Ariete Tanks of the Italian Ariete Tank Brigade on exercise

Three Bersaglieri ride in a Dardo

The Italian Army has recently become a professional all-volunteer force of some 112,000 active duty personnel, around 70% male, 30% female. A recent law promotes membership of the Italian Army guaranteing volunteers post-Army careers in the Carabinieri Corps, Italian State Police, Italian Finance Guard and Italian State Forestry Corps, amongst other state bodies. The headquarter of the Army General Staff is in Rome opposite to the Presidential Palace. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Front view Ariete Tanks of the Italian Ariete Tank Brigade on exercise Ariete is a tank developed for the Italian Army to meet the needs of the 21st Century, by providing a credible indigenous tank design capable of competing with other current tanks on the battlefield and in the export... Italian Army Homepage; File links The following pages link to this file: Italian army Dardo IFV Categories: Public domain images ... Italian Army Homepage; File links The following pages link to this file: Italian army Dardo IFV Categories: Public domain images ... The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian army created by General Alessandro Lamarmora in 1836. ... Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo DARDO- INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. ... In the United States military active duty refers to military members who are currently serving full time in their military capacity. ... The Carabinieri is the shortened (and common) name for the Arma dei Carabinieri, an Italian military corps of the gendarmerie type with police functions, which also serves as the Italian military police. ... The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is one of the two national police forces of Italy. ... The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Quirinale) is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. ...

Command Structure

The Italian Military is under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided by the President of the Italian Republic. The Italian Army is commanded by the SME or “Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito” (Chief of the Army General Staff) in Rome. The Chief of staff has direct control of all support and logistics operations in Italy (i.e. military clinics, repair facilities, acquisitions,…), but no direct control of the operational forces, which are all assigned to and commanded by COMFOTER: “Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri” (Command of Operational Terrestrial Forces). This is the List of Presidents of Italy with the title Presidente della Repubblica since 1948. ...

Operational Forces

COMFOTER has direct command of a NATO rapid reaction Corps Command (NRDC-IT), of four support brigades (Artillery, Air Defense, Logistics, Engineering), as well as command of the Army Aviation, the Army Communication and Transmission command and of three commands called COMFOD 1, COMFOD 2 and COMALP, which between them command the actual 11 Italian combat Brigades. The attached units are in detail: The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April...

NRDC-IT

NRDC is located in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy) and has only one regiment at its dependency: Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ...

1° Signal Regiment in Milan (Lombardy)

Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed Italian region. ... Lombardy (in Italian Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ...

COMALP

“Comando Truppe Alpini” or COMALP has command over the light Mountain Troops - called Alpini- of the Italian Army. It is located in Bolzano (South Tyrol) and consist of the following units: The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... Bolzano is The name of the capital of South Tyrol (Trentino-Upper Adige, Italy), see Bolzano-Bozen The airport of this city, see Bolzano (airport) A synonym for the Italian province South Tyrol (Trentino-Upper Adige), see South Tyrol Short for the Bolzano project, a refuge in Italy for divorced... South Tyrol (German Autonome Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Italian Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige, Ladin Provinzia autonóma de Bulsan-Südtirol) is an autonomous province of Italy. ...

Alpini Training Center in Aosta

6° Alpini Regiment (high altitude training areas) in San Candido (South Tyrol) with 21 Bv206

4° Alpini Paracadutisti (Parachutist) Regiment “Monte Cervino” in Bolzano (South Tyrol) with 21 Bv206 and 33 Puma 4x4 (Forces for Special Operations)

“Tridentina” Alpini Division Command (without fixed units) in Bressanone (South Tyrol)

COMALP comand structure

“Taurinense” Alpini Brigade in Turin (Piedmont)

2° Alpini Regiment in Borgo S. Dalmazzo (Piedmont) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

3° Alpini Regiment in Pinerolo (Piedmont) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

9° Alpini Regiment in l'Aquila (Abruzzi) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

1° Cavalry Regiment “Nizza Cavalleria” in Pinerolo (Piedmont) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

1° Mountain Artillery Regiment in Fossano (Piedmont) with 24 FH-70

32° Alpini Engineer Regiment in Turin (Piedmont)

