Army Special Forces Command | |
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Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito | |
Active | 19 September 2014 - present |
Country | Italy |
Branch | Italian Army |
Role | Special Forces |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | COMFOTER COE |
Garrison/HQ | 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]
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".
The personnel of the command's units wears the following gorget patches: [4]