{"id":487,"date":"2023-12-08T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigatafolgore.net\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:22:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:22:57","slug":"centro-addestramento-di-paracadutismo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brigatafolgore.net\/en\/parachuting-training-centre-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Parachute Training Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commonly called the CAPAR, it is located in the Gamerra barracks in Pisa<\/strong>, and has been and continues to be the home of all Military Parachutists, all of them, without exception, from the post-war period until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who has taken their feet off an aircraft in flight wearing a uniform has stepped into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parachutists of the Folgore<\/a>, Alpini Parachutists<\/a>, special forces operators of any armed force, military academy students, etc..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Born in January 1947<\/strong> by the will of some veterans of the Folgore and Nembo Divisions and commanded by the Lieutenant Colonel Giuseppe Izzo<\/strong>from the experience of the ’46<\/strong> in the Centre of Experience for Military Parachuting, formed in Rome thanks to the Captain Leonida Turrini<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1950<\/strong> is transferred to Viterbo, while the 9 June 1957<\/strong>, under the Command of the Colonel Carlo Mautino<\/strong>with a historic march on foot from the railway station to the barracks, the centre was definitively transferred to Pisa, as the city was also the headquarters at the time of the 46th air brigade, the only Air Force brigade equipped with transport and launch aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CAPAR<\/strong> has been based at the 'Gamerra' barracks in Pisa since that date. In December 1963<\/strong> becomes Parachute Training Centre<\/strong> to the brigade, but the 1 April 1964<\/strong> is called Military Parachute School (Smipar)<\/strong> passing to the Infantry Inspectorate. From 1 January 1983<\/strong> the School returns to the Parachute Brigade 'Folgore', and from 1999<\/strong> resumes its current name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is an articulated and complex regimental-level structure that issues military parachutist qualifications to all personnel serving in the air forces of the Italian armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Capar's War Flag is decorated with the Bronze Medal for Valour of the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the battles of El Alamein in 2023 inside the Gamerra barracks in Pisa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

This centre plays a crucial role in the training of paratroopers, ensuring that personnel assigned to parachute units are properly trained to meet the challenges of airborne operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAPAR offers a comprehensive and specialised training programme, which includes learning parachute deployment techniques, proper parachute handling during descent and landing, emergency procedures, and other skills required to perform effectively in parachute operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also home to the Airborne Medical Centre<\/strong> and frames the Parachuting Section of the Army Sports Centre<\/strong> which participates in major national and international competitions with great success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, in the last week of October each year, commemorating the Battle of El Alamein<\/a>, is the place where the celebration of the Folgore Parachute Brigade takes place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CAPAR organisation includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n