Esercitazione 'Falena II': Il 185° RAO Potenzia le Capacità delle Forze Speciali - brigatafolgore.net

Esercitazione ‘Falena II’: Il 185° RRAO Potenzia le Capacità delle Forze Speciali

L’esercitazione “Falena II”, recentemente conclusasi nel poligono di Monte Romano (VT), ha visto il coinvolgimento degli operatori del 185° Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione e Acquisizione Obiettivi “Folgore” (RAO). Questo evento addestrativo di alto livello ha avuto come scopo principale la pianificazione e la condotta di operazioni speciali, puntando a sviluppare e consolidare le capacità operative del […]

A stamp for the 185th RRAO "FOLGORE": celebrating Italian military excellence - brigadefolgore.net

A stamp for the 185th RRAO "FOLGORE": celebrating Italian military excellence

On 3 April 2025, the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy is issuing a commemorative stamp dedicated to the 185th Parachute Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Regiment "FOLGORE", known as the 185th RRAO, a unit of the Italian Army belonging to the Special Forces, specialised in advanced reconnaissance and target acquisition operations in highly critical environments. Features of the stamp The [...]

Paratrooper Alessandro Grassano promoted to Division General

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 [...]

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 [...].