04/07/22  |  Missions
NATO: Ramstein DUST II 2022 exercise concluded
With the participation of gen. ba David Morpurgo, deputy commander of the DACCC of Poggio Renatico, at the Distinguished Visitors Day, the Ramstein Dust II 2022 formally ended ...
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29/06/22  |  Missions
Navy: the command of SNMG2 transits from Italy to the USA
On Friday 01 July, at 09.30, on board the Carlo Margottini frigate, moored inside the naval base of Taranto, the alternation ceremony of the ...
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27/06/22  |  Missions
NATO Mission Iraq: Memorandum of accession to the NCS signed
On June 26, 2022, the commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq (NMI), gen. Giovanni Maria Iannucci and the Chief of Defense of the Republic of Iraq, gen. Abdul ...
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24/06/22  |  Missions
Lebanon: Steel Storm exercise for Italian Blue Helmets
Train peacekeepers in fire support procedures, hone weapons skills, improve and develop operational employment relationships, ...
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23/06/22  |  Missions
Iceland: Task Group Falco obtains NATO certification
From 13 to 17 June 2022 a team of evaluators from the Tactical Evaluation Office (UVT) of the Aerospace Operations Command carried out a Staff Assisted Visit (SAV) to the group ...
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23/06/22  |  Missions
San Giusto ship parked in Malta
On 20 June Nave San Giusto, the flag unit of Operation Mare Secure, entered the port of Valletta. Division Admiral Vincenzo Montanaro (commander ...
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22/06/22  |  Missions
Latvia: change to the Baltic Task Group
In the presence of the air squad general Nicola Lanza de Cristoforis, deputy commander of the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze (COVI DEFESA) and the Italian ambassador in ...
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21/06/22  |  Missions
Iraq: the council of colonels hosted at Camp Singara
It took place on the afternoon of last Saturday, June 18, at the multipurpose hall of 'Camp Singara', the base that houses the Italian soldiers of the contingent engaged in the ...
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17/06/22  |  Missions
The Italian Navy rescues a sailing boat in the Red Sea
On 19 May, the European Multi Mission Frigate Carlo Bergamini received a distress call from the ...
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17/06/22  |  Missions
Nave Fasan participates in the Atalanta operation
The Italian Defense with Nave Virginio Fasan (F591) officially takes part in the European-led operation "EUNAVFOR ...
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16/06/22  |  Missions
eFP Latvia: Ramstein Legacy 22 exercise concluded
The anti-aircraft Section, with Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) capabilities of the Task Group Baltic took part, ...
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14/06/22  |  Missions
Kuwait: MEDEVAC exercise at IT NCC Air concluded
On 11-12 June, at the Alì Al Salem air base in Kuwait, the verification exercise was held ...
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09/06/22  |  Missions
KFOR: CIMIC donation in the municipality of Štrpce
Concluded a Civil and Military Cooperation (CIMIC) project which saw the military of the Regional Command West (RC-W ...
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07/06/22  |  Missions
Change in command of the Italian helicopter component in Lebanon
The change in command of the Task ... took place yesterday at the heliport of the UNIFIL Headquarters in Naqoura.
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03/06/22  |  Missions
Born Air Policing: The Chief of Staff of the Air Force visiting the TFA-Iceland
One month after the achievement of the Full Operational Capability (FOC), i.e. the ...
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31/05/22  |  Missions
The mission of the "Miadit Somalia 16" weapon ended
The last carabinieri of the Miadit Somalia 16 have returned after having lowered, last May 18, at the ...
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27/05/22  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Armenian ambassador visits the Italian contingent
The Armenian Ambassador, His Excellency Vahagn Atabekyan, visited the command of Sector West of UNIFIL and the ...
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26/05/22  |  Missions
Iraq: gen. Iannucci meets EU Parliament delegation
The commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq (NMI), gen. Giovanni Maria Iannucci met at the Hotel Al Rashid in ...
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23/05/22  |  Missions
Lebanon: change in the direction of the CAI
The ...
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21/05/22  |  Missions
Brave Beduin Exercise 2022: in Denmark to train for CBRN events
From 1 to 5 May, the 43rd edition of the Brave Beduin CBRN "BB22" exercise took place, an event that, with ...
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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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