“Julia” Alpini Brigade in Udine (Friuli)

5° Alpini Regiment in Vipiteno (South Tyrol) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

7° Alpini Regiment in Belluno (Veneto) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

8° Alpini Regiment in Tarvisio (Friuli) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

14° Alpini Regiment in Venzone (Friuli) with 21 Bv206 and Puma 6x6

3° Mountain Artillery Regiment in Tolmezzo (Friuli) with 24 FH-70

2° Alpini Engineer Regiment in Trento (Trentino)

1° Hungarian Mechanized Battalion (for out of area NATO peacekeeping deployment)

182. Slovenian Infantry Battalion (for out of area NATO peacekeeping deployment)

The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... Aosta Aosta (French: Aoste) is the principal city of the Valle dAosta in the Italian Alps, north of Turin. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... For the . ... The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... Brixen am Eisack (German) or Bressanone (Italian) is a town in the autonomous province of South Tyrol (part of the autonomous region Trentino-South Tyrol) in northern Italy. ... Download high resolution version (634x1124, 102 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Italian army ... Download high resolution version (634x1124, 102 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Italian army ... Location Region Piedmont Province Turin Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04′ N 7°40′ E1. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Night view along the Promenade des Anglais This article is about the city. ... Pinerolo is a town 40 km southwest of Turin. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... FH 70 Type Long range gun Nationality UK, Germany, Italy Era Modern Target general, History Date of design Production period Number built Service duration 1978 Operators see text War service Specifications Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Calibre 155 mm Barrel length 39 calibres Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Weight 7... Location Region Piedmont Province Turin Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04′ N 7°40′ E1. ... Sterzing-Vipiteno is an Italian commune in the province of Bolzano in Trentino-Alto Adige. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... French Army Bv206S fjording a river BvS10 version The Bv206 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle originally developed by Alvis Hägglunds (now part of BAE Land Systems) in conjunction with the Swedish Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... FH 70 Type Long range gun Nationality UK, Germany, Italy Era Modern Target general, History Date of design Production period Number built Service duration 1978 Operators see text War service Specifications Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Calibre 155 mm Barrel length 39 calibres Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Weight 7...

COMFOD 1

“Comando Forze di Difesa 1” or COMFOD 1 resides in the north-eastern city of Vittorio Veneto (Veneto) and commands the most specialized brigades of the Italian Army: Vittorio Veneto is a city situated in Italy, in the region of Veneto, north-east of the Italian peninsula. ... Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. ...

“Mantova” Mechanized Infantry Division Command (without fixed units)

“Folgore” Parachutist Brigade in Livorno (Tuscany)

Parachutist Training Center in Pisa (Tuscany)

9° Parachutist Assault Regiment “Col Moschin” in Livorno (Tuscany) (Special forces)

183° Parachutist Regiment “Nembo” in Pistoia (Tuscany) with Puma 6x6

186° Parachutist Regiment “Folgore” in Siena (Tuscany) with Puma 6x6

187° Parachutist Regiment “Folgore” in Livorno (Tuscany) with Puma 6x6

185° Parachutist Reconnaissance Regiment “Folgore” in Livorno (Tuscany) (Forces for Special Operations)

8° Parachutist Engineer Regiment in Legnago (Veneto)

“Friuli” Air Assault Brigade in Bologna (Emilia)

3° Cavalry Regiment “Savoia Cavalleria” in Grosseto (Tuscany) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

66° Air Assault Infantry Regiment “Trieste” in Forlì (Romagna) with 33 Puma 4x4

5° Army Aviation Regiment “Rigel” in Casarsa (Friuli) with

36 A129 "Mangusta" Attack Helicopters

12 AB 109EOA "Hirundo" Observation helicopters

24 AB 206C/1 Battlefield Surveillance helicopter

7° Army Aviation Regiment “Vega” in Rimini (Romagna) with

24 A129 "Mangusta" Attack Helicopters

12 AB 109EOA "Hirundo" Observation helicopters

24 AB 412 Support helicopters and

48 AB 206C/1 Battlefield Surveillance helicopter

“Pozzuolo del Friuli” Cavalry Brigade in Gorizia (Friuli)

2° Cavalry Regiment “Piemonte Cavalleria” in Trieste (Friuli) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

