With the return of the department's War Flag to Italy, the deployment of the 186th "Folgore" parachute regiment in Kosovo as an operational reserve for NATO came to an end.
The commander of the "Folgore" parachute brigade, Gen., was present to welcome the banner at the "Bandini" barracks in Siena, home of the 186th regiment. b. Massimiliano Mongillo.
Last November, less than 48 hours after receiving the notice of deployment, the first groups of personnel were placed in the operational theater and, within a few days, the complex and delicate operation of deploying everything was developed and conducted the structure, with related means and materials.
For the high level of technical and professional preparation of its personnel, the "FOLGORE" parachute brigade, a large combat unit placed under the command Northern operational forces, is among the tools available to the Army to ensure the Defense's ability to respond and intervene immediately in crisis and emergency situations, which require the deployment, in a short time, of important devices capable of operating in all areas of confrontation.
