Coat of Arms of the Italian Army

Dardo IFV on exercise in Capo Teulada

Soldiers of the 33rd Field Artillery Regiment "Acqui" on parade

The Italian Army (Esercito Italiano) is the ground defense force of the Italian Republic. It recently (July 29th, 2004) became a professional all-volunteer force of 115,000 active duty personnel. The headquarters of the Army General Staff are in Rome, opposite the Presidential Palace. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 665 pixel, file size: 136 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Dardo IFV; Italian Army. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 665 pixel, file size: 136 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Dardo IFV; Italian Army. ... Three Bersaglieri ride their Dardo The Dardo is the new Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the Italian Army. ... A Warrior vehicle with UN markings, on the making of the eponymous film. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the United States military active duty refers to military members who are currently serving full time in their military capacity. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... The Quirinal Palace once housed popes, then kings, and now presidents. ...

Command structure

The Armed Forces of Italy are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over 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 Land Forces). The President of the Italian Republic is the head of State of Italy, and represents national unity. ...

Operational forces

COMFOTER has direct command on 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: This article is about the military alliance. ...

Structure of the Italian Army (click to enlarge).

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NRDC-IT

The NRDC or "NATO Rapid Deployable Corps" is located in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy) and has a whole brigade at its dependency, formed by: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the village of the same name in Ontario, Canada, see Lombardy, Ontario. ...

• Signal Bde HQ in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)
  • 1° Signal Regiment in Milan (Lombardy)
  • Logistic Support Regiment in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)

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COMALP

Alpini from the Taurinense Brigade.

“Comando Truppe Alpine” or COMALP has command over the professional Mountain Troops of the Italian Army, called "Alpines", in Italian Alpini. It is located in Bolzano and consist of the following units: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the Taurinense Alpini Brigade The Alpini Brigade Taurinense is a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... Alpine may refer to: Alpine, a breed of goat. ... The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. ... Bolzano (Italian Bolzano; German: Bozen, archaic Botzen; Ladin: Bulsan; Latin: Bauzanum; many of the regions Italian languages/dialects use Bolzan or Bulsan) is a city in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of Italy. ...

• Alpini Training Center "Btg Aosta"in Aosta
• 4° Alpini Paracadutisti regiment (Parachutist Alpini) "btg Monte Cervino" in Bolzano with 21 Bv206 and 33 Puma 4x4 (Forces for Special Operations)
• 6° Alpini Regiment "Btg Bassano" (high altitude training areas) in San Candido (South Tyrol) with 21 Bv206
• Tridentina Division Command (without fixed units) in Brixen (South Tyrol)

• Taurinense Alpine Brigade in Turin (Piedmont)
  • 1° Cavalry Regiment “Nizza Cavalleria” in Pinerolo (Piedmont) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4
  • 2° Alpini Regiment "Btg Saluzzo" in Cuneo (Piedmont) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 3° Alpini Regiment "Btg Susa" in Pinerolo (Piedmont) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 9° Alpini Regiment "Btg l'Aquila" in l'Aquila (Abruzzi) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 1° Mountain Artillery Regiment (alpini) "Grp Aosta" in Fossano (Piedmont) with 24 FH-70
  • 32° Alpini Engineer Regiment in Turin (Piedmont)
  • "Taurinense" Combat Service Support Battalion in Turin

• Julia Alpine Brigade in Udine (Friuli)
  • 5° Alpini Regiment "Btg Morbegno" in Vipiteno (South Tyrol Italy) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 7° Alpini Regiment "Btg Feltre" in Belluno (Veneto) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 8° Alpini Regiment "Btg Tolmezzo" in Cividale e Venzone (Friuli) with 21 Bv206 and 26 Puma 6x6
  • 3° Mountain Artillery Regiment (alpini) "Grp Conegliano"in Tolmezzo (Friuli) with 24 FH-70
  • 2° Alpini Engineer Regiment "Btg Iseo" in Trento (Trentino)
  • "Julia" Combat Service Support Battalion in Udine
  • 1° Hungarian Light Infantry Battalion (for out of area NATO peacekeeping deployment)
  • 10° Slovenian Motorised Infantry Battalion (for out of area NATO peacekeeping deployment)

