Israel moves the Parachute Brigade to Gaza: a new phase in the conflict begins - brigadefolgore.net

Israel moves the Paratroopers Brigade to Gaza: a new phase in the conflict begins

The conflict between Israel and Hamas enters a new critical phase. The Israeli Army (IDF) announced the transfer of elite troops, including the Paratroopers and Nahal Brigade, to the Gaza Strip in preparation for further expansion of military operations in the Palestinian enclave. According to official reports, the paratroopers, previously deployed along [...]

30 April 1941: the first war jump of the Italian Paratroopers. A feat too often forgotten. - brigadefolgore.net

30 April 1941, the all-Italian pioneering feat: the first wartime jump by our paratroopers

'The Fatherland calls, the Parachutists answer present'. With these unwritten words, but engraved in the heart of every Paratrooper, one of the most extraordinary - and all too often forgotten - operations in Italian military history takes shape: the first war jump of the Italian Paratroopers, which took place exactly 84 years ago, on 30 April 1941, on the Greek island of [...].

Hypershell Pro X: Potential Use for Military, especially Parachutists - brigadefolgore.net

Hypershell Pro X: Potential Use for Military, especially Parachutists

The Hypershell Pro X is a state-of-the-art exoskeleton that has attracted considerable interest in the field of hiking, trekking and, more generally, in all activities that require intense physical exertion. Lightweight, powerful and equipped with artificial intelligence, this device offers an extra edge for those wishing to tackle difficult terrain or hiking [...].

Controversy in Spain over the halt to the military shows on May 2 in Madrid - brigatafolgore.net

Controversy in Spain over the halt to the military shows on May 2 in Madrid

No to the Patrulla Águila and the Paratroopers of the legendary PAPEA: in Spain the controversy rages after the decision of the Socialist Government of Pedro Sánchez to completely exclude the armed forces from the celebrations of May 2, a very heartfelt holiday of the Community of Madrid. What is causing discussion is above all the absence not only of the traditional land military parade, but […]

Parachutists respond to Littizzetto's words:

Paratroopers respond to Littizzetto's words: 'Do we shit? Here's what he doesn't know about us'

Luciana Littizzetto's recent statements during Che Tempo Che Fa have unleashed a wave of controversy. The comedian from Turin, talking about the European defence plan, ironised about Italy's military capacity, stating that 'we Italians are not capable of making war. We are shit at it'. A joke that, albeit in a satirical context, appeared to [...]

Parachutist Officer Rodolfo Sganga appointed Army Corps General - brigatafolgore.net

Parachutist Officer Rodolfo Sganga appointed General of the Army Corps

As expected, by virtue of an outstanding career in the service of the nation and the international community, the former Commander of the Folgore Parachute Brigade (2017-2019), Rodolfo Sganga, has been appointed Army Corps General. Who is Rodolfo Sganga, the "total" Military Commander who was drafted in 1987 and subsequently attended the 169th Course of the Modena Military Academy. Promoted to Second Lieutenant [...]

The changing wind, paratroopers at the top - brigatafolgore.net

The changing wind, Paratroopers at the top

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 [...].

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