Army Special Forces Command (Italy)

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]

Army Special Forces Command
Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito
Coat of Arms of the Army Special Forces Command
Active19 September 2014 - present
CountryItaly
AllegianceItalian Army
BranchArmy
TypeBrigade
RoleSpecial Forces
Part ofCOMFOTER COE
Garrison/HQPisa

Current structure

As of September 2020 the command is organized as follows:

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

Gorget patches
Main article: Italian Army gorget patches

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

References
  1. General Claudio Graziano (2013). "Un nuovo anno per un nuovo Esercito" (PDF). Rivista Militare (1): 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. Scarpitta, Alberto. "Il potenziamento del Comando Forze Speciali dell'Esercito". Analisi Difesa. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito (COMFOSE)". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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