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Coat of Arms of the Tridentina Alpini Brigade The Alpini Brigade Tridentina was a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... Brixen (Italian: Bressanone; German: Brixen; Ladin: Porsenù or Persenon; Latin: Brixino; also known as Pressena (827 AD), Prichsna, Brixina) is a town in the Province of Bolzano in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the Taurinense Alpini Brigade The Alpini Brigade Taurinense is a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Night view along the Promenade des Anglais This article is about the city. ... Pinerolo is a town in Italy, 40 km southwest of Turin on the River Chisone. ... 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The vehicles were developed and are being produced by the “Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara” of Italy for the Italian Army. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 3rd Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... French Army Bv206S fording 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the 9th Alpini Regiment The 9th Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... French Army Bv206S fording 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. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Coat of Arms of the 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment The 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in mountain combat. ... 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 Weight 7,800-9,600 kg Ammunition... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Turin (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the Julia Alpini Brigade The Alpini Brigade Julia is a light Infantry brigade of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The 5th Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... French Army Bv206S fording 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the 7th Alpini Regiment The 7th Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... French Army Bv206S fording 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. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of Arms of the 8th Alpini Regiment The 8th Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... French Army Bv206S fording 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. ... 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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: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Vittorio Veneto is a city situated in the Province of Treviso, in the region of Veneto, Italy, in the northeast of the Italian peninsula, between the Piave and the Livenza rivers. ... Veneto or Venetia, is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ...

• “Mantova” Infantry Division Command (without fixed units)
• "Mantova" Combat Service Support Battalion in Vittorio Veneto
• “Ariete” Armored Brigade in Pordenone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
  • 4° Tank Regiment in Bellinzago Novarese (Piedmont) with 54 Ariete
  • 32° Tank Regiment in Tauriano (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 54 Ariete
  • 132° Tank Regiment in Cordenons (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 54 Ariete
  • 3° Bersaglieri mechanized Infantry Regiment in Milan (Lombardy) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 11° Bersaglieri mechanized Infantry Regiment in Orcenigo Superiore (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 59 Dardo
  • 132° Self Propelled Artillery Rgt. “Ariete” in Maniago (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 32 M109/L, which will be replaced within 2008 by the PzH 2000
  • 10° Engineer Regiment in Cremona (Lombardy)
  • "Ariete" Combat Service Support Battalion in Pordenone

• “Folgore Parachute 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 26 Puma 6x6
  • 186° Parachutist Regiment “Folgore” in Siena (Tuscany) with 26 Puma 6x6
  • 187° Parachutist Regiment “Folgore” in Livorno (Tuscany) with 26 Puma 6x6
  • 185° Parachutist Reconnaissance Regiment “Folgore” in Livorno (Tuscany) (Forces for Special Operations)
  • 8° Parachutist Engineer Regiment in Legnago (Veneto)
  • "Folgore" Combat Service Support Battalion in Livorno

• “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-Venezia Giulia) 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
  • "Friuli" Combat Service Support Battalion in Bologna

• “Pozzuolo del Friuli” Cavalry Brigade in Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
  • 2° Cavalry Regiment “Piemonte Cavalleria” in Trieste (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4
  • 4° Cavalry Regiment “Genova Cavalleria” in Palmanova (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4
  • 5 °Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Novara” in Codroipo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) with 50 Centauro and 33 Puma 4x4
  • Lagunari (Marine Infantry) Regiment “Serenissima” in Venice (Veneto) with 13 AAV7-A1 and 41 Puma 6x6
  • Horse Artillery Regiment "Volòire" in Milan (Lombardy) with 24 FH-70
  • 3° Engineer Regiment in Udine (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
  • "Pozzuolo del Friuli" Combat Service Support Battalion in Gorizia

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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 intended for use mainly on Italian soil. The COMFOD 2 commands: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ...

