26/07/2014 - Lately there seems to be a sort of "taboo" in the communication of the Defense: dealing with the White Paper. The text has raised for months a large number of controversies: first for the anomalous delay with which it was presented, then for the contents that have distorted more than a few noses and caused many stomach ache.

22/05/2015 - It is 1992 when preparations are underway at the Bandini Barracks in Siena, a new mission awaits the parà della Folgore: Somalia.

The young paratrooper Stefano is an integral part of this gear and leaves for Mogadishu.

22/05/2015 - Air defense is perhaps the first task of the Air Force. Over the last five months there have been over 30 interventions in the Baltic countries in which our Typhoon got up in flight, almost always for a face-to-face with Russian aircraft.

21/05/2015 - Almost in the center of Siena there is a huge garden, immense trees and flowers everywhere; children who play carefree in the innocence of their tender age. I think who knows how many children came to play among these swings and now, as adults, they find themselves working in the building opposite.

12 / 05 / 2015 - The F-35 controversies are such and so many that positive and innovative aspects of the vehicle that will soon equip our armed forces are underestimated.

19/04/2015 - As part of the "Leonte XVII" operation at UNIFIL (South Lebanon - Sector West), the Combat Service Support Battalion of Joint Task Force Lebanon, carries out, with its assets, countless operational, logistical, health and support activities for civil-military cooperation.

19/04/2015 - We had the pleasure of asking some questions to General Luciano Portolano, commander of the UNIFIL mission, who told us about the activity in Lebanon based on UN resolution 1701.

01/04/2015 - With the delegates Vito Alò and Antonio Colombo of the CoCeR Marina we take stock of the situation on the Defense "white paper" and on the operation Safe Sea which is about to be initiated by the government; we listen to them through the point of view of the Navy personnel.

27/03/2015 - When during a recent conference I heard the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral De Giorgi, stress that one of the main problems of the Mediterranean is the environment, I was pleasantly surprised. It was the deep conviction and the obvious genuine concern that impressed me.

19/03/2015 - The Italian Armed Forces are engaged in southern Lebanon on the basis of the provisions of resolutions no. 425 of 19 March 1978, n. 1701 of 11 August 2006 and n. 1832 of 27 August 2006 of the United Nations Security Council.

23/02/2015 - When we talk about Secret Services, the mind recalls many images, the first certainly relate to a famous movie character but then, depending on the generation to which one belongs, others appear more or less captivating and more or less "happy".

19/02/2015 - To date, remotely piloted aircraft, more commonly defined as "drones", have reached a level of use that ranges from the military to the more properly amateur one. Between these two extremes there is a range of activities in continuous expansion, however often hindered by a still unclear legislation.

06/02/2015 - The photojournalist Alessio Tricani, after the piece on the 41 ° Flock of Sigonella, sent us the beautiful video interview with the commander of the department, col. Vincenzo Sicuso, who described activities, missions, values ​​and the transformation underway with the transition from the Breguet 1150 “Atlantic” to the P-72 A.

13/01/2015 - It is not often that you find yourself in the presence of 9300 hours of military flight, flown on fighters, helicopters and propeller aircraft, each of which is ideally identical to the other, as it always contains the same passion, the same enthusiasm, the same pride of the very first time in flight, and which on the other hand represents, however, a story and an adventure that is always different from the previous and subsequent ones.

31/12/2014 - From the words of Lieutenant Di Lauro of the 84th Sar Center in Gioia del Colle, one of the first rescuers to reach the bridge of the burning ferry, one can grasp the drama of an event which, thanks to the promptness and professionalism of the armed forces, it did not result in an even more serious budget.

10/12/2014 - I had the opportunity and the pleasure of meeting Hari Iyengar, a manager of Indian origin to whom I proposed an interview on the story of Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone. Hari was immediately available and willingly answered questions, expressing the thoughts of someone who knows the reality of his country of origin well.

05 / 12 / 2014 - Interview with Professor Arduino Paniccia, professor of strategic studies, director of the School of International Economic Competition in Venice - ASCE and analyst of the Military Review, on issues of foreign policy, asymmetric war, negative peace, sufficient victory and BRICS .

27/11/2014 - Even in austere times it is possible to take important steps and equip the armed forces with instruments of excellence. This is certainly the case of the 3rd REOS (Special Operations Helicopter Regiment) which, with a reorganization of the forces, has even led to savings.

10/11/2014 - Interview with Professor Arduino Paniccia, professor of strategic studies, director of the School of International Economic Competition of Venice - ASCE and analyst of the Military magazine, on topics of foreign policy, asymmetric war, negative peace, sufficient victory and BRICS.

22/10/2014 - In Turin two things are untouchable: the Mole Antonelliana and the Alpini.

The command of the Taurinense alpine brigade is host to one of the largest barracks in Piedmont, a place that for the Turinese oscillates between sacredness and passion.