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| Italian Special Forces Stands Up Their Version of SOCOM |
| 2014-10-26 |
| [SOFREP] The new strategic and tactical needs resulting from this century’s asymmetric warfare have forced several NATO armies to accept new operational realities, especially in the area of special operations. The Italian Army, which for several years actively responded to the fight against terrorism, has created the COMFOSE (Comando Forze Speciali dell’Esercito – Army Special Forces HQ), a centralized command that optimizes the training of special units. Italy, like other European countries involved in a serious economic crisis, should optimize its resources to address the government’s budget cuts. If each military department had its own training center, this would create an unnecessary dispersion of knowledgeable instructors and personnel, as well as an unjustified waste of public money. COMFOSE circumvents all this, at least on paper. The goal of the army chief of staff is to adopt a unique command able to coordinate various operational capabilities of the regiments as far as possible by standardizing training and creating the necessary interoperability to conduct special operations. For bonus COIN article, klik on Dakotas dropping paras found at the margin. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 I'm a'guessin Italy was jealous of Antonio Banderas' great ex-Spanish Commando role in "EXPENDABLES 3"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-10-26 21:42 |