NATO, Italy takes over the leadership of the Allied Reaction Force with NRDC-ITA

As anticipated in this March article, NRDC-ITA, commanded by the Generale C.A. Paracadutista Lorenzo D’Addario, ha assunto ufficialmente la guida dell’Allied Reaction Force (ARF) for the next three years. The inauguration ceremony was held at the NRDC-ITA headquarters in Solbiate Olona. Present were the General Christopher G. Cabbages, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe (SACEUR), and the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, General C.A. Parachutist Carmine Masiello.

L’evento ha visto la partecipazione dei Comandanti delle unità NATO che costituiranno l’ARF, in particolare della 1 UK Divisionof the ESP JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command), of the ESP JFAC (Joint Force Air Component) of the CFSpCC (Combined Force Space Component Commander), by ITMARFOR (Italian Maritime Forces) and of SOFCOM (Allied Special Operations Forces Command), which in a multi-national and multi-domain framework will support the Alliance in fulfilling its three main tasks: deterrence and defence, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security.

Durante la cerimonia, il Generale Cavoli ha elogiato il lavoro svolto dal personale civile e militare nella costituzione del Comando ARF, sottolineando l’importanza del nuovo ruolo. Il Generale Masiello ha evidenziato le qualità professionali e umane necessarie per affrontare l’attuale situazione di sicurezza internazionale.

NRDC-ITA, in its role as ARF, provides SACEUR with an immediate crisis response capability. With this in mind, it has carried out a series of activities including exercises, academic studies and specific trainings that culminated last May in the Steadfast Deterrence 24 exercise, in which it received formal validation. Further exercises will be carried out in Europe at the end of 2024 and in both 2025 and 2026.ARF is a completely new concept, resulting from a decision at political level taken at the 2023 Vilnius NATO summit to enable SACEUR to have readily deployable forces (in all domains), to achieve results more immediately than in the past and to provide an effective response to possible crisis situations in all types of operations.

La guida dell’ARF da parte di NRDC-ITA conferma l’impegno dell’Italia nei confronti dell’Alleanza e della difesa dell’area euro-atlantica. NRDC-ITA, con sede operativa a Solbiate Olona e istituzionale a Milano, è un comando multinazionale composto per il 75% da personale italiano e per il 25% da militari di altre 19 nazioni. Dal 1° ottobre 2016, NRDC-ITA è alle dirette dipendenze del Capo di Stato Maggiore dell’Esercito.

Source: https://www.esercito.difesa.it/comunicazione/Pagine/celebrazione_arf.aspx