Army Corps General Salvatore Camporeale is the new under-chief of staff of the Army in place of his peer Gaetano Zauner who, in turn, takes on the role of commander of theLand Operational Forces.
The Army General Staff (SME) is the top body responsible for study, research, development and general direction tasks of the Armed Forces.
The command of Terrestrial Operations is the organizational element of the Army, responsible for directing the readiness activities and constitutes the staff for the Army Chief of Staff for problems related to the generation of forces for operations, training, readiness , simulation, validation/certification/standardization and tactical information. It also carries out duties relating to territorial functions.
