30 July 1915: War report
"The Navy Chief of Staff communicates:
The enemy tried yesterday morning to resume possession of the island of Pelagosa, bombarding it from the sea with two light cruisers and six destroyers, while a sailors' department landed on the island.
30 July 1900: The Navy mourns for the Killing of Umberto di Savoia
Monday - Following the death of King Umberto, the Good King, (the day before - Sunday 29 - in Monza by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci, will ascend the throne the Crown Prince Vittorio Emanuele, the third of the dynasty to bear the name ) the Navy adopts the regulations of funeral services, among which the flag at half mast, flagpoles brim, funeral with cannon shot at the rhythm of 15 'and the last day on order by telegraph, after the execution of the last save, flags and signs of command carried to shore.
Australia's first foreign customer to acquire an EA-18G Growler
29 / 07 / 2015 - Boeing and the US Navy today provided advanced electronic attack air (AEA) capability to a key US ally by unveiling the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) first EA-18G Growler. Australia is the first country outside the US to get the aircraft.
Kosovo: Italian civil and military cooperation for children
29/07/2015 - Italian military personnel of the Multinational Battle Group West of KFOR, made a donation of material in favor of the Sisters of San Basilio Magno. Overhead projectors, chairs, vacuum cleaners, scrubbers, cabinets and refrigerators will facilitate the task of the nuns, engaged in the management of an educational center for children in western Kosovo.
EXPO: Military service for a girl in a ethyl coma
29/07/2015 - The soldiers of the Italian Army, last night, during the normal inspection / control activities, rescued a 25-year-old girl near the Oman pavilion, inside the Expo site years found unconscious.
Cooperation between T-346 AND F-2000 continues
29/07/2015 - From 20 to 24 July three T-346A aircraft supplied to the 61st Wing of Lecce-Galatina deployed at the military airport of Grosseto, headquarters of the 4th Wing. The specific objective of the week was the in-flight cooperation during missions of the ITT course (Shooting and Tactics Instructors) of the Eurofighter line, the practical phase of which began in Grosseto on June 15th, and will end in October.
Complete the C-27J flight tests with the winglets
29/07/2015 - Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi has completed the flight tests of the modified C-27J with the addition of winglets at the wingtips. The modification is one of several planned developments for the machine.
Tomorrow oath of VFP1 of 2 ° block 2015
29/07/2015 - Ascoli Piceno, about two hundred soldiers, who attended the course for volunteers on a fixed one-year stop of the 2nd Block 2015, tomorrow 30 July 2015, at 18,00, will take an oath of loyalty to the Italian Republic.
I marò and International Arbitration
29/07/2015 - After more than two years of silence and political and diplomatic initiatives characterized by a constant respect for an inattentive and arrogant India in dealing with the affair of the two marines, suddenly we return to the past with the start of the international arbitration procedure ready as of 11 March 2013, as announced on the 18th of the same month by a press release from the Government.
The leader of the Taliban, mullah Omar, died
29/07/2015 - The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, would be dead. This is what the Afghan government says. There was no comment from the militant group. The leader of the terrorist group, according to the BBC, died two or three years ago. There have been several reports collected (including on his alleged death) over the years on the solitary leader of the Taliban, however this is the first of the Afghan government.
29 July 1862: Euridice ship leaves for the summer campaign
Tuesday - Part from Genoa the Eurydice sailboat for the summer education campaign in the Tirreno of the official students of the Marina schools; the students of the southern school had arrived the day before from Naples on the Plebiscito transport).
Scramble for the Italian Typhons in Lithuania
28/07/2015 - Two Italian Eurofighter Typhoons from Task Force Air (TFA) in Šiauliai (Lithuania) intercepted four unidentified aircraft flying over Baltic airspace in a single "scramble".
"Safe Roads": various interventions in the Milan stations
28/07/2015 - Milan, several interventions took place yesterday by the soldiers of the Italian Army in the railway stations of Milan.
At 11, 30, about a military patrol in service at the Central Station, proceeded to identify a suspect with the police.
Erbil (Iraq): new training cycle for two Peshmerga Battalions
28/07/2015 - The Italian military trainers of the “Erbil” Task Force, operating within the Italian-led multinational KTCC (Kurdish Training Coordination Center) Command, have started a new cycle of training activities for two Peshmerga Battalions.
Iraq: Government trains child soldiers, at risk of US support
28/07/2015 - Guys, mostly children. They run through the streets of a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. They don't spend their holidays playing, but they train in urban warfare against the Islamic State. The instructors teach them how to move around the streets, handle small arms and make them work, protecting them from the sand.
The head of EMP Pakistanis in Rome
28/07/2015 - Working visit of the Chief of Staff of the Pakistani Army, General Raheel Sharif, to Italy.
Received by the Army Chief of Staff, Corps General Danilo Errico, General Sharif attended an illustrative briefing focused on the process of reviewing the capabilities of the Italian Army, training cooperation, and the role of the FA in domestic and overseas operations.
F-35B, only one signature is missing: the current situation of the JSF
28/07/2015 - The Marine Corps has completed the tests and completed the paperwork necessary to transform the F-35 into an operational aircraft. This is what General Jon Davis, deputy commander of the Marine aviation, said a few hours ago.
Taranto: the minister denies any weakening of the Arsenal
28/07/2015 - Minister Pinotti went yesterday to the prefecture in Taranto for an institutional meeting which was attended by the prefect Umberto Guidato, the presidents of the province, Martino Tamburrano, and of the region, Michele Emiliano, the mayor, Ippazio Stefàno, the extraordinary commissioner of the port authority Sergio Prete and the president of Confindustria, Enzo Cesareo.
The "Garibaldi" fanfare in Switzerland at the military music festival
28/07/2015 - The fanfare of the 8th Bersaglieri Regiment, military musical ensemble of the "Garibaldi" Brigade, returned from Switzerland after the success achieved in the "Basel Tattoo" 2015 event, the military music festival sponsored by the Federal Department of Defense and the Civil Protection and Swiss Sports.
The European incongruities in the management of migrants
27/07/2015 - Europe continues to watch in silence the migratory process that from Africa brings hundreds of thousands of desperate people to the old continent. A small part flees from wars or dictatorial regimes, others leave Africa for economic reasons, still others to try to reunite with family members who preceded them over time.