimeter.Living in rugged mountains is not a new lifestyle for the Alpini, who were formed in the late 1800s and are the oldest active mountain infantry in the world. Alpini saw their first combat on foreign...