Army Special Forces Command (Italy) Explained

Native Name:	Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito
Unit Name:	Army Special Forces Command
Country:	Italy
Branch:	Italian Army
Dates:	19 September 2014 - present
Specialization:	Special Forces
Command Structure:	COMFOTER COE
Size:	Brigade
Garrison:	Pisa

The Army Special Forces Command (Italian: Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - COMFOSE) in Pisa is a brigade-level command of the Italian Army, which is responsible for the training, preparation, doctrinal and procedural development, and the materiel acquisition of the army's special forces and special operation forces.^[1] Operationally the units of the Army Special Forces Command fall under the Joint Special Forces Operations Command (Italian: Comando interforze per le operazioni delle Forze speciali - COFS). The command was activated on 19 September 2014 in Pisa.^[2]

Structure

As of September 2020 the command is organized as follows:

• Army Special Forces Command, at Camp Darby (Tuscany)^[3]
  • 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, in Montorio Veronese (Veneto)^[3]
    • Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino"
    • Operational Support Battalion "Intra"
  • 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin", at Camp Darby (Tuscany)^[3]
    • Raiders Battalion
    • Operational Support Battalion
    • Raiders Training Unit
  • 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore", in Livorno (Tuscany)^[3]
    • 3rd Target Acquirers Battalion "Poggio Rusco"
    • Operational Support Battalion
  • Special Operations Support Unit, at Camp Darby^[3]
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • Signal Company
  • Special Operations Training Center, at Camp Darby^[3]
    • 1st Basic Training Company
    • 2nd Advanced Training Company

The units of the Command are supported by the Army Aviation Brigade's 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment "Aldebaran".

Gorget patches

See main article: Italian Army gorget patches.

The personnel of the command's units wears the following gorget patches:^[4]

External links

• Italian Army Website: Army Special Forces Command

Notes and References

1. General Claudio Graziano . Un nuovo anno per un nuovo Esercito . Rivista Militare . 2013 . 1 . 11 . 25 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104211047/http://www.esercito.difesa.it/Comunicazione/RivistaMilitarehome/indice/2013/Documents/rivmil_1_13_art1.pdf . 4 January 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - La Storia . Italian Army . 16 June 2024.
3. Web site: Scarpitta . Alberto . Il potenziamento del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito . Analisi Difesa . 26 September 2020.
4. Web site: Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito (COMFOSE) . Italian Army . 16 June 2024.