Structure of the Italian Air Force
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The article provides an overview of the entire chain of command and organization of the
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as of 1 January 2018 and includes all currently active units. The Armed Forces of Italy are under the command of the Italian Supreme Defense Council, presided over by the
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. The Italian Air Force is commanded by the Chief of the Air Force General Staff or "Capo di Stato Maggiore dell’Aeronautica Militare" in Rome. The source for this article is the booklet "''L’ORDINAMENTO IN AERONAUTICA MILITARE''", which is published every year by the Air Force General Staff for the students of the Air Force Academy. The booklet for 2017–2018 in
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Chief of the Air Force General Staff

The Chief of the Air Force General Staff heads the Air Force General Staff in
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, manages the operational aspects of the air force, and supervises four major commands. * Capo di Stato Maggiore Aeronautica Militare (Chief of the Air Force General Staff - CaSMA), in Rome ** Air Force General Staff, in Rome ** Comando della Squadra Aerea (Air Fleet Command - CSA), in Rome ** Comando Logistico dell'AM (Air Force Logistic Command - CLOG AM), in Rome ** Comando 1ª Regione Aerea (1st (North Italy) Air Region Command - 1ªRA), in
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** Comando delle Scuole dell’AM/3ª Regione Aerea (Air Force Schools Command - 3rd (South Italy) Air Region - CSAM/3ªRA), in
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Air Force General Staff

The following offices report directly to the Chief of the Air Force General Staff. * Chief of the Air Force General ** Ufficio Generale del Capo di SMA (Main Office of the Chief of the Air Force General Staff) ** Segreteria Particolare del Capo di SMA (Special Secretariat of the Chief of the Air Force General Staff) ** Direzione per l’Impiego del Personale Militare dell’Aeronautica (Air Force Military Personnel Employment Directorate - DIPMA) ** Ufficio Generale di Coordinamento della Prevenzione Antinfortunistica e della Tutela Ambientale (Accident Prevention and Environmental Protection Main Coordination Office - UCOPRATA) ** Ufficio Generale di Coordinamento della Vigilanza Antinfortunistica (Accident Vigilance Main Coordination Office - UCOVA) ** Ufficio Generale Centro di Responsabilità Amministrativa – Aeronautica Militare (Administrative Responsibility Center Main Office - Air Force - UCRA-AM) ** Ispettorato per la Sicurezza del Volo (Flight Safety Inspectorate - ISV) ** Istituto Superiore per la Sicurezza del Volo (Higher Flight Safety Institute - ISSV) ** Ufficio del Generale del Ruolo delle Armi (General of the Arms Office) ** Capo del Corpo del Genio Aeronautico (Air Force Engineer Corps Chief) ** Capo del Corpo di Commissariato Aeronautico (Air Force Commissariat Corps Chief) ** Capo del Corpo Sanitario Aeronautico (Air Force Medical Corps Chief) ** Commissioni di Avanzamento e la Segreteria Permanente (Advancement Commissions and ) ** Segreteria Permanente Commissione Superiore Avanzamento (Permanent Secretariat Higher Promotion Commission) ** Commissione Ordinaria Avanzamento Ufficiali (Officers Promotion Commission) ** Commissione Permanente Avanzamento Marescialli dell'A.M. (Non-commissioned Officer Promotion Commission) ** Commissione Permanente Avanzamento Sergenti dell'A.M. (Sergeants Promotion Commission) ** Commissione Permanente Avanzamento Volontari in S.P. dell'A.M. (Volunteers in Permanent Service Promotion Commission) ** Aiutante di Volo del Capo di SMA (Chief of SMA Flight Adjutant) ** Consulente Giuridico del Capo di SMA (Chief of SMA Legal Advisor) ** Consulente Tecnico Militare Problematiche d’Avanzamento (Technical-Military Consultant Promotion Problems) ** Presidente Capo dei Sottufficiali, Graduati e militari di Truppa per l’AM (Air Force Non-commissioned Officers, Graduates and Soldiers Chief President) ** Ufficio Vicario Episcopale per l’AM (Air Force Episcopal Vicar Office) ** Comando Carabinieri per l’AM (Air Force
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Deputy Chief of the Air Force General Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Air Force General Staff manages the bureaucratic aspects of the Air Force. * Sottocapo di Stato Maggiore Aeronautica Militare (Deputy Chief of the Air Force General Staff - SCaSMA) ** Ufficio del Sottocapo (Deputy Chief Office) ** Segreteria Particolare del SCaSMA (SCaSMA Special Secretariat) ** Ufficiale Addetto del SCaSMA (SCaSMA Adjutant) ** 1° Reparto "Ordinamento e Personale" (1st Department "Regulations and Personnel" - SMA-ORD) ** 3° Reparto "Pianificazione dello Strumento Aerospaziale" (3rd Department "Planning of the Aeroespacial Instrument" - SMA-PIANI) *** Centro di Eccellenza per Aeromobili a Pilotaggio Remoto (CDE APR) (Center of Excellence for Remotely Piloted Aircraft), at
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** 4° Reparto "Logistica" (4th Department "Logistics" - SMA-LOG) ** 5° Reparto "Comunicazione" (5th Department "Communications" - SMA-COM) ** 6° Reparto "Affari Economici e Finanziari" (6th Department "Economic and Financial Affairs" - SMA-FIN)) ** Reparto Generale Sicurezza (General Security Department - SMA-SEC) *** Centro Coordinamento Sicurezza (Security Coordination Center), at
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*** 33x Nuclei Sicurezza (33x Security Squads) ** Ufficio Generale per lo Spazio (Space Main Office - SMA-SPAZIO) ** Ufficio Generale per la Circolazione Aerea Militare (Military Air Traffic Main Office - SMAUCAM) ** Ufficio Generale Consulenza e Affari Giuridici Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Counsel and Legal Affairs Main Office - SMAUCAG) ** Ufficio Generale per l'Innovazione Manageriale (Managerial Innovation Main Office - SMA-UIM)


