Army Special Forces Command (Italy)
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]
Army Special Forces Command | |
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Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito | |
Coat of Arms of the Army Special Forces Command | |
Active | 19 September 2014 - present |
Country | Italy |
Allegiance | Italian Army |
Branch | Army |
Type | Brigade |
Role | Special Forces |
Part of | COMFOTER COE |
Garrison/HQ | Pisa |
Current structure
As of the 2019 the command is organized as follows:
Army Special Forces Command, in Pisa (Tuscany) 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, in Montorio Veronese (Veneto) 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin", in Livorno (Tuscany) 28th Regiment "Pavia" (Psychological Operations), in Pesaro (Marche) 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore", in Livorno (Tuscany)
The units of the Command are supported during operations by the Army Aviation Brigade's 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran".
Gorget patches
The personnel of the command's units wears the following gorget patches:[3]
28th (PSYOPS) Regiment "Pavia"
References
- 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 13 November 2019.
- "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito (COMFOSE)". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 December 2019.