• “Acqui” Division Command (without fixed units)
• "Acqui" Combat Service Support Battalion in Bologna
• “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 59 Dardo
  • 8° Bersaglieri Regiment in Caserta (Campania) with 59 Dardo
  • 8° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Pasubio” in Persano (Campania) with 24 M109/L, which are currently being replaced by the PzH 2000
  • 21° Engineer Regiment in Caserta (Campania)
  • "Garibaldi" Combat Service Support Battalion in Caserta

Soldiers of the 8° Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Montebello”

Soldiers of the Sassari Brigade

• “Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Brigade in Rome (Lazio)
  • 1° “Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Infantry Regiment in Rome (Lazio) with 41 Puma 6x6
  • 2° “Granatieri di Sardegna” Mechanized Infantry Regiment in Spoleto (Umbria) with 41 Puma 6x6
  • 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 24 M109/L
  • "Granatieri di Sardegna" Combat Service Support Battalion in Rome

• “Pinerolo” Mechanized Brigade in Bari (Apulia)
  • 31° Tank Regiment (Battle lab) in Altamura (Apulia)
  • 7° Bersaglieri Regiment in Bari (Apulia) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 9° Infantry Regiment “Bari” in Trani (Apulia) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 82° Infantry Regiment “Torino” in Barletta (Apulia) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 21° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Trieste” in Foggia (Apulia) with 24 M109/L
  • 11° Engineer Regiment in Foggia (Apulia)
  • "Pinerolo" Combat Service Support Battalion in Bari

• “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 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 5° Infantry Regiment “Aosta” in Messina (Sicily) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 62° Infantry Regiment “Sicilia” in Catania (Sicily) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 24° Self propelled Artillery Regiment “Peloritani” in Messina (Sicily) with 24 M109/L
  • 4° Engineer Regiment in Palermo (Sicily)
  • "Aosta" Combat Service Support Battalion in Messina

• “Sassari” Mechanized Brigade in Sassari (Sardinia)
  • 151° Infantry Regiment “Sassari” in Cagliari (Sardinia) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 152° Infantry Regiment “Sassari” in Sassari (Sardinia) with 59 VCC (M113 improved)
  • 5° Engineer Regiment in Macomer (Sardinia)

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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: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... // Anzio is a city and resort on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about 33 miles south of Rome. ...

• Signal Brigade for Maneuver Support
  • 2° Signal Regiment (Alpini) in Bolzano with the Battalions:
    • "Gardena"
    • "Pordoi"
  • 7° Signal Regiment in Sacile with the Battalions:
    • "Rolle"
    • "Predil"
  • 11° Signal Regiment in Civitavecchia (Lazio) with the Battalions:
    • "Leonessa"
    • "Tonale"
  • 232° Signal Regiment in Avellino (Campania) with the Battalion:
    • "Fadalto".

• Signal Brigade for National Support
  • 3° Signal Regiment in Rome (Lazio) with the Battalions:
    • "Lanciano"
    • "Abetone"
    • "Gennargentu".
  • 32° Signal Regiment in Padova (Veneto) with the Battalions :
    • "Valles"
    • "Frejus".
  • 46° Signal Regiment in Palermo (Sicily) with the Battalions:
    • "Mongibello"
    • "Vulture".

• RISTA-IEW ISTAR & Electronic Warfare Brigade
  • 13° Intelligence Battalion “Aquileia” in Anzio (Lazio) with Lince VTML
  • 33° EW Regiment “Falzarego” in Treviso (Veneto)
  • 41° Surveillance Regiment “Cordenons” in Sora (Lazio) with Mirach 20, Pointer, Raven UAVs and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder, Elta SCB 2130, Thales Ranger, ARTHUR Radars

• C4-IEW ISTAR/C4 development and integration Brigade
  • RSISC4 regiment in Treviso (Veneto)

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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,…) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• Army Aviation Instruction Center in Viterbo
  • 1° Squadron “Auriga” in Viterbo with 6 A129, 6 AB205, 6 AB 212, 6 AB412 and 47 AB 206
  • 2° Squadron “Sestante”
  • 21° Squadron “Orsa Maggiore” in Elmas (Cagliari) with 12 AB 205

• Army Aviation Brigade
  • 1° Army Aviation Regiment “Antares” in Viterbo (Lazio) with 36 CH-47C "Chinook" and 6 AB412
  • 2° Army Aviation Regiment “Sirio” in Lamezia Terme (Calabria) with 12 AB 212 and 6 AB205
  • 4° Army Aviation Regiment “Altair” in Venaria (Piedmont) and Bolzano with 18 AB 205
  • 28° Army Aviation Squadron “Tucano” in Viterbo (Lazio) with 3 Dornier DO-228 and 3 Piaggio P-180
  • ITALAIR Squadron in Naqoura (Lebanon) with 4 AB 205

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Air Defense Brigade

• 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 Skyguard "Aspide", SIDAM 25 and Stinger (2 Battalions)
• 121° Air Defense Regiment “Ravenna” in Bologna with Skyguard "Aspide", SIDAM 25 and Stinger

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Field Artillery Brigade

• 2° Mountain Artillery Regiment (Alpini) "Grp 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° Psychological Warfare 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 Castel Maggiore (near Bologna; 2 Battalions)

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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 (Alpini) “btg 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.

