28/07/14  |  Missions
Wishes from General Farina for the celebration of "Bajram day"
"On the occasion of the day of the Bajram I send you a wish for peace, health and solidarity, and in passing this important celebration together with family and friends, my wish is to ...
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25/07/14  |  Missions
Monastery of Decani: change of guard between Italians and Slovenes
The Italian contingent, after a period of support, implemented the "Reshaping" process, started on the basis of the instructions of the KFOR commander, general ...
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24/07/14  |  Missions
Change to the UNIFIL mission guide
The ceremony was attended by the highest Lebanese political and military authorities, senior representatives of the international community, the Italian defense minister Roberta ...
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23/07/14  |  Missions
UNIFIL: The Force Commander greets the Lebanese authorities
In the continuation of the meetings, General Serra, in anticipation of the end of his mandate, took the opportunity to express his thanks for the laudable support ...
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23/07/14  |  Missions
"C-IED" training area for Afghan security forces
It is what the military of the Italian contingent in Afghanistan have made to "Camp Zafar", the base of the 207 ° army corps of the Afghan army, responsible for security ...
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16/07/14  |  Missions
General Adrian Bradshaw (DSACEUR) visits Kosovo
During the visit, the deputy commander of the NATO forces went to the base of Camp Sparta, Italian security garrison at the monastery of Decane, where, accepted by the ...
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12/07/14  |  Missions
"RITEX" Multinational Exercise for Unifil Blue Helmets
The activity, planned and conducted in order to keep the training level of the Mobile Reserve Forces of Unifil high, are called upon to intervene in case of unrest ...
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11/07/14  |  Missions
Lebanon: The thousand uses of the Italair task force
From the base of Naquora which is also the headquarters of the Unifil command, currently in the hands of General Paolo Serra, Italair vehicles are able to take off in less than 30 minutes from ...
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11/07/14  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the ultimate mission of the Italian CH-47
With these numbers, symbolically celebrating with a low passage on "Camp Arena", the ...
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09/07/14  |  Missions
Unifil's force commander visits the Italian-led sector west
Welcomed upon arrival by the commander of the sector, General Fabio Polli, the senior official received updates on ...
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08/07/14  |  Missions
Toys and children's clothing at the Imam Sadr Foundation of Tiro
The material delivered by the peacekeepers comes from a donation made by two Italian associations, the association ...
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01/07/14  |  Missions
KFOR: Serbian Orthodox celebration of "St. Vitus" day
On the same date the Serbian community recalls the battle in the Kosovo plain Polje when in the 1389 the army ...
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30/06/14  |  Missions
Afghanistan: Italian soldiers inaugurate new clinic
The structure is equipped with all primary health services and will guarantee adequate medical assistance to the inhabitants of ...
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26/06/14  |  Missions
Religious leaders meet in southern Lebanon
At the event, held at the "Millevoi" base in Shama in a positive atmosphere of cordiality, a few days from the start ...
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25/06/14  |  Missions
Public lighting with solar energy thanks to the blue helmets
In particular, twenty street lamps powered by solar panels have been installed, which will improve the ...
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23/06/14  |  Missions
KFOR intervenes to restore calm during a protest
Around 15.00 hours a very large group of troublemakers started throwing objects against the police ...
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17/06/14  |  Missions
Lebanon: course on the recognition of devices and mines
In recent days, the blue helmets have organized and conducted, at the headquarters of the Joint Task Force Lebanon of Shama, ...
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15/06/14  |  Missions
Lebanon: reportage among the "best men" of the Unifil mission
They often have other missions behind them, from which they have learned to move in crisis scenarios. There are those who are ...
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10/06/14  |  Missions
Kosovo: end of the 52 ° "Torino" under the command of the MNBG-W
The regiment "Lancieri di Montebello" (8 °) stationed in Rome, under the orders of Colonel Angelo Minelli, gave ...
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09/06/14  |  Missions
KFOR: successfully completed the parliamentary elections in Kosovo
Voting involved all of Kosovo including the northern country without distinction of ethnicity or belonging. For the ...
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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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