The Army Application and Training Command School is hosting the second stage of the exhibition "Mogadishu - Somalia - Check Point Pasta 1993-2023", following its inauguration at the Military Academy of Modena. Through a photographic narrative, the exhibition traces a crucial period in the recent history of the international intervention in Somalia, between 1992 and [...]
Late yesterday evening, 14 March 2024, the glorious and multi-decorated 186th Parachute Regiment "Folgore" marked the end of its mission in Kosovo by returning to Siena with its War Flag. The return marks the conclusion of an engagement that lasted from November 2023 to March 2024, during which it held the [...]
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 [...].
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 [...].
In a significant act of continuity with his military past, General of the Parachute Corps Carmine Masiello, the current Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, today returned to the 185th Parachute Artillery Regiment 'Folgore', located in Bracciano. The visit was a moment full of extraordinary memories, as General Masiello [...].
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 [...]
Army Parachutist General "Aquila 1" Carmine Masiello is officially in command of the Army. On a day marked by profound respect and solemnity, the 'Abba' barracks in the 'Cecchignola' military district was the setting for the important change of leadership of the Italian Army General Staff. General Pietro Serino handed over the baton to his parigrade Carmine [...].
Folgore paratrooper in combat on 10 June 2009 near Bala Morghab, Afghanistan
On 19 February, the municipality of Faenza was the scene of a delicate operation, the clearance of a remnant of war dating back to the Second World War. The specialists of the 8th Engineer Paratrooper Regiment 'Folgore' of the Italian Army handled the operation with professionalism and precision, underlining the importance of civil security in post-war contexts. The discovery was due to a [...]
On an emotionally charged day, the Parachute Training Centre in Pisa hosted the closing ceremony of the 85th Parachute Course on Friday 16 February, marking a significant moment for 177 new parachutists, including 154 Volunteers on Initial Ference (VFI), who received the prestigious amaranth beret, a symbol of courage, skill and dedication. [...]
