The Army Staff (''Stato maggiore dell'Esercito'' or ''SME'') is the army staff for the
Italian Army
"The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law"
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With the creation of the posts of
Chief of the Defence Staff and the
Defence Staff, the Army Staff has shifted away from the army's political definition to focus on study, research, development and general organization.
External links
*http://www.esercito.difesa.it/Organizzazione/Organizzazione%20Centrale/Stato%20Maggiore%20Esercito/Pagine/default.aspx
Staff
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