Parachutist Officer Roberto Vergori promoted to Division General

Parachutist Officer Roberto Vergori has been promoted to Division General. Born in 1971, formerly Commander of the Folgore Parachute Brigade (Eagle 1 from 2021 to 2023), he began his career at the Modena Military Academy in 1990. Course Leader of the 172nd "Character", he served in various Command positions both in the Folgore and within the Italian Army, culminating [...]

Exercise MEDUSA 2024 concluded

The "MEDUSA 2024" exercise, organised by the Fires Targeting and Info Operations Centre (CFTIO) of the Bracciano Artillery Command, has recently ended. This activity involved various Italian Army departments in simulation exercises, with the aim of improving the cooperation and interoperability of command and control systems for Artillery. Participants included [...]

Watch out for those two! Gen. C.A. Ristuccia is the new Commander of COMFOP SOUTH, Gen. Div. Belladonna the new Chief of Staff

The transformation in the Italian Army continues at a fast pace. In an atmosphere of concrete actions and little talk, with enormous detachment from his predecessors (we don't want to, but on this platform, for the sake of the country and its defence system let's give Caesar what's Caesar's), Commander Gen. C.A. Paratrooper [...]

Army Commander Gen. C.A. Parachutist Carmine Masiello's best wishes to Army personnel

In a solemn video conference held at Palazzo Esercito, General of the Army Parachute Corps Carmine Masiello, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, addressed a warm message of Happy Easter greetings to all Army personnel, highlighting the importance of their daily dedication to the military institution and the Italian Republic. General Masiello, through the Commanders [...]

Crosetto: 'the Italian armed forces are not ready', echoed by the Chief of the SMD. Future scenarios and possible solutions

During his appearance yesterday on 'Quarta Repubblica' on Rete4, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto raised significant questions regarding Italy's defence capability in an increasingly tense global context. His words cast a critical light on the country's state of military readiness, especially in relation to the growing threat posed by [...]

The Army at the service of the citizen: major ordnance clearance work from north to south

Over the past few days, the Italian Army, through the qualified and specialised work of the combat engineers belonging to the 8th Engineer Parachute Regiment 'Folgore', the 10th Engineer Guards Regiment in Cremona and the 4th Engineer Regiment of the Aosta Brigade, has carried out essential operations to clear and destroy war devices in various regions of Italy, namely in [...].

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