Air Force Command Rome

The Air Force Command Rome (COMAER), in Centocelle Airport has territorial and liaison functions for the city of Rome and provides administrative support to the air force headquarter and units based at Centocelle Airport and Vigna di Valle Airport. * Comando Aeronautica Militare Roma (Air Force Command Rome - COMAER), at Centocelle Airport ** Comando Supporti Enti di Vertice (Higher Commands Support Command - COMSEV), at Centocelle Airport *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Terminillo (Aeronautical Detachment Terminillo), in
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** Comando Aeroporto di Centocelle / Quartier Generale del COMAER (Centocelle Air Base Command - COMAER Headquarter), at Centocelle Airport ** Comando Aeroporto Vigna di Valle / Centro Storiografico e Sportivo dell’AM (Vigna di Valle Air Base Command / Air Force History & Sport Center), at Vigna di Valle Airport *** Museo Storico (History Museum) *** Centro Sportivo (Sport Center) *** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon)


Aviation Inspector for the Navy

The ''Ispettore dell’Aviazione per la Marina'' (Aviation Inspector for the Navy - ISPAVIAMAR) reports to the Chief of the Air Force General Staff and the Chief of the
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General Staff. ISPAVIAMAR oversees the technical and logistic aeronautical aspects, and the training of the Italian military's airborne
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forces. The inspector is a brigadier general of the air force, whose office and staff reside in the navy's headquarter in Rome. The only unit assigned to ISPAVIAMAR is the 41° Stormo AntiSom ''Athos Ammannato'', which is under operational control of the
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. * Chief of the Air Force General Staff / Chief of the Navy General Staff ** Aviation Inspector for the Navy - ISPAVIAMAR *** 41° Stormo AntiSom ''" Athos Ammannato"'' (41st (Anti-submarine) Wing), at Sigonella Air Base **** 86° Gruppo CAE (86th Crew Training Squadron) **** 88° Gruppo AntiSom (88th Anti-submarine Squadron) with 4× P-72A ASW **** 441° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (441st Technical Services Squadron) **** 541° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (541st Logistic Services Squadron) **** 941° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (941st Maintenance Squadron) **** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron)


Air Fleet Command

The Air Fleet Command (Comando della Squadra Aerea or CSA) controls all operative units, the intelligence, electronic warfare capabilities and the operational headquarter of the air force. The CSA ensures that unit is equipped, trained and prepared for combat duty and controls them during combat operations. * Air Fleet Command, at Centocelle Airport, in
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** Comando Operazioni Aeree (Air Operations Command), in Poggio Renatico ** Comando delle Forze da Combattimento (Combat Forces Command), in Milan ** Comando Forze per la Mobilità e il Supporto (Airlift and Support Forces Command), in Rome ** 9ª Brigata Aerea ISTAR-EW (9th
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(ISTAR-EW) Air Brigade), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
** 1ª Brigata Aerea Operazioni Speciali (1st Special Operations Air Brigade), in Furbara Air Base ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
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(TLP), at Albacete Air Base (Spain)


Air Operations Command

The ''Comando Operazioni Aeree'' (Air Operations Command - COA) conducts all operations of the Aeronautica Militare. COA controls all military radar installations in Italy and its Air Operations Center commands and controls the defence of Italy's air-space. * Comando Operazioni Aeree (Air Operations Command - COA), in
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** Italian Air Operations Center (ITA-AOC), in Poggio Renatico, reports to
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's Integrated Air Defense System CAOC Torrejón in Spain *** Reparto Servizi Coordinamento e Controllo Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Coordination and Control Service Department - RSCCAM), at Ciampino Air Base (Air traffic management) **** Servizo Coordinamento e Controllo Aeronautica Militare
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**** Servizo Coordinamento e Controllo Aeronautica Militare Linate **** Servizo Coordinamento e Controllo Aeronautica Militare
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** Reparto Preparazione alle Operazioni (Operations Preparation Department - RPO), in Poggio Renatico *** Reparto Mobile Comando e Controllo (Mobile Command and Control Regiment - RMCC), at Bari Air Base (Air-transportable command and control post) **** Gruppo Sistemi TLC e, Comando e Controllo (Command and Control, and Telematic Systems Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi di Supporto (Support Services Squadron) ** Reparto Supporto Servizi Generali (General Service Support Regiment - RSSG), in Poggio Renatico *** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** Reparto Difesa Aerea Missilistica Integrata (Integrated Missile Air-defence Regiment - Rep. DAMI), in Poggio Renatico *** 11° Gruppo DAMI (11th Integrated Missile Air-defence Squadron - 11° GrDAMI), in Poggio Renatico *** 22° Gruppo Radar Aeronautica Militare (22nd Air Force Radar Squadron - 22° GrRAM), in Licola **** Servizio Difesa Aerea (Air-defense Service) **** Servizio Tecnico Operativo (Technical Service) **** Servizio Logistico Operativo (Logistic Service) **** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the
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's Commandement de la défense aérienne et des opérations aériennes (CDAOA), in
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(France) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
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(EATC) at
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(Netherlands)


