07/12/17  |  Missions
Nave Doria flagship of the NATO operation "Sea Guardian"
The destroyer Andrea Doria of the Navy, has just concluded its first week of participation in the NATO Naval Group engaged in the operation ...
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07/12/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: Italy ends the five-month command of the anti-piracy operation
On board the Italian frigate Virginio Fasan, moored in the port of Djibouti, Rear Admiral Fabio Gregori of the Italian Navy left the position of Force ...
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07/12/17  |  Missions
The commander of KFOR visits the Multinational Battle Group West
The commander of KFOR, division general Salvatore Cuoci, arrived on an official visit at the "Villaggio Italia" base where he was received by the commander of ...
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02/12/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: the Italian frigate Virginio Fasan alongside the Chinese and South Korean navy
From 28 to 30 November, the Virginio Fasan frigate, the flag unit of the anti-piracy operation Atalanta for five months, conducted a series of ...
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01/12/17  |  Missions
"Teach Afghan children how to defend themselves from unexploded and improvised ordnance"
The information campaign aimed at children in the Herat region, dedicated to the risks associated with the discovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO -...
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29/11/17  |  Missions
General Graziano to KFOR, "our commitment is of fundamental importance for the maintenance of peace in this area"
"This is the mission that has seen us engaged for the longest time, from the 1999, and in the last few years five Italian generals have followed one another at the helm of the multinational ...
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29/11/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: Virginio Fasan's frigate in park at Port Victoria (Seychelles)
From 22 to 26 November, the FREMM class frigate Virginio Fasan, flag unit of the European air and naval forces of Operation EU NAVFOR Atalanta for the fight against piracy ...
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27/11/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the culture behind development
Donation of books, computers and equipment to the Department of Culture and Information of the City of Herat. The donation, which is part of the Executive ...
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24/11/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: The third edition of the "Basic Fire Observation"
At the Shama base, the headquarters of the command of the UNIFIL West Sector with Italian leadership, the third ...
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23/11/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: change command to the combat service support battalion
The ceremony for the handover of command responsibility to the Adherence Support Group (Combat ...
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23/11/17  |  Missions
The MNBG-W Italian Contingent Supports Healthcare Facilities and Weak Bands of Kosovo's Population
The Italian soldiers of the Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) of the Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W), on a ...
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22/11/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: The third phase of the Italian Expeditionary Advisory Package ended
With the last "fly to advise" in Shindand at the command post of the Afghan security forces deployed ...
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21/11/17  |  Missions
"Sharp Shooter" Course: Iraqi security forces training continues
The Italian military instructors have successfully concluded the 5th Sharp shooter course (expert shooters) in favor ...
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20/11/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: UN peacekeepers celebrate the United Nations and UNICEF International Children Day
The staff of the UNIFIL West Sector with Italian leadership is conducting these days, from 20 to November 23, ...
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20/11/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: six suspected of piracy stopped by Ship Virginio Fasan 350 nm east of the coast of Somalia
On 19 November, Ship Virginio Fasan intercepted and detained a group of six people suspected of ...
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17/11/17  |  Missions
The NATO Trident Javelin 2 exercise concluded after 2017 weeks of activity
The activity saw the participation as "player" exclusively of command posts, (without maneuver troops ...
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17/11/17  |  Missions
Exercise for the Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W) to protect the Decane monastery
An intense training carried out in recent days ended with an articulated exercise that took place ...
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16/11/17  |  Missions
General Mushroom gives the command of KFOR to General Cuoci
"The success was achieved by opening our bases to the local population" with these words the commander of Kosovo ...
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15/11/17  |  Missions
MIBIL trains the Lebanese armed forces in fighting marine pollution and managing accidents
With the ceremony of delivery of the certificates and badges of the course, at the Naval Base in Beirut, the ...
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13/11/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the Italian military enable the first platoon of the Afghan army to combat at high altitude
After about 3 weeks of training the first course of high altitude combat techniques dedicated to ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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