27/04/24  |  Missions
KFOR, “Security and Coordination Conference” in RC-W concluded
The conference on cooperation and security, organized by the regional command West (RC-W), was held in recent days at the Camp "Villaggio Italia" military base...
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24/04/24  |  Missions
Visit of Undersecretary Perego to Djibouti and to naval units of the EU ASPIDES mission
“The conflicts that are making the geopolitical scenario critical, this imbalance generated by those who do not respect international law and by rebels, terrorists, sees the...
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24/04/24  |  Missions
General Figliuolo on an official visit to Lebanon
The Joint Forces Operational Commander (COVI), Army Corps General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, concluded an official visit to Lebanon. Accompanied by the commander...
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22/04/24  |  Missions
Djibouti: carabinieri train the canine units of the local Gendarmerie
The carabinieri of MIADIT Somalia (Bilateral Training Mission of the Somali and Djiboutian Police Forces) have concluded a training course for the cynophile units...
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22/04/24  |  Missions
Poland: Bersaglieri at the NATO exercise “Saber Strike 24”
The Bersaglieri of the "Garibaldi" brigade take part in "Saber Strike 24", one of the largest NATO exercises on the eastern Euro-Atlantic flank. In particular, the...
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20/04/24  |  Missions
Lebanon: UNIFIL, joint exercise between Italy and France
The Blue Helmets of the "Taurinense" Alpine Brigade concluded a joint training session in recent days, called "Familiarization of Deployment", with the departments...
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16/04/24  |  Missions
Somalia: civil-military cooperation activities continue in favor of the population of Mogadishu
In recent weeks the civil-military cooperation cell (CIMIC), part of the command of the Italian national contingent in Somalia, has carried out several projects in...
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15/04/24  |  Missions
Joint exercises for the Italian contingent in Hungary
The training of the Italian contingent continues at full capacity, based on the "Aosta" mechanized brigade of the Army, deployed in Hungary as part of the Forward operation...
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04/04/24  |  Missions
Martinengo vessel: Friendly Approach to support vessels in Somali territorial waters
​​Ship Federico Martinengo, engaged as the flagship of the EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation to counter piracy and...
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04/04/24  |  Missions
Change in tactical command of the Safe Mediterranean operation
Change of tactical command of the Safe Mediterranean operation, the 13th since its launch in August 2022. The ceremony took place...
390
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03/04/24  |  Missions
Poland: Colonel Gianluigi Colucci takes over from Colonel Antonio Vergallo in command of the Air Task Force 4th Wing
In recent days, the turnover ceremony in command of the Air Task Force 4th Wing White Eagle II took place ...
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27/03/24  |  Missions
Hungary: “Noble Imperat 24.1” exercise completed
In recent days, a complex exercise was concluded in which the contingents of the nations took part...
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25/03/24  |  Missions
Kuwait: The apostolic nuncio and the ambassadors of Spain, Peru and Italy to the Italian National Contingent Command Air
In recent days, at the Alì Al Salem air base, the Italian National Contingent Command Air/Task Force Air...
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20/03/24  |  Missions
Lebanon: Italian peacekeepers train with the Lebanese Armed Forces
The blue helmets of the "Taurinense" alpine brigade, deployed since February in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission (...
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15/03/24  |  Missions
Bulgaria: NATO Multinational Battle Group training
The soldiers of the 9th "Bari" infantry regiment carried out a series of training activities on Bulgarian territory...
540
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13/03/24  |  Missions
Iraq: Air Force workshop on flight safety
In recent weeks, the second conference on flight safety was held in Baghdad, organized by personnel...
632
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12/03/24  |  Missions
Dynamic Manta 24: the eleventh edition concludes
After two intense weeks of activity at sea in the waters of the Ionian Sea and the Sicilian Channel, the...
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12/03/24  |  Missions
Bulgaria: training for sharpshooters and mortar platoon
A week of training concluded in the Novo Selo training area which saw the deployment of...
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08/03/24  |  Missions
Bosnia Herzegovina: change at the top of the Italian contingent
At the Camp Butmir military base, the official ceremony took place which marked the handover between...
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07/03/24  |  Missions
The MIADIT Somalia 20 carabinieri conclude the first cycle of training courses
In recent days, at the "Idriss Farah Abaneh" National Police Academy in Djibouti, the ceremony took place...
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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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Ariadna Pinto, symbol of repression in Venezuela under the Maduro regime
Ariadna Pinto was a very young Venezuelan of 20 years, arrested in August 2024 in the context of the post-election protests following the presidential election of President Nicolás Maduro....
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Letter to Difesa Online: "The European Army Remains a Mirage"
Dear Director, during my now forty-year military career I have often found myself working side by side with military personnel from other nations, NATO and otherwise, in high-level operational contexts and...
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