9th ISTAR-EW Air Brigade

* 9th Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance - Electronic Warfare (ISTAR-EW) Air Brigade, at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
** Comando Aeroporto di Pratica di Mare (
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Command) *** Reparto Tecnico-Operativo (Technical Services Regiment) *** Reparto Logistico-Operativo (Logistic Services Regiment) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** Reparto Supporto Tecnico Operativo Guerra Elettronica (Electronic Warfare Technical-operational Support Regiment - ReSTOGE), at Pratica di Mare Air Base *** Gruppo Supporto Operativo (Operational Support Squadron) *** Gruppo Sistemi Difesa Aerospaziale (Air-space Defense Systems Squadron) *** Gruppo Supporto Tecnico (Technical Support Squadron) ** Reparto Addestramento Controllo Spazio Aereo (Air-space Control Training Regiment - RACSA), at Pratica di Mare Air Base *** Gruppo Addestramento Operativo Traffico Aereo (Air-traffic Training Squadron) *** Gruppo Addestramento Operativo Difesa Aerea (Air-defence Training Squadron) *** Gruppo Supporto Tecnico (Technical Support Squadron) ** Centro Informazioni Geotopografiche Aeronautiche (Air Force
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Information Center - CIGA), at Pratica di Mare Air Base ** Centro Nazionale Meteorologia e Climatologia Aeronautica (Air Force National
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Center - CNMCA), at Pratica di Mare Air Base ** Centro Operativo per la Meteorologia (Meteorological Operational Center - COMET), at Pratica di Mare Air Base


Combat Forces Command

* Comando delle Forze da Combattimento (Combat Forces Command), in
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** Comando Aeroporto Aviano ( Aviano Air Base Command) *** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 313° Gruppo Addestramento Acrobatico (313th Acrobatic Training Squadron – Frecce Tricolori), at Rivolto Air Base with MB-339PAN, planned to be replaced by T-345A Trainer ** Squadriglia Collegamenti Linate (Communication Flight Linate), at Linate Air Base with NH-500E helicopters and S.208M planes ** Distaccamento Aeroportuale Piacenza (Airport Detachment
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) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
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(USA) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
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(USA) ** 2° Stormo ''" Mario D'Agostini"'' (2nd Wing), at Rivolto Air Base *** Gruppo Missili (Missile Squadron) with ''Spada'' Air-defence systems with Aspide 2000 missiles (to be replaced with CAMM-ER missiles) *** 80° Gruppo
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(Missile Systems Operational Conversion Squadron) *** 402° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (402nd Technical Services Squadron) *** 502° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (502nd Logistic Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** 4° Stormo ''" Amedeo d'Aosta"'' (4th Wing), at
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*** 9° Gruppo Caccia (9th Fighter Squadron) with
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*** 20° Gruppo OCU Caccia (20th Fighter Operational Conversion Squadron) with
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(Twin-seat variant) *** 404° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (404th Technical Services Squadron) *** 504° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (504th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 904° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (904th Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 6° Stormo ''" Alfredo Fusco"'' (6th Wing), at
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*** 102° Gruppo OCU/CBOC (102nd Operational Conversion/All-weather Fighter-Bomber Squadron) with
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(the entire wing to be reequipped with
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) *** 154° Gruppo CBOC/CRO (154th All-weather Fighter-Bomber/All-weather Reconnaissance Fighter Squadron) with
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*** 155° Gruppo ETS (155th
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Tactical Suppression Squadron) with
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*** 406° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (406th Technical Services Squadron) *** 506° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (506th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 906° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (904th Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 32° Stormo ''" Armando Boetto"'' (32nd Wing), at
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*** 13° Gruppo (13th Squadron) with
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*** 28° Gruppo APR (28th
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Squadron) with MQ-1C Predator A+ and MQ-9A Predator B *** 61° Gruppo APR (61st
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Squadron) with MQ-1C Predator A+, forward based, at Sigonella Air Base (will receive P.1HH HammerHead UAVs) *** 432° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (432nd Technical Services Squadron) *** 532° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (532nd Logistic Services Squadron) *** 932° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (932nd Maintenance Squadron) *** 632^ Squadriglia Collegamenti (632nd Liaison Flight) with MB-339A and MB-339CDII for UAV-pilot training *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Jacotenente (Aeronautical Detachment Jacotenente) ** 36° Stormo ''" Riccardo Hellmuth Seidl"'' (36th Wing), at
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*** 10° Gruppo Caccia (10th Fighter Squadron) with
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*** 12° Gruppo Caccia (12th Fighter Squadron) with
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*** 436° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (436th Technical Services Squadron) *** 536° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (536th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 936° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (936th Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 37° Stormo ''" Cesare Toschi"'' (37th Wing), at Trapani Air Base *** 18° Gruppo Caccia (18th Fighter Squadron)
Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo ...
*** 437° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (437th Technical Services Squadron) *** 537° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (537th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 937° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (937th Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) *** Distaccamento Aeroportuale Pantelleria (Airport Detachment
Pantelleria Pantelleria (; Sicilian: ''Pantiddirìa'', Maltese: ''Pantellerija'' or ''Qawsra''), the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Sicily and east of the Tunis ...
) *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Lampedusa (Aeronautical Detachment
Lampedusa Lampedusa ( , , ; scn, Lampidusa ; grc, Λοπαδοῦσσα and Λοπαδοῦσα and Λοπαδυῦσσα, Lopadoûssa; mt, Lampeduża) is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The ''comune'' of L ...
) ** 51° Stormo ''" Ferruccio Serafini"'' (51st Wing), at
Istrana Air Base Istrana Air Base is a military airport located in Istrana, Veneto, Italy. It is home to the Italian Air Force's 51º Stormo. Overview * 132º Gruppo FBA/RECCE (132nd Fighter Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron) operating AMX International AMX's. * 45 ...
*** 132° Gruppo CIO/CBR (132nd mixed Squadron) with AMX, AMX-T and Eurofighter Typhoon *** 451° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (451st Technical Services Squadron) *** 551° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (551st Logistic Services Squadron) *** 951° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (951st Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) *** Distaccamento Aeroportuale San Nicolò (Airport Detachment San Nicolò)


