6th General Logistic Support Regiment

The 6th General Logistic Support Regiment (Italian: 6° Reggimento Logistico di Supporto Generale) is a military logistics regiment of the Italian Army based in Budrio in the Emilia Romagna. The regiment is operationally assigned to the Logistic Support Command and manages the transport of equipment, personnel, and materiel from the logistic transit areas to military units in operations. The unit was formed on 1 January 2016 by reorganizing the Logistic Regiment "Friuli", which had been formed on 1 January 2015 by reorganizing 6th Transport Regiment. The 6th regiment, together with the Transit Areas Management Regiment, and the Logistic Support Command's four medical battalions provides third line logistic support for the army's deployable divisions and Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy.[3][4]

6th General Logistic Support Regiment
6° Reggimento Logistico di Supporto Generale
Regimental coat of arms
Active27 July 2001 - today[1]
Country Italy
Branch Italian Army
RoleMilitary logistics
Part ofLogistic Support Command
Garrison/HQBudrio
Motto(s)"Ovunque con onore"
Anniversaries22 May 1916 - Battle of Asiago
Decorations
1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour[2]
Insignia
Unit gorget patches


Current structure

As of 2019 the 6th General Logistic Support Regiment consists of:[4]

  • Regimental Command, in Budrio
    • Command and Logistic Support Company
    • Transport Battalion
    • Movement Control Battalion

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon.

See also

References
  1. "6° Reggimento Logistico di Supporto Generale - La Storia". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. "6° Reggimento Logistico di Supporto Generale - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "Comando dei Supporti Logistici - La Storia". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. "6° Reggimento Logistico di Supporto Generale". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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