4° Cavalry Regiment “Genova Cavalleria” in Palmanova (Friuli) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

5° Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Novara” in Codroipo (Friuli) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

Lagunari (Marine Infantry) Regiment “Serenissima” in Venice (Veneto) with 25 AAV7-A1 and and Puma 6x6

Artillery Regiment “a cavallo” in Milan (Lombardy) with 24 FH-70

3° Engineer Regiment in Udine (Friuli)

“Ariete” Armored Brigade in Pordenone (Friuli)

4° Tank Regiment in Bellinzago Novarese (Piedmont) with 54 Ariete

32° Tank Regiment in Tauriano (Friuli) with 54 Ariete

132° Tank Regiment in Cordenons (Friuli) with 54 Ariete

3° Bersaglieri mechanized Infantry Regiment in Milan (Lombardy) with 50 VCC (M113 improved)

11° Bersaglieri mechanized Infantry Regiment in Orcenigo Superiore (Friuli) with 50 Dardo

132° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Ariete” in Maniago (Friuli) with 32 M109/L

10° Engineer Regiment in Cremona (Lombardy)

Logistic Battalion “Ariete” in Maniago (Friuli)

Mantua (in Italian Mantova) is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... An American Paratrooper using a T-10C series parachute Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and formed into an airborne force. ... Pisas coat of arms This article is about Pisa in Italy. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... Introduction The 9th Parachutist Assault Regiment, also known as fiore nellocchiello Della Folgore Limpeto — which roughly translated is from the thunder-bolt comes impetuous behaviour. ... For the . ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... For the . ... Friuli (Furlan: Friûl, German: Friaul) is an area of north-eastern Italy, comprising the major part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Location of Rigel in the constellation of Orion Rigel (β Ori / β Orionis / Beta Orionis) is the brightest star in the constellation Orion and the seventh brightest star in the sky, with visual magnitude 0. ... The Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Agusta (part of AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... Vega (α Lyr / α Lyrae / Alpha Lyrae) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, and the fifth brightest star in the sky. ... The Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Agusta (part of AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Alternate uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... The Most Serene Republic of Venice was a city-state in Venetia in Northeastern Italy, based around the city of Venice. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... FH 70 Type Long range gun Nationality UK, Germany, Italy Era Modern Target general, History Date of design Production period Number built Service duration 1978 Operators see text War service Specifications Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Calibre 155 mm Barrel length 39 calibres Carriage Split trail, auxiliary engine Weight 7... Front view Ariete Tanks of the Italian Ariete Tank Brigade on exercise Ariete is a tank developed for the Italian Army to meet the needs of the 21st Century, by providing a credible indigenous tank design capable of competing with other current tanks on the battlefield and in the export... Front view Ariete Tanks of the Italian Ariete Tank Brigade on exercise Ariete is a tank developed for the Italian Army to meet the needs of the 21st Century, by providing a credible indigenous tank design capable of competing with other current tanks on the battlefield and in the export... Front view Ariete Tanks of the Italian Ariete Tank Brigade on exercise Ariete is a tank developed for the Italian Army to meet the needs of the 21st Century, by providing a credible indigenous tank design capable of competing with other current tanks on the battlefield and in the export... The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian army created by General Alessandro Lamarmora in 1836. ... General characteristics Length 4. ... The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian army created by General Alessandro Lamarmora in 1836. ... Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo DARDO- INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. ... The M109 during operations in the Balkans The M109 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. ...

COMFOD 2

“Comando Forze di Difesa 2” or COMFOD 2 resides in S. Giorgio a Cremano near Naples and commands 5 brigades. Three of those, the brigades “Aosta”, “Pinerolo” and “Granatieri di Sardegna” are made up of one year volunteers and therefore are supposed to be used only on Italian soil. COMFOD 2 commands: Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ...