Airlift and Support Forces Command

* Comando delle Forze per la mobilità e il Supporto (Airlift and Support Forces Command), at Centocelle Airport ** Comando Aeroporto Capodichino ( Capodichino Air Base Command), supporting
Naval Support Activity Naples Naval Support Activity Naples (NSA Naples) is a United States Navy military complex, located adjacent to Naples International Airport in Capodichino, Naples, Italy. The Activity is under Italian military control and can be managed anytime by Itali ...
home of the
United States Sixth Fleet The Sixth Fleet is a numbered fleet of the United States Navy operating as part of United States Naval Forces Europe. The Sixth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy. The officially stated mission of the Sixth Fleet in ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Comando Aeroporto Sigonella ( Sigonella Air Base Command), supporting
Naval Air Station Sigonella Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella is an Italian Air Force base ('' it, Aeroporto "Cosimo Di Palma" di Sigonella''), and a U.S. Navy installation at Italian Air Force Base Sigonella in Sicily, Italy. The whole NAS is a tenant of the Italian Air ...
and the 41st (Anti-submarine) Wing ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen (E-3A Component) is located near Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the main operating base of the NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry Component, one of two operational elements of the NATO Airborne Early Warning ...
(Germany), at
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
's E-3A Component ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
Little Rock Air Force Base Little Rock Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock AFB is the primary C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, naviga ...
(USA), at the
US Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...
's 19th Airlift Wing (
C-130J Super Hercules The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest v ...
training) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
RAF Brize Norton Royal Air Force Brize Norton or RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, about west north-west of London, is the largest station of the Royal Air Force. It is close to the village of Brize Norton, and the towns of Carterton and Witney. The station ...
(UK), at the
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
's
No. 2 Group RAF No. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Comm ...
** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the European Tactical Airlift Centre (ETAC), at
Zaragoza Air Base Zaragoza Air Base is a base of the Spanish Air and Space Force located near Zaragoza, Spain. It is located west of Zaragoza, west of Barcelona, and northeast of Madrid. It shares infrastructure with the Zaragoza Airport. in the past, Zaragoza ...
(Spain) ** 14° Stormo ''" Sergio Sartof"'' (14th Wing), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
*** 8° Gruppo (8th Squadron) with 4× KC-767 tankers *** 71° Gruppo (71st Electronic Warfare Squadron) with G550CAEW, P.180 Avanti *** 914° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (914th Maintenance Squadron) *** Centro Addestramento Equipaggi (Crew Training Center) ** 15° Stormo ''" Stefano Cagna"'' (15th Search and Rescue Wing), at
Cervia Air Base Cervia Air Base is an air base of the Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare). It is located in northern Italy, approximately southwest of Cervia, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna). It was the home of the 5th Fighter Wing, which fle ...
*** 23° Gruppo Volo (23rd Squadron) with AW-101A helicopters *** 80° Centro CSAR (80th Combat Search and Rescue Center), at
Decimomannu Air Base Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'') air base located approximately north of Decimomannu a ''comune'' in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. It is a military airport located northwest ...
with AW-139A helicopters *** 81° Centro Addestramento Equipaggi (81st Crew Training Center), at
Cervia Air Base Cervia Air Base is an air base of the Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare). It is located in northern Italy, approximately southwest of Cervia, in the province of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna). It was the home of the 5th Fighter Wing, which fle ...
with AW-139A and AW-101A helicopters *** 82° Centro CSAR (82nd Combat Search and Rescue Center), at Trapani Air Base with AW-139A helicopters *** 83° Gruppo CSAR (83rd Combat Search and Rescue Squadron), at Cervia Air Base with AW-139A helicopters *** 84° Centro CSAR (84th Combat Search and Rescue Center), at
Gioia del Colle Air Base Gioia del Colle Air Base is an Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare) base located in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, located approximately 1 km south-southeast of Gioia del Colle. World War II During World War II the air base was ...
with AW-139A helicopters *** 85° Centro CSAR (85th Combat Search and Rescue Center), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
with AW-139A helicopters *** 415° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (415th Technical Services Squadron) *** 515° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (515th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 915° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (915th Maintenance Squadron) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 16° Stormo Protezione delle Forze (16th Force Protection Wing), at
Martina Franca Air Base Martina may refer to: People * Martina (given name), a female form of Martin, including a list of people with the given name Martina * Martina (surname), a surname found in Italy and Curaçao * Martina (empress), the second Empress consort of t ...
*** Battaglione Fucilieri dell'Aria (Air-
Fusilier Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French language, French word ''fusil'' – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has ...
s Battalion) *** Gruppo Addestramento STO/FP (Survive to Operate / Force Protection Training Squadron) *** Centro Cinofili dell’Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Canine Center), at
Grosseto Air Base Grosseto Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Grosseto) is an airport in central Italy, located west of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany. Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Airport is primarily an Italian Air Force (A ...
*** 416° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (916th Technical Services Squadron) *** 516° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (916th Logistic Services Squadron) ** 31° Stormo ''" Carmelo Raiti"'' (31st Wing), at
Rome Ciampino Airport , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...
*** 93° Gruppo (93rd Squadron) with 3× A319CJ, 2×
Falcon 50 The Dassault Falcon 50 is a French super-midsize, long-range business jet, featuring a trijet layout with an S-duct air intake for the central engine. It has the same fuselage cross-section and similar capacity as the earlier twin-engined Falcon ...
*** 306° Gruppo (306th Squadron) with 1× Falcon 900EX, 2× Falcon 900EASy, 4× VH-139A *** 431° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (431st Technical Services Squadron) *** 531° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (531st Logistic Services Squadron) *** 931° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (931st Maintenance Squadron) *** Centro Addestramento Equipaggi (Crew Training Center) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) ** 46ª Brigata Aerea ''"Silvio Angelucci"'' (46th Air Brigade), at Pisa Air Base ( :it:46ª Brigata aerea "Silvio Angelucci") *** 2° Gruppo (2nd Squadron) with
C-130J Super Hercules The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest v ...
*** 50° Gruppo (50th Squadron) with C-130J-30 Super Hercules *** 98° Gruppo (98th Squadron) with
C-27J Spartan The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). It is an advanced derivative of Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27A Spartan in ...
, EC-27J Jedi, MC-27J Praetorian *** 446° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (446th Technical Services Squadron) *** 546° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (546th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 946° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (946th Maintenance Squadron) *** Centro Addestramento Equipaggi (Crew Training Center) *** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) *** Distaccamento Aeroportuale Sarzana Luni (Airport Detachment Sarzana Luni)


