18/10/15  |  History
18 OCTOBER 1912: The state of war with Turkey ceases
Friday - The peace treaty between Italy and Turkey is signed in a room of the Palace Hotel in Ouchy near Lausanne. Italy gets Tripolitania and Cyrenaica and will ...
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17/10/15  |  History
17 OCTOBER 1916: The Nimbus sunk
Tuesday - The steamer Bormida with troops on board leaves Valona for Brindisi shortly after midnight escorted by the destroyer Nembo (commander, captain of Corvette Emanuele ...
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17/10/15  |  History
17 OCTOBER 1864: Minister's call to save on fuel
Monday - The minister invites naval commandos not to use the machines during navigation but the sail to save on fuel in order to reduce costs, for ...
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16/10/15  |  Missions
Iraq: The Italian health staff guide exercise for emergency management
The coalition health personnel, led by the Italian medical officer of the J4 med of the KTCC (Kurdish Training Coordination Center), carried out a tutorial on ...
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16/10/15  |  Terra
XII Sampling and Identification Course of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents
The SIBCRA Multinational Course (Sampling and Identification of Biological, Chemical and Radiological Agents) for the teams responsible for ...
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16/10/15  |  History
Legendary undertaking of Commander Todaro - 16 October 1940: the rescue of the castaways of Kabalo
North Atlantic, 700 miles west of Madeira and 1000 miles away from the African coast: the submarine of the Regia Marina Alfredo Cappelllini crosses, in the ...
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16/10/15  |  History
16 OCTOBER 1916: Air attack on Punta Salvore and Rovinj
Four Italian and three French seaplanes take off to perform an offensive action towards Pula. Unable to reach the goal due to conditions ...
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16/10/15  |  History
16 October 1916: Delivered the first submarine class "H"
Monday - In Montreal the submarine H 1 of the “H” class on eight units, under the command of the lieutenant captain Ugo Perricone, is delivered to the Royal Navy. Built by Electric ...
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15/10/15  |  Missions
Iraq: the carabinieri conclude a course for local police forces
A few days ago, the graduation took place at the Iraqi Federal Police training center ...
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15/10/15  |  History
Submarines of October
The cold war as a synonym of balance, understood in the mental exercise essential to not wanting to be the first ...
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15/10/15  |  History
15 October 1863: Gold medal for Maria Adelaide and Vittorio Emanuele from the King of Portugal
Thursday - In Lisbon, staff of the frigates Maria Adelaide and Vittorio Emanuele participate in the afternoon at ...
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15/10/15  |  Terra
Feast of the parà. The relay from Tarquinia starts.
The paratroopers' party is not a specialty event, but a tribute to value. Contingencies do not count. What ...
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14/10/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: The "Taurinense" Alpine Brigade takes command of UNIFIL's Sector West
In the afternoon today, the "Taurinense" Alpine brigade has taken over the "Friuli" aircraft brigade, driving the ...
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14/10/15  |  Missions
Afghanistan: The 5 ° rgt infantry "Aosta" assumes responsibility for the security of the Herat base
In recent days, the Task Force Arena, based on 5 infantry regiment "Aosta", has assumed the responsibility of ...
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14/10/15  |  Terra
Swearing-in ceremony at the Military Academy of Modena
At the Military Academy of Modena, the second lieutenants of the Sanitary Corps and the Corps of Engineers of the 195th course "...
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14/10/15  |  Seaside
Navy: Call for recruitment for 1500 VFP1
The call for recruitment for 1500 VFP1 is online. With a few clicks you can fill in the online application and participate in the ...
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14/10/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: The Italian contingent inaugurates a soccer field
The last project inaugurated by the Italian contingent of the Sector West of UNIFIL, based on the Brigata Friuli, before ...
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14/10/15  |  Terra
The genius railway workers in training with British counterparts
The bilateral exercise called "Turnout 2015" was concluded, which involved the genius regiment ...
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14/10/15  |  History
14 October 1903: First naval connection to the radio station to the Italian legation in Beijing
Wednesday - The armored cruiser Vettor Pisani, flagship of the Oceanic Naval Division, sailing in ...
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13/10/15  |  Seaside
Iceland: COMSUBIN divers at the NATO Northern Challenge exercise
The Northern Challenge is NATO's most important multinational exercise on bomb neutralization ...
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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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