• Training Brigade in Capua
  • 1° Infantry Regiment “San Giusto” in Trieste
  • 17° Infantry Regiment “Acqui” in Capua
  • 47° Infantry Regiment “Ferrara” in Capua
  • 57° Infantry Battalion “Abruzzi” in Sora
  • 78° Infantry Regiment “Lupi di Toscana” in Florence
  • 80° Infantry Regiment “Roma” in Cassino
  • 85° Infantry Regiment “Verona” in Montorio Veronese
  • 91° Training Battalion “Lucania” in Potenza
  • 123° Infantry Regiment “Chieti” in Chieti
  • 235° Infantry Regiment “Piceno” in Ascoli Piceno

• other Training units:
  • 1° Tank Regiment in Capo Teulada (Sardinia)

• Technical Support and Logistics 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

• Others
  • 8° Transport Regiment “Casilina”
  • 11° Transport Battalion “Flaminia”
  • 57° Infantry Battalion “Abruzzi” in Rome

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Effective operational capability

Collar patches worn by soldiers of the Italian Army.

All 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, e.g. 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: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 494 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1134 × 1375 pixel, file size: 410 KB, MIME type: image/png) The Collar Stripes of the Italian Army. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 494 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1134 × 1375 pixel, file size: 410 KB, MIME type: image/png) The Collar Stripes of the Italian Army. ... The Quirinal Palace once housed popes, then kings, and now presidents. ...

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.

Equipment

Weapons

• Beretta AR70/90 - 5.56mm assault rifle - also in SC version
• Beretta Model 12 - 9 mm Luger Parabellum Submachine gun
• Beretta 92FS - 9 x 19 mm NATO pistol
• Minimi - 5.56 mm light machine gun
• MG3 - 7.62mm machine gun - also in 12.7mm version
• Franchi SPAS 15 - shotgun
• Sako TGR-42 - .338 Lapua sniper rifle
• Panzerfaust 3 — Rocket propelled grenade
• Anti tank missile Milan 2
• Anti tank missile Spike
• Anti tank missile TOW
• FIM-92 Stinger - MANPADS
• 60mm Mortar

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Combat vehicles

Ariete

Freccia

• Ariete - Main Battle Tanks ( 200 )
• Leopard 1 - Main Battle Tanks ( 120 )
• Centauro - Armour fire Support Vehicle (AFSV) ( 400 purchased, 300 in service )
• Dardo - Infantry fighting vehicle ( 200 )
• Freccia - Infantry fighting vehicle (249 ordered, delivery in 2008)
• VCC - Armoured personnel carrier (Highly modified M113) ( 1638 purchased, actual number unknown )
• Puma 6x6 - wheeled armoured personnel carrier ( 360 )
• Puma 4x4 - wheeled armoured recon vehicle ( 330 )
• Lince VTML ( 1260 )
• AAV7-A1 Amphibious vehicle

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Artillery

• M109L self-propelled howitzer ( 192; 72 are beeing replaced with the PzH 2000 )
• PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer ( 72 )
• FH-70 towed howitzer ( 120 )
• MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System ( 22 )
• 120mm F1 Mortar

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Aircraft inventory

PzH 2000

MLRS

A129 Mangusta

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The Agusta A109 is a helicopter manufactured by Agusta (now AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Agusta A129 Mangusta (Mongoose) is an attack helicopter manufactured by Agusta (part of AgustaWestland) of Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the military versions of the Bell 204 and 205 models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article is about the military versions of the Bell 204 and 205 models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Bell 212 Twin Huey (also known as the Twin Two-Twelve) is a medium civilian helicopter that first flew in 1968. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... It has been suggested that CH-146 Griffon be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... The Dornier Do 228 is a small German twin turboprop STOL-utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The NHI NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A Piaggio P.180 in flight, demonstrating the unique design. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...

Operations

A post-World War II 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. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A peace treaty is an agreement (a peace treaty) between two hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a war or armed conflict. ...

