General C.A. (res) Parachutist Raider Marco Bertolini was re-elected National President of the National Parachutist Association of Italy (ANPdI), confirming his role for the fourth consecutive term. Voting took place during the ANPdI National Assembly, which was held on 20 April 2024 at the Army Logistics Base in Cecina. The voting session [...]
On Friday 19 November, at the 'Giuseppe Rossetti' Barracks in Rome, Brigadier General Roberto Cernuzzi handed over the COMSUPLOG (Army Logistic Support Command) post to Brigadier General Paratrooper Pietro Lo Giudice, in an event attended by General C.A. Mauro D'Ubaldi, the Army's Logistic Commander, as well as other high-ranking military and military [...].
The first advanced 2024 course for achieving the 'SERE Charlie' (Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape) qualification, for AVES personnel and paratroopers of the 'Savoia Cavalry' Regiment (3rd), was recently completed at the Army Aviation Training Centre (CAAE). Structured on three levels, 'Alpha' (theoretical), 'Bravo' (standard) and 'Charlie' (advanced), the SERE courses [...]
A week of intensive training for the 183rd Pracadutist Regiment 'Nembo' recently came to an end. A training session that saw the paratroopers engage in offensive tactical activities, replicating a realistic combat environment, with the aim of refining and improving their skills in a warfighting scenario. The training activity, coordinated by a command post [...]
From World War II to the present day, we have a common element in the military deployment of airborne units: the difficulty of the mission. When the bar is raised, where the fight is toughest and the risk is greatest, the commands of armies around the world have, without exception, always sent the most reliable soldiers: the paratroopers. [...]
On 13 April 2023, Sergeant Major Aide Parachutist Gianluca Spina, 49, a non-commissioned officer of the 186th Parachute Regiment Folgore, with more than 30 years of service at the legendary department in Siena, lost his life due to an illness during a military jump. Yesterday, on the first anniversary of his death, a delegation from the 186th Parachute Regiment Folgore, composed [...].
From 9 to 11 April 2024, the NATO Special Operations Senior Leaders Conference was held in Krakow, Poland. For Italy, in addition to the presence of the Commander of the COFS (Joint Force Command for Special Forces Operations), Admiral Paolo Pezzutti, we highlight the presence of Paratrooper Colonel Luigi Pulli, formerly Chief of the NATO [...].
During a ceremony at the Holy See, Pope Francis welcomed the soldiers of the Italian Army participating in the 'Strade Sicure' operation (Lazio and Abruzzo Regiment), demonstrating the deep connection between the military community and the universal values of peace and service. The event was attended by numerous military personnel together with their families, a tangible sign of the [...]
The rise of General Officers from the Air Force continues. The former Commander of the 185th RRAO 'Folgore' Alessandro Grassano received his second star as General. Born in Alessandria on 21 November 1970, Grassano began his career at the Army Military Academy in Modena in 1990. Achieving the rank of Lieutenant in 1995, he started [...]
On a day that will go down in the history of Italian navigation, the Amerigo Vespucci, emblem of Italy in the world, marked an unprecedented milestone by rounding Cape Horn for the first time. This passage, known to be one of the most difficult in the world because of the disturbances created by the proximity to Antarctica, testifies to the skill and determination of the crew of the [...]