1st Special Operations Air Brigade

* 1ª Brigata Aerea Operazioni Speciali ''" Vezio Mezzetti"'' (1st Special Operations Air Brigade), at Furbara Air Base ** 9° Stormo ''"
Francesco Baracca Count Francesco Baracca (9 May 1888 – 19 June 1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem he wore side by side on his plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear hooves in ...
"'' (9th Combat Search and Rescue Wing), at
Grazzanise Air Base Grazzanise Air Base (also known as "Carlo Romagnoli Airport") (ICAO: LIRM) is an Italian Air Force air base south of Grazzanise, in the Province of Caserta in the region of Campania, located about west of Caserta (the airport for this city), and ...
*** 21° Gruppo Volo (21st Squadron) with AB-212 helicopters (to be replaced with AW-101A helicopters) *** Gruppo Fucilieri dell'Aria (Air-
Fusilier Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French language, French word ''fusil'' – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has ...
s Squadron) *** 909° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (909th Maintenance Squadron) ** 17° Stormo Incursori (17th Raider Wing), at Furbara Air Base (Tier-1 Special Forces) *** Gruppo Operativo (Operational Squadron) *** Gruppo Addestramento (Training Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi di Supporto (Support Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company)


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Air Force Logistic Command

The Air Force Logistic Command provides operational units with all the required necessary logistics, combat support and service support functions. * Comando Logistico dell'Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Logistic Command), in Rome ** Divisione Aerea di Sperimentazione Aeronautica e Spaziale (Division of Aeronautical and Space Experimentation - DASAS), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
** 2ª Divisione – Supporto Tecnico Operativo Aeromobili, Armamento e Avionica (2nd Division – Aircraft, Armaments and Avionics Support), in Rome ** 3ª Divisione – Supporto Tecnico Operativo Sistemi Comando e Controllo, Comunicazioni e Telematica (3rd Division – Command and Control, Communication e IT Support), in Rome ** Servizio dei Supporti (Support Service), in Rome ** Servizio di Commissariato e Amministrazione (Commissariat and Administration Service), in Rome ** Servizio Infrastrutture (Infrastructure Service), in Rome ** Servizio Sanitario Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Medical Service), in Rome ** Poligono Sperimentale e di Addestramento Interforze di Salto di Quirra ( Joint Test and Training Range Salto di Quirra), in
Perdasdefogu Perdasdefogu (, ; ; locally also ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. Perdasdefogu borders the following municipalities: Escalapl ...


