UNASUR and peace in Colombia
27/07/2015 - The Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), former Colombian President Ernesto Samper, met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki - moon, last week, and together they agreed on the need for achieving peace in Colombia, one of the main themes that characterized Samper's visit.
Lebanon: 7 ° advanced course for patrol commanders
27/07/2015 - The ITALBATT Task Force of the Italian contingent of UNIFIL, currently based on the "Genova Cavalleria" Regiment (4th), has completed the 7th advanced course for patrol commanders in favor of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF).
Italy donates equipment to the Somali police of Puntland
27/07/2015 - In recent days, as part of the cooperation between Italy and Somalia, the soldiers of the Italian National Support Element (IT-NSE) have distributed equipment, made available by the General Command of the Carabinieri, in favor of the Puntland Police Department.
"Confidence Building" for the Afghan staff of Herat airport
27/07/2015 - In recent days at Camp Arena, headquarters of the Italian-led TAAC W (Train Advise Assist Command West), the agreement for the start of the "Confidence Building" was signed.
Lebanon: the Italian contingent donates medicines to health organizations
27/07/2015 - At the base of Shama, headquarters of the command of the Sector West of UNIFIL, a donation of pharmaceutical material has been completed in recent days to the hospital of the Lebanese Armed Forces in Beirut, to the Red Cross and to the public hospital in Tire.
MART 2015 Tutorial at 3 ° Stormo
27/07/2015 - From 13 to 17 July the multinational exercise "Multinational Aircraft Recovery Training 3 (MART 2015)" was held for the first time at the 2015 ° Stormo in Villafranca di Verona (VR), with the participation of over 50 units from from six European nations - Italy, France, Germany, England, Spain and Holland.
ISIS, the executioner is terrified. London: "We will have no mercy, he will die"
27/07/2014 - The executioner of the Islamic State known as 'Jihadi John' has allegedly fled to Syria. According to what the British newspaper has learned The Mirror, Mohammed Emwazi would be terrified. Just him, the symbol of the atrocities of Isis, immortalized with bravado while slaughtering American and British hostages, now would tremble at the thought of seeing the light of the sun.
The Ankara horse's move
27/07/2014 - In the endless game of chess among the most unlikely "coalition of willings" and the self-styled Islamic state, the Erdogan government has decided to open up explicitly and formally to an attack on Daesh. The news was greeted with jubilation by the press of half the world, however it can only leave us perplexed by the times and ways of implementation.
Civil Defense and White Paper: better to talk about it?
26/07/2014 - Lately there seems to be a sort of "taboo" in the communication of the Defense: dealing with the White Paper. The text has raised for months a large number of controversies: first for the anomalous delay with which it was presented, then for the contents that have distorted more than a few noses and caused many stomach ache.
Qatar Contract for "Low Level Radar" Surveillance and Aviation Defense
26/07/2014 - Finmeccanica-Selex ES will provide the Armed Forces of Qatar with a system for the surveillance and protection of the country's airspace. The contract, worth several hundred million euros, was signed today, in Doha, in the presence of the Italian Defense Minister, Roberta Pinotti, the Qatari Defense Minister, major general Hamad Bin Ali Al Attiyah, and the CEO and general manager of Finmeccanica, Mauro Moretti.
The Regina Marina on Lake Garda during the Great War
26/07/2014 - The Great War is unanimously recognized as a land and trench war, nevertheless the Royal Navy distinguished itself in a brave and heroic way by playing a decisive role in its outcome.
Flight hospital from Cagliari to Florence to save newborn
25/07/2015 - An Air Force Falcon 50 took off in the early afternoon from Cagliari Elmas airport with a two-day-old baby in imminent danger of life on board, destined for the Mayer pediatric hospital in Florence.
The War of the Future: Super-Human and Automated Killer Hunters
25/07/2015 - The tactical battlefield of 2050 will exceed all expectations as killer robots and Super-Humans play a leading role in the wars of the future. This is the forecast of the US Department of Defense and the US Army Research Lab (ARL), in a study published a few hours ago entitled "Visualizing the Tactical Ground Battlefield in the Year 2050: Workshop Report".
25 July 1908: Gold Medal at the London Olympic Games
Saturday - In London during the IV Olympic Games, Enrico Porro, hopes the Navy, municipality of 1a class in Lever service on board of the torpedo ship school Castelfidardo, wins the gold medal in the Greco Roman fight light weight category, after beating the Russian champion Nikolay Orlov, he was awarded by Queen Alexandra of England.
25 July 1893: Inauguration of the Corinth canal
Tuesday - The channel connecting the Gulf of the same name to the Aegean Sea - Corinth Canal - is solemnly inaugurated in Corinth - cutting the relative isthmus in two, allowing a drastic reduction in navigation times for those who had to make the Peloponnese circumnavigation.
Men in uniform: Sir Alexander Fleming
24/07/2015 - Sir Alexander Fleming, the one who discovered penicillin, was born in Lochfield, Scotland, on 6 on August 1881.
Life as a boy sees him living country life, but immediately gives evidence of great gifts of observation. He stopped to observe anything and tried to snatch the secrets. He was passionate about sports and shooting.
Emergency flight from Bari to Naples
24/07/2015 - Following today's explosion of a fireworks factory in Modugno, an Air Force Falcon 50 took off from Ciampino airport, headquarters of the 31 ° Stormo, to Bari for subsequent transport to Naples of a serious burn victim involved in the accident.
Lebanon: intervention for educational support
24/07/2015 - Al Mansouri, as part of the activities carried out in support of local Lebanese institutions, the ITALBATT Task Force, based on the "Genova Cavalleria" Regiment (4 '), launched a Information Technology Program in favor of the public schools of South Lebanon, in view of the next school year.
Command change at 32 ° Frost
24/07/2015 - Thursday, July 16, at the Amendola base, in the presence of the highest military, civil and religious authorities, the handover ceremony to the command of the 32nd Wing of the Air Force took place between Colonel Michele Oballa and Colonel Andrea Argieri.
Oath of the VFP1 of the 2 ° 2015 block
24/07/2015 - In the "Gerardo Antonucci" square of the "Oreste Salomone" Barracks in Capua, seat of the 17th "Acqui" Regiment, about eight hundred Volunteers in Fixed Stop for a year, belonging to the 2nd block 2015, officially became part of the Army family, taking an oath of loyalty to the Italian Republic.