Italian and Brazilian Army: an Alliance of Strength and Innovation - brigadefolgore.net

Italian and Brazilian Armies: an Alliance of Strength and Innovation

The year 2025 marks a moment of great importance in relations between the Italian and Brazilian armies. A significant meeting took place between Army General Carmine Masiello, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, and the Commander of the Brazilian Army, Army General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva, on an official visit to Italy. [...]

Foot and Mouth Disease: Army Sanitizes Trucks at Slovenian Border - brigatafolgore.net

Foot and Mouth Disease: Army Sanitizes Trucks at Slovenian Border

The Italian Army is actively engaged in containing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, a dangerous and highly contagious viral disease that has affected ungulates in several areas of Eastern Europe. Following the identification of recent outbreaks in Hungary and Slovakia, the Italian authorities have activated a series of extraordinary measures to prevent the entry of the virus into the national territory. […]

Crime emergency, the Army arrives in Reggio Emilia - brigatafolgore.net

Crime emergency, the Army arrives in Reggio Emilia

The wait is over. After weeks of alarm and concern from citizens about the increase in criminal phenomena in the city, official confirmation has arrived: from Wednesday 16 April the Army will be operational in Reggio Emilia. The announcement was made in the afternoon by Prefect Maria Rita Cocciufa, at the end of the Provincial Committee for order and security […]

Pledge of Allegiance: 428 New Marshals Choose to Serve Italy - brigatafolgore.net

Pledge of Allegiance: 428 New Marshals Choose to Serve Italy

In the heart of Italy, 428 young people swore allegiance to the Republic, embracing the values of the Armed Forces and taking on the solemn commitment to serve the country with honor and dedication. In the evocative setting of Viterbo, the Army Non-Commissioned Officers School hosted the joint swearing-in ceremony of the Army and Air Force Marshal Cadets. A day charged […]

Safety Days 2025: Folgore promotes aviation safety culture - brigadefolgore.net

Safety Days 2025: Folgore promotes aviation safety culture

At the Pisa Parachute Training Centre, the second edition of Safety Days was held, days dedicated to training and information focusing on safety in aviolan operations. The Folgore leads the second edition of Safety Days The event involved the units of the Parachute Brigade "Folgore" and the Specialised Units with Airborne Capability of the Defence [...].

Lagunari 'Serenissima': Tradition and Operation - brigadefolgore.net

Lagunari 'Serenissima': handing over the green beret to the new Lagunaris

Venice - An intense and meaningful day saw the Lagunari of the 'Serenissima' Regiment, combining the solemnity of the ceremony and the rigour of operations in a single event. The Chief of Staff of the Army, General of the Army Corps Carmine Masiello, paid tribute to the only amphibious infantry unit of the Italian Army, visiting the facilities of the "Serenissima" Regiment, [...].

Luciana Littizzetto and the false myth of Italian military inefficiency - brigatafolgore.net

Luciana Littizzetto and the false myth of Italian military inefficiency

With this article, we intend to help Luciana Littizzetto better understand reality and dispel the false myth of Italian military inefficiency, shedding light on a subject that is often treated superficially. We thus continue the discourse started in our previous in-depth study on the response of General Bertolini and Lieutenant Colonel Paglia to the comedian's less than honourable statements. Italy [...]