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 dispatched to Beirut following a United Nations request for troops. Since the 1980s, Italian troops have participated with other Western countries in peacekeeping operations across the world, especially in Africa, Balkan Peninsula and the Middle East. UN and U.N. redirect here. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

As of 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 organization went to war with North Korea. Combatants United Nations:  Republic of Korea,  Australia,  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Canada,  Colombia,  Ethiopia,  France,  Greece,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  Philippines,  South Africa,  Thailand,  Turkey,  United Kingdom,  United States Medical staff:  Denmark,  Australia,  Italy,  Norway,  Sweden Communist states:  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,  Peoples Republic of China,  Soviet Union Commanders...

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. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... Languages Kurdish Religions Predominantly Sunni Muslim also some Shia, Yazidism, Yarsan, Judaism, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Iranian peoples (Talysh Baluch Gilak Bakhtiari Persians) The Kurds are an ethnic group who consider themselves to be indigenous to a region often referred to as Kurdistan, an area which includes adjacent parts...

As part of Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, Italy contributed to the international operation in Afghanistan. Italian forces have contributed to ISAF, the NATO force in Afghanistan, and a Provincial reconstruction team and 5 Italian soldiers have died under ISAF. Italy has sent 411 troops, based on one infantry company from the 2nd Alpini Regiment tasked to protect the ISAF HQ, one engineer company, one NBC platoon, one logistic unit, as well as liaison and staff elements integrated into the operation chain of command. Italian forces also command a multinational engineer task force and have deployed a platoon of Italian military police. Three AB 212 helicopters also were deployed to Kabul. Combatants United States, Poland, France, Canada, Pakistan, India, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines (in the Philippines theatre only), Northern Alliance, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ethiopia, Somalia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Portugal, Bulgaria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Georgia Taliban, al-Qaeda, Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... ISAF can stand for: International Sailing Federation International Security Assistance Force This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is an administrative unit of international aid to Afghanistan, consisting of a small operating base from which a group of sixty to more than one hundred civilians and military specialists work to perform small reconstruction projects or provide security for others involved in aid work. ... The 2nd Alpini Regiment is a light Infantry regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat. ... The Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command providing security coverage at the Padang in Singapore during the National Day Parade in 2000. ... The Bell 212 Twin Huey (also known as the Twin Two-Twelve) is a medium civilian helicopter that first flew in 1968. ...

The Italian Army did not take part in combat operations of the 2003 Second Gulf War, dispatching troops only after May 1, 2003 - when major combat operations were declared over by the U.S. President George W. Bush. Subsequently Italian troops arrived in the late summer of 2003, and began patrolling Nasiriyah and the surrounding area. On 26 May, 2006, Italian foreign minister Massimo d'Alema announced that the Italian forces would be reduced to 1,600 by June. As of June 2006 32 Italian troops have been killed in Iraq - with the greatest single loss of life coming on November 12, 2003 - a suicide car bombing of the Italian Carabinieri Corps HQ left a dozen Carabinieri, five Army soldiers, two Italian civilians, and eight Iraqi civilians dead. For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... NāşirÄ«yah (also transliterated as Nassiriya or Nasiriya; in Arabic الناصرية, al-Nasiriyah or an-Nasiriyah) is a city in Iraq. ... Massimo DAlema (born April 20, 1949) is an Italian politician, currently Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Carabinieri are the military police of Italy. ...

As of 2006, Italy ranks third in the world in number of military forces operating in peacekeeping and peace-enforcing scenarios Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Lebanon following only the United States and United Kingdom. For other uses, see KFOR (disambiguation). ...

A recent law promotes membership of the Italian Army guaranteeing volunteers post-Army careers in the Carabinieri, Italian State Police, Customs Police, State Forestry Department and other state bodies. The Carabinieri are the military police of Italy. ... One of the Lamborghini Gallardo of the Polizia Stradale Police trucks in Venice Railway Station The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is one of the national police forces of Italy. ... Coat of Arms of the Guardia di Finanza The Italian Financial Guard, in Italian Guardia di Finanza, () is an Italian military police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. ... Corpo Forestale dello Stato (or CFS, in English, State Forestry Department ) is a national police agency in Italy. ...

References

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External links

• Official Homepage of the Italian Army (Italian)