Operation Smeraldo, when the Navy Commando were close to Moro's hideout

The memory of Aldo Moro's kidnapping, which took place exactly 46 years ago, on 16 March 1978, still remains an unresolved knot in Italian history. The intricate events surrounding this event continue to arouse questions and reflections. Among the many revelations and little known details, one crucial episode emerges: the moment when [...]

General Masiello at the demonstration of the 'IMPERIO' System: Towards a Digital Future for the Army

In a significant moment for the technological evolution of the Armed Forces, Parachute Major General Carmine Masiello, Chief of Staff of the Army, recently participated in a demonstration of the 'IMPERIO' Command and Control system. The event took place at the Experimentation and Operational Integration Department of Ce.Si.Va, highlighting the relevance of the transformation [...]

The 185th RRAO 'Folgore' visits the historical sites of Operation Herring

On a day steeped in history and memory, a delegation from the 185th Parachute Regiment Objective Acquisition Reconnaissance 'Folgore', led by Colonel Marco Margutti, embarked on a significant journey through the key sites of Operation 'Herring', a particularly emblematic episode in Italy's participation in the Second World War. The infiltration and sabotage action, was carried out from the night of 20 [...].

The changing wind, paratroopers at the top - brigatafolgore.net

The changing wind, Paratroopers at the top

When I joined the Folgore in 1999, a saying circulated in the corridors of the cold dormitories of the Bandini barracks in Siena: 'A paratrooper officer will never make a career. Impossible to see an amaranth beret at the top of the armed forces'. They were talking about Gen. C.A. Franco Angioni, who in the mid-1990s came to be National Director of the [...].

Beautiful initiative between the Army and Rugby for Italy-Scotland at the Six Nations

The Italy-Scotland match of the 'Guinness Six Nations' tournament, held on Saturday 9 March at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, offered an emblematic example of how sport and national service can share common values and inspire society. The event saw a well-established synergy between the Italian Army and the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR), highlighting the potential [...]

Inauguration of the photo exhibition 'Check Point Pasta Mogadishu 1993-2023' at the Military Academy of Modena

The Military Academy recently inaugurated the exhibition "Check Point Pasta, Mogadishu 1993-2023", a photographic exhibition commemorating, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, those who fell in the first great post-war military clash: the three Gold Medals for Military Valour Parachutist Pasquale Baccaro, Sgt. Maj. Incursor Par. Stefano Paolicchi and Second Lieutenant Andrea Millevoi. The event not only honours the [...]

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