“Acqui” Infantry Division Command (without fixed units)

60° Training Battalion “Col di Lana”

91° Training Battalion “Lucania”

“Sassari” Mechanized Brigade in Sassari (Sardinia)

151° Infantry Regiment “Sassari” in Cagliari (Sardinia) with VCC (M113 improved)

152° Infantry Regiment “Sassari” in Sassari (Sardinia) with VCC (M113 improved)

5° Engineer Regiment in Macomer (Sardinia)

“Garibaldi” Bersaglieri Mechanized Brigade in Caserta (Campania)

131° Tank Regiment in Persano (Campania) with 54 Leopard 1

19° Cavalry Regiment “Cavalleggeri Guide” in Salerno (Campania) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

1° Bersaglieri Regiment in Cosenza (Calabria) with 50 Dardo

8° Bersaglieri Regiment in Caserta (Campania) with 50 Dardo

8° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Pasubio” in Persano (Campania) with 32 M109/L

21° Engineer Regiment in Caserta (Campania)

“Pinerolo” Mechanized Brigade in Bari (Apulia)

31° Tank Regiment in Altamura (Apulia) with 54 Leopard 1

7° Bersaglieri Regiment in Bari (Apulia) with VCC (M113 improved)

9° Infantry Regiment “Bari” in Trani (Apulia) with VCC (M113 improved)

82° Infantry Regiment “Torino” in Barletta (Apulia) with VCC (M113 improved)

21° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Trieste” in Foggia (Apulia) with 32 M109/L

11° Engineer Regiment in Foggia (Apulia)

“Aosta” Mechanized Brigade Messina (Sicily)

6° Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri d’Aosta” in Palermo (Sicily) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

6° Bersaglieri Regiment in Trapani (Sicily) with VCC (M113 improved)

5° Infantry Regiment “Aosta” in Messina (Sicily) with VCC (M113 improved)

62° Infantry Regiment “Sicilia” in Catania (Sicily) with VCC (M113 improved)

24° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Peloritani” in Messina (Sicily) with 32 M109/L

4° Engineer Regiment in Palermo (Sicily)

“Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Brigade in Rome (Lazio)

1° “Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Infantry Regiment in Rome (Lazio) with VCC (M113 improved)

2° “Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Infantry Regiment in Spoleto (Umbria) with VCC (M113 improved)

8° Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Montebello” in Rome (Lazio) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4

33° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Acqui” in l'Aquila (Abruzzi) with 32 M109/L

Sassari (in Italian and Sassarese, a Corsican dialect; either Sassari or Tathari in southern Sardinian), is a town and a province in Sardinia, Italy. ... Garibaldi may refer to: People Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian revolutionary; Michael Garibaldi, a fictional character in the television series Babylon 5; Garibaldi, a pop music group; Places Garibaldi, Oregon; Garibaldi, British Columbia; Mount Garibaldi; Other Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian aircraft carrier; The garibaldi, a fish; A Garibaldi biscuit; An Italian... The Bersaglieri are a corps of the Italian army created by General Alessandro Lamarmora in 1836. ... The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo DARDO- INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. ... Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo DARDO- INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. ... The M109 during operations in the Balkans The M109 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... Altamura is a town of Apulia, Italy, in the Bari Province, 28 miles (45 km) southwest of the city of Bari close to the border with Basilicata, currently with 62,951 inhabitants (Altamurani). ... The Leopard is the primary post-WWII German tank design, a design that has been in use as the primary main battle tank for most European countries in various versions since the early 1960s. ... The M109 during operations in the Balkans The M109 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... Aosta Aosta (French: Aoste) is the principal city of the Valle dAosta in the Italian Alps, north of Turin. ... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... The M109 during operations in the Balkans The M109 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. ... Sardinia (Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardegna in Italian, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy, France and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,823,210 almost 4,000,000 1... General characteristics Length 7. ... Italian Army Puma 4x4 Puma 6x6 The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the “Puma 6x6” and “Puma 4x4”. The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... The M109 during operations in the Balkans The M109 self-propelled 155 mm howitzer was first introduced in the early 1960s. ...

CoTIE

“Comando Trasmissioni e ed Informazioni dell’Esercito” or CoTIE is the Italian Army’s Signal and Information Command, it resides in Anzio (Lazio) and consists of the following units: For the US naval vessel Anzio, an aircraft carrier, see USS Anzio (CVE-57). ...

