Army Special Forces Command (Italy)
Army Special Forces Command | |
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Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito | |
Active | 19 September 2014 - present |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Role | Special Forces |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | COMFOTER COE |
Garrison/HQ | Pisa |
The Army Special Forces Command (Italian: Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - COMFOSE) in Pisa is a brigade-level command of the Italian Army, which is responsible for the training, preparation, doctrinal and procedural development, and the materiel acquisition of the army's special forces and special operation forces.[1] Operationally the units of the Army Special Forces Command fall under the Joint Special Forces Operations Command (Italian: Comando interforze per le operazioni delle Forze speciali - COFS). The command was activated on 19 September 2014 in Pisa.[2]
Structure
[edit]As of September 2020 the command is organized as follows:
- Army Special Forces Command, at Camp Darby (Tuscany)[3]
- 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, in Montorio Veronese (Veneto)[3]
- Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino"
- Operational Support Battalion "Intra"
- 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin", at Camp Darby (Tuscany)[3]
- Raiders Battalion
- Operational Support Battalion
- Raiders Training Unit
- 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore", in Livorno (Tuscany)[3]
- 3rd Target Acquirers Battalion "Poggio Rusco"
- Operational Support Battalion
- Special Operations Support Unit, at Camp Darby[3]
- Command and Logistic Support Company
- Signal Company
- Special Operations Training Center, at Camp Darby[3]
- 1st Basic Training Company
- 2nd Advanced Training Company
- 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, in Montorio Veronese (Veneto)[3]
The units of the Command are supported by the Army Aviation Brigade's 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran".
Gorget patches
[edit]The personnel of the command's units wears the following gorget patches:[4]
References
[edit]- ^ General Claudio Graziano (2013). "Un nuovo anno per un nuovo Esercito" (PDF). Rivista Militare (1): 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Scarpitta, Alberto. "Il potenziamento del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito (COMFOSE)". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 June 2024.