2nd Division – Aircraft, Armaments and Avionics Support

* 2ª Divisione – Supporto Tecnico Operativo Aeromobili Armamento ed Avionica (2nd Division – Aircraft, Armaments and Avionics Support), in Rome ** 1° Reparto - Supporto Aeromobili (1st Department - Aircraft Support), in Rome *** 1° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (1st Technical Service Detachment), in Caselle to liaison with
Finmeccanica Leonardo S.p.A., formerly Leonardo-Finmeccanica and originally Finmeccanica, is an Italian Multinational corporation, multinational company specialising in Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace, arms industry, defence and Information security, securi ...
*** 2° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (2nd Technical Service Detachment), in
Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...
to liaison with Leonardo S.p.A. *** 3° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (3rd Technical Service Detachment), in Villanova d'Albenga to liaison with
Piaggio Aerospace Piaggio Aerospace, formerly Piaggio Aero Industries, is a multinational aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Villanova d'Albenga, Italy. The company designs, develops, manufactures and maintains aircraft, aero-engines, aerospace ...
*** 4° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (4th Technical Service Detachment), in
Samarate Samarate is a town and '' comune'' located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on February 2, 2009. The ''frazione'' of Cascina Costa houses the h ...
to liaison with
AgustaWestland AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company, when Finmeccanica ...
*** 5° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (5th Technical Service Detachment), in Venezia Tessera *** 6° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (6th Technical Service Detachment), in
Venegono Superiore Venegono Superiore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Varese in the Italy, Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan and about southeast of Varese. Venegono Superiore borders the following municipalities: Binago, C ...
to liaison with
Alenia Aermacchi Alenia Aermacchi was a company active in the aeronautics sector, with offices and plants in Venegono Superiore, Varese, Turin Airport in San Maurizio Canavese, Province of Turin and Pomigliano d'Arco, Province of Naples. From 1 January 2016, ...
*** 7° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (7th Technical Service Detachment), in
Barlassina Barlassina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and south of Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; frenc ...
*** 8° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (8th Technical Service Detachment), in
Campi Bisenzio Campi Bisenzio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence. History The word Campi in the municipality's name stems from the fields which are widespread i ...
to liaison with
SELEX Galileo Selex ES was a subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A., active in the electronics and information technology business, based in Italy and the UK, and formed in January 2013, following Finmeccanica's decision to combine its existing SELEX Elsag and ...
*** 9° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (9th Technical Service Detachment), in
Foligno Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located so ...
to liaison with Officine Meccaniche Aeronautiche *** 10° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (10th Technical Service Detachment), in
Pomezia Pomezia () is a municipality (''comune'') in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central Italy. In 2009 it had a population of about 60,000. History The town was built entirely new near the location of ancient Lavinium on land resulting ...
to liaison with
Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname. The given name and surname originate ...
and Northrop Grumman Italia *** 11° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (11th Technical Service Detachment), in
Frosinone Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...
to liaison with
AgustaWestland AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company, when Finmeccanica ...
*** 12° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (12th Technical Service Detachment), in
Capodichino San Pietro a Patierno is a suburb of Naples, the chief city in Campania, Italy. Geography It is one of the largest suburbs of Naples and is relatively lightly populated compared to surrounding areas, with around 20,000 residents. The district of ...
to liaison with
Tecnam Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam is an Italian aeronautics manufacturer. It was founded in 1986. The company has two primary activities: producing aircraft components for various other manufacturers, and manufacturing its own range of light ai ...
*** 13° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato (13th Technical Service Detachment), in
Brindisi Brindisi ( , ) ; la, Brundisium; grc, Βρεντέσιον, translit=Brentésion; cms, Brunda), group=pron is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Histo ...
to liaison with
Alenia Aeronautica Alenia Aeronautica was an Italian aerospace company. Its subsidiaries included Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali. Alenia Aeronautica was also the part-owner of ATR, a joint venture with European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS ...
,
AgustaWestland AgustaWestland was an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica (now known as Leonardo). It was formed in July 2000 as an Anglo-Italian multinational company, when Finmeccanica ...
and
Avio Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites. Avio operates ...
** 2° Reparto - Supporto Sistemi Avionici e Armamento (2nd Department - Avionic and Armaments Support), in Rome ** Centro Polifunzionale Velivoli Aerotattici (Multifunctional Tactical Aircraft Center - CEPVA), at
Cameri Air Base Cameri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Novara. Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga, Castan ...
*** Comando Aeroporto di Cameri (
Cameri Air Base Cameri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Novara. Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga, Castan ...
Command) **** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) **** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) *** Nucleo Iniziale di Formazione (NIF) JSF (Initial JSF/F-35 Formation Unit) *** 1° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli (1st Aircraft Maintenance Regiment) responsible for Tornado and Eurofighter Typhoon ** 2° Reparto Manutenzione Missili (2nd Missile Maintenance Regiment), at Padua Air Base responsible for air-launched and ground-launched missiles *** Centro Manutenzione Armamento (Weapons Maintenance Center) *** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) ** 3° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli (3rd Aircraft Maintenance Regiment), at
Istrana Air Base Istrana Air Base is a military airport located in Istrana, Veneto, Italy. It is home to the Italian Air Force's 51º Stormo. Overview * 132º Gruppo FBA/RECCE (132nd Fighter Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron) operating AMX International AMX's. * 45 ...
responsible for AMX ** 5° Gruppo Manutenzione Velivoli (5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron), at Capodichino Air Base responsible for air ground equipment ** 6° Reparto Manutenzione Elicotteri (6th Helicopter Maintenance Regiment), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
responsible for helicopters and P.180 Avanti ** 10° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli (10th Aircraft Maintenance Regiment), at Galatina Air Base responsible for
MB-339 The Aermacchi MB-339 is a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Italian aviation company Aermacchi. The MB-339 was developed during the 1970s in response to an Italian Air Force requirement that sought a re ...
and T-345A Trainer ** 11° Reparto Manutenzione Velivoli (11th Aircraft Maintenance Regiment), at Sigonella Air Base responsible for P-72A ASW ** Centro Logistico Polivalente (Multi-use Logistic Center), at Guidonia Air Base *** Gruppo Logistica e Rifornimenti (Logistic and Supply Squadron) *** Gruppo Calibrazione e Sopravvivenza (Calibration and Survival Squadron) ** Centro Logistico Munizionamento e Armamento Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Ammunition and Weapons Logistic Center), in
Orte Orte is a town, ''comune'', former Catholic bishopric and Latin titular see in the province of Viterbo, in the central Italian region of Lazio, located about north of Rome and about east of Viterbo. Geography Orte is situated in the Tiber vall ...
*** Gruppo Logistica e Rifornimenti (Logistic and Supply Squadron) *** Gruppo Efficienza Materiale Armamento (Weapons Materiel Efficiency Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) *** Gruppo Rifornimento Area Nord (Supply Squadron Nord), in
Sanguinetto Sanguinetto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,009 and an area of .All demograp ...
*** Gruppo Rifornimento Area Sud (Supply Squadron South), in
Francavilla Fontana Francavilla Fontana ( Francavillese: ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is also called the town of the "Imperiali", after the Imperiali, a family of feudal lords who ...
** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the International Eurofighter Support Team, at BAE Systems Military Air & Information, in Warton (UK) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the International Eurofighter Support Team, at
EADS CASA Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) was a Spanish aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1923 and began manufacturing aircraft the following year. In 1999 it became a subsidiary of the EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) ...
, in
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
(Spain) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the International Eurofighter Support Team and International Weapon System Support Centre, at
Eurofighter GmbH Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH (''English: Eurofighter fighter aircraft GmbH'') is a multinational company that coordinates the design, production and upgrade of the Eurofighter Typhoon, this includes incorporating the jet engines designed and ...
, in
Hallbergmoos Hallbergmoos is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany. The Isar River flows west of the town. Economy Augsburg Airways, a regional airline, was headquartered in Hallbergmoos until it ceased to exist. The headquarters o ...
(Germany) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the
C-130J The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest v ...
program, at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene County, Ohio, Greene and Montgomery County, Ohio, Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patte ...
, in
Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
(USA)