Signal Brigade for Maneuver Support

2° Alpini Signal Regiment in Bolzano (South Tyrol)

7° Signal Regiment in Sacile

11° Signal Regiment in Civitavecchia (Lazio)

232° Signal Regiment in Avellino (Campania)

Signal Brigade for National Support

3° Signal Regiment in Rome (Lazio)

32° Signal Regiment in Padova (Veneto)

46° Signal Regiment in Palermo (Sicily)

RISTA EW Brigade

33° IEW Regiment “Falzarego” in Treviso (Veneto)

41° Regiment “Cordenons” in Casarsa (Friuli)

13° Battalion “Aquileia” in Anzio

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Army Aviation Command

The Army Aviation Command resides in Viterbo and includes the non combat flying formations of the Army (i.e. Transport Planes, support helicopters,…)

Army Aviation Instruction Center in Viterbo

1° Squadron “Auriga” in Viterbo

2° Squadron “Sestante”

21° Squadron “Orsa Maggiore” in Elmas (Cagliari) with 12 AB 205A

Army Aviation Brigade

1° Army Aviation Regiment “Antares” in Viterbo (Lazio) with 36 CH-47C "Chinook" and 24 AB 205A

2° Army Aviation Regiment “Sirio” in Lamezia Terme (Calabria) with 24 AB 206C/1

4° AVES Regiment “Altair” in Venaria (Piedmont) and Bolzano (South Tyrol) with 24 AB 205A and 24 AB 206C/1

28° Army Aviation Squadron “Tucano” in Viterbo (Lazio) with 3 Dornier DO-228 and 3 Piaggio P-180

SOATCC Squadron in Padova with 6 AB 205A and 6 AB 206C/1

ITALAIR Squadron in Naqoura (Lebanon) with 4 AB 205

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Air Defense Brigade

SIDAM Air Defense System

4° Air Defense Regiment “Peschiera” in Mantova with 30 Hawk surface-to-air missile systems

5° Air Defense Regiment “Pescara” in Rovigo with 30 Hawk surface-to-air missile systems

17° Air Defense Regiment “Sforzesca” in Sabaudia with 16 Skyguard "Aspide", 104 SIDAM and 56 Stinger

121° Air Defense Regiment “Ravenna” in Bologna 16 Skyguard "Aspide", 104 SIDAM and 56 Stinger

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Field Artillery Brigade

2° Mountain Artillery Regiment “Vicenza” in Trento (Trentino) with 24 FH-70

5° Rocket Artillery Regiment “Superga” in Portogruaro (Veneto) with 22 MLRS

7° NBC Defense Regiment “Cremona” in Civitavecchia (Lazio) with VAB in the NBC configuration

28° Public Relations Regiment “Pavia” in Pesaro (Marche)

52° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Torino” in Vercelli (Piedmont) with 32 M109/L

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Engineering Brigade

2° Bridge Engineers Regiment in Piacenza

6° Pioneer Engineers Regiment in Rome

Railway Engineers Regiment in Bologna

Logistics Brigade

1° Maneuver Logistics Regiment in Rivoli

6° Maneuver Logistics Regiment in Pisa (Tuscany)

10° Maneuver Logistics Regiment in Persano (Campania)

24° Maneuver Logistics Regiment “Dolomiti” in Merano (South Tyrol)

1° Transport Regiment

6° Transport Regiment in Budrio

8° Transport Regiment in Orzano

10° Transport Regiment in Bari (Apulia)

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Support units

The following support units are not under the command of COMFOTER and their role is exclusively the support of units on Italian soil. They are commanded by various sub staffs of the SME- Army General Staff in Rome.

NCO Training Brigade in Capua

17° Infantry Regiment “Acqui” in Capua

47° Infantry Regiment “Ferrara” in Capua

80° Infantry Regiment “Roma” in Cassino

85° Infantry Regiment “Verona” in Montorio Veronese

235° Infantry Regiment “Piceno” in Ascoli Piceno

other Training and Formation units

1° Tank Regiment in Capo Teulada

1° Infantry Regiment “San Giusto” in Trieste

78° Infantry Regiment “Lupi di Toscana” in Firenze

123° Infantry Regiment “Chieti” in Chieti

157° Infantry Regiment “Liguria” in Albenga

Technical Support and Repair units

Military Region North

184° Signal Support Regiment in Treviso

2° Army Aviation Support Regiment “Orione” in Bologna

3° Army Aviation Support Regiment “Aquila” in Orio al Serio

Military Region South

44° Signal Support Regiment in Rome

1° Army Aviation Support Regiment “Idra” in Bracciano

4° Army Aviation Support Regiment “Scorpione” in Viterbo

the rest

8° Transport Regiment “Casilina”

