24/10/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: Virginio Fasan ship in training with the Navy of the Sultanate of Oman
On Thursday 19 October, at the end of the logistics stop in the port of Muscat (Oman), the Italian frigate Virginio Fasan, flag unit of the European Operation Atalanta, was ...
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23/10/17  |  Missions
Somalia, donations of equipment to the SNAF
As part of the support for the reconstruction of the Somali defense forces, the Italian Ministry of Defense has concluded the donation, free of charge, of a package of ...
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18/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Granatieri brigade gives the command of the "Leonte" operation to the Folgore brigade
The transfer of authority for the command of the Italian contingent employed in the UNIFIL mission took place yesterday evening at the base "Millevoi" of Shama in Lebanon. The Joint ...
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17/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: Italian blue helmets inaugurate a sports facility on the Tyrrhenian seafront
This weekend a sports complex at the entrance to the city of Tire was inaugurated by the Italian Contingent in Lebanon. The ceremony was attended by the commander of the ...
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16/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the commander of Resolute Support inaugurates the new TAAC-W training center
The inauguration ceremony of the ... was held at the base of Camp Arena in Herat, in the presence of numerous representatives of the local military and Coalition components
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14/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: sweeper given to local municipalities
The Italian soldiers, employed in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, yesterday inaugurated a sweeper motorcycle destined for the municipalities of southern Lebanon. The Brigadier ...
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13/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: Italian military personnel enable Afghan police officers to fight improvised explosive devices
The Italian contingent concluded after about 10 days of theoretical and practical activities the course of "Counter IED Awareness - Train the Trainers" dedicated to the agents of ...
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12/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: 1st Symposium on the theme of "Fight against corruption in the Public Administration"
The 1 ° Symposium on the theme of “Contrast to corruption in the Public ... was held at Camp Arena, headquarters of the Command Advise Assist Command West (TAAC-W),
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12/10/17  |  Missions
Kosovo: the Italian contingent's military support firefighters in the management of humanitarian emergencies
The military of the CIMIC (Civil Military Cooperation) cell of the Italian contingent of the Multinational Battle Group ...
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11/10/17  |  Missions
The Lebanese Defense Minister visits the MIBIL command
The visit of the Lebanese Defense Minister, mr. Yacoub Sarraf, accompanied by the ambassador of ...
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10/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Chinese ambassador visits the Italian base on the Blue Line
The visit of the Chinese diplomatic delegation to the base took place yesterday on the border between Lebanon and Israel
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09/10/17  |  Missions
Italian helicopters reach the 12.000 flight hours in the 10 years of presence in Afghanistan
With a "fly to advise" mission to Shindand, intended for the transport of the Italian Train advisors, Advise and ...
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09/10/17  |  Missions
Scirocco Ship participates in the Rising Star 2017
The commitment of Nave Scirocco in the waters in front of the port of Haifa, a sea area where the ...
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09/10/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: Ship Fasan trains with the Indian frigate Trishul
On 4 October, after the logistical stop in the port of Djibouti, the Italian FREMM class frigate (European frigates ...
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09/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: road for the local population inaugurated by Italian blue helmets
An asphalted road to improve the viability in the municipality of Tibnin is what has been achieved by the Contingent ...
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04/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Italian military contingent donates computers to a local orphanage
Donation of computer systems for the "Al Mabarrat Alishraq" orphanage school, by the Italian contingent ...
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02/10/17  |  Missions
Italian military train with the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Unifil components
Yesterday the training week agreement was concluded that saw the Italian contingent in Lebanon engaged ...
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02/10/17  |  Missions
Iraq: The Praesidium Task Force alpine in support of US military engineers
In recent days, at the Mosul Dam, a complex task of verifying the work of ...
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29/09/17  |  Missions
Iraq: formed over 600 new cops
Since June 2015, Italy has deployed a Task Force in Iraq that now numbers over 100 men - also located ...
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29/09/17  |  Missions
The Alpine contingents support solidarity in Afghanistan
The Italian Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) of the Train Advise Assist Command West (TAAC-W), on a brigade basis ...
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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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