3rd Division – Command and Control, Communication e IT Support

* 3ª Divisione – Supporto Tecnico Operativo Sistemi Comando e Controllo, Comunicazioni e Telematica (3rd Division – Command and Control, Communication e IT Support), in Rome ** 1° Reparto - Sistemi Difesa Aerea, Assistenza al Volo, Telecomunicazioni (1st Department - Air-defence, Flight Support, and Communication Systems) ** 2° Reparto - Sistemi Automatizzati (2nd Department - Automatic Systems) providing hardware and software support ** Reparto Gestione ed Innovazione Sistemi Comando e Controllo (Command and Control Systems Maintenance and Innovation Regiment - ReGISCC), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
(Manages the air force's classified communication network) *** Gruppo Gestione Sistemi Comando e Controllo (Command and Control Systems Management Squadron) *** Gruppo Innovazione, Sviluppo e Sperimentazione C4-ISR ( C4-ISR Innovations, Development and Experimentation Squadron) ** Reparto Sistemi Informativi Automatizzati (Automatic Information Systems Regiment - ReSIA), in Acquasanta


4th Communication and Air-defence Systems and Flight Support Brigade

* 4ª Brigata Telecomunicazioni e Sistemi per la Difesa Aerea e l’Assistenza al Volo (4th Communication and Air-defence Systems and Flight Support Brigade - 4ª Brigata TLC e Sist. DA/AV), at Latina Air Base ** Gruppo Addestramento e Formazione TLC e Sist. DA/AV (Training and Formation Squadron) ** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** 1° Reparto Tecnico Comunicazioni (1st Technical Communications Regiment), in
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
*** Gruppo Manutenzione (Maintenance Squadron) *** Squadriglia TLC (Communications Flight), at
Decimomannu Air Base Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'') air base located approximately north of Decimomannu a ''comune'' in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. It is a military airport located northwest ...
*** Squadriglia TLC (Communications Flight), at Padua Air Base *** Centro Aeronautica Militare di Montagna (Air Force Mountain Center) on
Monte Cimone Monte Cimone is the highest mountain in the northern Apennines, of Italy. Geography The mountain has an elevation of 2,165 m and is also the highest point in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It encompasses the ''comuni'' of Fiumalbo ...
** 2° Reparto Tecnico Comunicazioni (2nd Technical Communications Regiment), at Bari Air Base *** Gruppo Manutenzione (Maintenance Squadron) *** Squadriglia TLC (Communications Flight), at Ciampino Air Base ** Centro Tecnico per la Meteorologia (Meteorology Technical Center), at Vigna di Valle Airport ** 112ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (112th Remote Radar Station Flight), in Mortara ** 113ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (113th Remote Radar Station Flight), in Lame di Concordia ** 114ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (114th Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Potenza Picena Potenza Picena is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche, about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Macerata. ''Potentia'' was the Roman town situated in the lower Potenza valley, in the ...
** 115ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (115th Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Capo Mele Andora ( lij, Andeua), or Marina di Andora, is a town on the Italian Riviera in the region of Liguria, included in the province of Savona. Geography and climate Andora is situated in the western part of the Italian Riviera between Capo Mele in ...
** 121ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (121st Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Poggio Ballone Castiglione della Pescaia (), regionally simply abbreviated as Castiglione, is an ancient seaside town in the province of Grosseto, in Tuscany, central Italy. The modern city grew around a medieval 12th century fortress ( it, castello) and a large ...
** 123ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (123rd Remote Radar Station Flight), in Capo Frasca ** 131ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (131st Remote Radar Station Flight), in Jacotenente ** 132ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (132nd Remote Radar Station Flight), in Capo Rizzuto ** 133ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (133rd Remote Radar Station Flight), in
San Giovanni Teatino San Giovanni Teatino is a ''comune'' and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Until 1894 this comune was known as Forcabobolina. Situated on a hill overlooking the valley of the river Pescara (Aterno-Pescara), in recent ...
** 134ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (134th Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Lampedusa Lampedusa ( , , ; scn, Lampidusa ; grc, Λοπαδοῦσσα and Λοπαδοῦσα and Λοπαδυῦσσα, Lopadoûssa; mt, Lampeduża) is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The ''comune'' of L ...
** 135ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (135th Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Marsala Marsala (, local ; la, Lilybaeum) is an Italian town located in the Province of Trapani in the westernmost part of Sicily. Marsala is the most populated town in its province and the fifth in Sicily. The town is famous for the docking of Gius ...
** 136ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (136th Remote Radar Station Flight), in
Otranto Otranto (, , ; scn, label= Salentino, Oṭṛàntu; el, label=Griko, Δερεντό, Derentò; grc, Ὑδροῦς, translit=Hudroûs; la, Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertil ...
** 137ª Squadriglia Radar Remota (137th Remote Radar Station Flight), in Mezzogregorio


