13/11/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: Meeting with Patriarch of the Greek-Melchic Church
An important meeting with the Greek-Melkite religious community took place in Tire, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas. The commander of the Italian contingent in Lebanon, ...
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09/11/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: Italian soldiers carry out training courses for Lebanese security forces
As part of the mission's fulfillment, in compliance with the 1701 resolution that provides support to the Lebanese armed forces, the training activities carried out by the ...
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09/11/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the Italian contingent forms specialists in communication
A journalism course in favor of military and police officers employed in the Afghan Public Information ended yesterday at Camp Arena, headquarters of the Italian contingent ...
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07/11/17  |  Missions
Fasan ship engaged in "Aeolus" operation
During the month of October, for about twenty days, the presence of Virginio Fasan Ship in the waters of the Horn of Africa was characterized by the operation "Aeolus", particular ...
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03/11/17  |  Missions
Kosovo: "Silver Saber" exercise for the Multinational Battle Group West
The Multinational Battle Group West, led by Italy, has concluded an intense training carried out in recent days with the participation in the complex exercise “Silver ...
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03/11/17  |  Missions
TF Praesidium meets with the Iraqi Army Chief of Staff
During the morning of November 2, General Othman al-Ghanimi, chief of staff of the Iraqi Army visited the Mosul Dam. The authority went to the ...
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01/11/17  |  Missions
Born: 4 Italian Eurofighter Ends Defense Aid Mission in Bulgaria
With the ceremony of lowering the Flag and the take-off towards Italy of the four Eurofighters, it ended today, at the Graf Ignatievo air base in Bulgaria, home of the (Task ...
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30/10/17  |  Missions
Latvia: Concluding Exercise "Silver Arrow"
The “Silver Arrow” exercise (Freccia d'Argento) was concluded, involving 3500 men from 11 NATO Allied Countries, in which a ...
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30/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: Italians support the orphans of Herat
The Italian contingent of the Train Advise Assist Command West (TAAC W) made a large donation in favor ...
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30/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: the 183 paratroop regiment Nembo takes over from the lancers of Montebello
The transfer of responsibility of the Italian-led operational Battalion to Al Mansouri in Lebanon among the ...
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25/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: General Castellano leaves his post as deputy commander of the Resolute Support mission
Army Corps General Rosario Castellano yesterday left the post of deputy commander of the RS mission to ...
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24/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: The Italian contingent supports agricultural production in the province of Herat
Activities to support the population of Herat, the city of western Afghanistan where the command ...
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24/10/17  |  Missions
Operation Atalanta: Virginio Fasan ship in training with the Navy of the Sultanate of Oman
Thursday 19 October, at the end of the logistics stop in the port of Muscat (Oman), the Italian frigate Virginio Fasan, ...
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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 concluded ...
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18/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Granatieri brigade gives the command of the "Leonte" operation to the Folgore brigade
Yesterday evening, at the base "Millevoi" of Shama in Lebanon, the transfer of authority for the command of ...
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17/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: Italian blue helmets inaugurate a sports facility on the Tyrrhenian seafront
This weekend was inaugurated, from the Italian Contingent in Lebanon, a sports complex at the entrance of the city ...
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16/10/17  |  Missions
Afghanistan: the commander of Resolute Support inaugurates the new TAAC-W training center
At the base of Camp Arena in Herat, in the presence of numerous representatives of local military components and ...
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14/10/17  |  Missions
Lebanon: sweeper given to local municipalities
The Italian military, employed in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, yesterday inaugurated a sweeper motorcycle destined ...
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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 ...
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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 took place at Camp Arena, headquarters of the Command Advise Assist Command West (TAAC-W)
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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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