11° Transport Battalion “Flaminia”

57° Infantry Battalion “Abruzze” in Rome

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Effective Operational Capability

All the brigades- with the exception of the home service Brigades “Aosta”, “Pinerolo” and “Granatieri di Sardegna” may be deployed outside Italy and are often involved in either war-fighting or peace-keeping operations on foreign soil. The three home service brigades have a role of 'presence and surveillance' of key Italian institutions, i.e. the “Granatieri di Sardegna” Brigade guards the capital city Rome and the Presidential Palace. They are not destined for extra-territorial missions and members expect to remain in Italy throughout their service years. The remaining eight brigades are combat brigades, numbering between 3-7,000 troops each. These units are the pride of the Italian Army and are a front-line well-equipped force capable of dealing with most emergency situations. They are characterised by quality, efficiency, motivation and mobility. In total numbers the Italian Army can field about 85,000 ground troops out of a total Army strength of 112,000 men and women. But although most units are designated as regiments they consist of one expanded Logistics, Support and Command company and a combat battalion, which- in the case of the infantry (Alpini, Bersaglieri, Granatieri, Lagunari, Fanti) units- consists of: The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Quirinale) is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. ...

3 Infantry Companies

1 Mortar Company

1 Antitank Company

The naming has historical reasons. Most regiments are deployed singularly, especially the support brigades' regiments as adjuncts to combat units, formed for the task ahead.

Weapons

• Beretta AR 70/90 - 5.56mm assault rifle
• Minimi - 5.56mm light machine gun
• MG 59/42 - 7.62mm machine gun

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Combat vehicles

• Ariete - Main Battle Tanks
• Leopard 1 - Main Battle Tanks
• Centauro - Light Tank
• Dardo - Infantry fighting vehicle
• VCC - Armoured personnel carrier

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Artillery

• M 109L self-propelled howitzer
• FH-70 towed howitzer

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Helicopters

• Agusta A129 Mangusta - attack
• AB 212 - tactical transport

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Operations

A post-WWII peace treaty signed by Italy prevented the country from deploying military forces in overseas operations as well as possessing fixed-wing vessel-based aircraft for twenty-five years following the end of the war. This treaty expired in 1970, but it would not be until 1982 that Italy first deployed troops on foreign soil, with a peacekeeping contingent being despatched to Beirut in that year following a UN request for troops. Since the 1980s, Italian troops have participated with other Western countries in peacekeeping operations across the world, especially in Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. As yet, the Italian Army has not engaged in major combat operations since World War II; though Italian Special Forces have taken part in anti-Taliban operations in Afghanistan as part of Task Force 'Nibbio'. Italy was not yet a member of the United Nations in 1950, when that organisation went to war with North Korea, the 1964-73 Vietnam War was a 'police action' on the part of the United States with neither a formal declaration of war, neither was NATO involved (as the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the entire war itself took place outside NATO jurisdiction). Italy did take part in the 1990-91 Gulf War but solely through the deployment of eight Italian Air Force Panavia Tornado IDS bomber jets to Saudi Arabia; Italian Army troops were subsequently deployed to assist Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq following the conflict. The Italian Army did not take part in combat operations of the 2003 Iraq War; despatching troops only after May 1, 2003 - when major combat operations were declared over by the US president, George W Bush aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Subsequently Italian troops arrived in the late summer of 2003, and have been scheduled to begin leaving their southern Iraqi base near Nasiriyah by September 2005. Some twenty Italian troops have been killed in Iraq in the past two years - with the greatest single loss of life coming on November 12, 2004 - a suicide car bombing of the Italian Carabinieri Corps HQ left a dozen Carabinieri, five Army soldiers, two Italian civilians and eight Iraqi bystanders dead.

External links

• Official Homepage of the Italian Army