Services

* Servizio dei Supporti (Support Service), in Rome ** 1° Reparto – Supporto Operativo (1st Department - Operational Support), in Rome *** 3° Stormo, at
Villafranca Air Base Verona Villafranca Airport , also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or ''Villafranca Airport'', is located southwest of Verona, Italy. The airport is situated next to the junction of A4 Milan-Venice and A22 Modena-Brenner motorways. It serves ...
(Out of area air base construction, management and support wing) **** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Mobile Supporto Operativo (Mobile Operational Support Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi di Supporto Operativo (Operational Support Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Autotrasporti (Transport Squadron) **** Gruppo Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Squadron) **** Centro Addestrativo Personale Fuori Area (Out of Area Personnel Training Center) *** Centro Tecnico Rifornimenti (Technical Supply Center), at Fiumicino Air Base **** 1° Gruppo Ricezione e Smistamento (GRS) (1st Reception and Sorting Squadron), in
Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...
**** 2° Gruppo Manutenzione Autoveicoli (2nd Motor-vehicles Maintenance Squadron), in
Forlì Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via E ...
**** 3° Gruppo Manutenzione Autoveicoli (3rd Motor-vehicles Maintenance Squadron), in Mungivacca **** Comando Rete POL (Petroil Oil Lubricant) (POL Network Command), at Parma Air Base manages
NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
's North Italian Pipeline System ** 2° Reparto – Servizio Chimico-Fisico (2nd Department - Chemical-Physical Service), in Rome *** 1° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, at Padua Air Base *** 2° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, at Fiumicino Air Base *** 3° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, in Mungivacca *** 4° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, at Parma Air Base *** 5° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, at
Decimomannu Air Base Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'') air base located approximately north of Decimomannu a ''comune'' in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. It is a military airport located northwest ...
*** 6° Laboratorio Tecnico di Controllo, at Trapani Air Base ** Distaccamento Aeroportuale di Brindisi (Airport Detachment
Brindisi Brindisi ( , ) ; la, Brundisium; grc, Βρεντέσιον, translit=Brentésion; cms, Brunda), group=pron is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Histo ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
MoD Bicester MoD Bicester is a large military storage and distribution centre just outside Bicester in Oxfordshire. History The site dates back to September 1942 when a depot was constructed near Bicester to provide logistical support for operations in Europ ...
(UK) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the
German Air Force The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War a ...
's Weapon System Support Center 1, in
Erding Erding () is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the rural district of the same name. It had a population of 36,469 in 2019. The original Erdinger Weissbier is a well-known Bavarian specialty. Erding is located around 31 kilometers nor ...
(Germany) (
Turbo-Union RB199 The Turbo-Union RB199 is a turbofan jet engine designed and built in the early 1970s by Turbo-Union, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, MTU and Aeritalia. The only production application was the Panavia Tornado. Design and development The ...
and
Eurojet EJ200 The Eurojet EJ200 is a military low-bypass turbofan used as the powerplant of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The engine is largely based on the Rolls-Royce XG-40 technology demonstrator, which was developed in the 1980s. The EJ200 is built by the ...
engines maintenance) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
Torrejón Air Base Torrejón Air Base (Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz) is both a major Spanish Air and Space Force base and the co-located Madrid–Torrejón Airport, a secondary civilian airport for the city and metropolitan area of Madrid, east-northeast of th ...
(Spain) * Servizio di Commissariato e Amministrazione (Commissariat and Administration Service), in Rome ** 1° Reparto – Commissariato (1st Department - Commissariat), provisioning, clothing, personal equipment department ** 2° Reparto – Amministrazione (2nd Department - Administration), human resources department * Servizio Infrastrutture (Infrastructure Service), in Rome ** 1° Reparto – Programmi (1st Department - Planning) ** 2° Reparto – Lavori (2nd Department - Construction) ** 1° Reparto Genio Aeronautica Militare (1st Air Force Engineer Regiment), at
Villafranca Air Base Verona Villafranca Airport , also known as Valerio Catullo Airport or ''Villafranca Airport'', is located southwest of Verona, Italy. The airport is situated next to the junction of A4 Milan-Venice and A22 Modena-Brenner motorways. It serves ...
*** 27° Gruppo Genio Campale (27th Field Engineer Squadron), at Villafranca Air Base *** 102° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (102nd Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Ghedi Air Base Ghedi Air Base ( it, Base aerea di Ghedi, ) is a base of the Italian Air Force in Ghedi, about 15 kilometres from Brescia, northern Italy. It is home to the 6º Stormo of the Italian Air Force with the 102º Gruppo (''Papero''), il 154º Gruppo ...
*** 106° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (106th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at Parma Air Base *** 108° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (108th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Istrana Air Base Istrana Air Base is a military airport located in Istrana, Veneto, Italy. It is home to the Italian Air Force's 51º Stormo. Overview * 132º Gruppo FBA/RECCE (132nd Fighter Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron) operating AMX International AMX's. * 45 ...
*** 113° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (113th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), in
Poggio Renatico Poggio Renatico ( Poggese: ; Ferrarese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northeast of Bologna and about southwest of Ferrara. Poggio Renatico borders on the follo ...
** 2° Reparto Genio Aeronautica Militare (2nd Air Force Engineer Regiment), at Ciampino Air Base *** 8° Gruppo Genio Campale (8th Field Engineer Squadron), at Ciampino Air Base *** 201° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (201st Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at Pisa Air Base *** 205° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (205th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Decimomannu Air Base Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'') air base located approximately north of Decimomannu a ''comune'' in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. It is a military airport located northwest ...
*** 208° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (208th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
*** 209° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (209th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Grosseto Air Base Grosseto Airport ( it, Aeroporto di Grosseto) is an airport in central Italy, located west of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany. Although it is classified as a "joint use" facility, Grosseto Airport is primarily an Italian Air Force (A ...
** 3° Reparto Genio Aeronautica Militare (3rd Air Force Engineer Regiment), at Bari Air Base *** 16° Gruppo Genio Campale (16th Field Engineer Squadron), at Bari Air Base *** 301° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (301st Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Amendola Air Base Amendola Air Base (ICAO: LIBA) is a military airfield of the Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare). It is the home of 32nd Wing. Overview Amendola Air Base was primarily a training base for pilots of the AMX International AMX ground atta ...
*** 302° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (302nd Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at
Gioia del Colle Air Base Gioia del Colle Air Base is an Italian Air Force ( Aeronautica Militare) base located in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, located approximately 1 km south-southeast of Gioia del Colle. World War II During World War II the air base was ...
*** 304° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (304th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), at Sigonella Air Base *** 308° Servizio Tecnico Distaccato Infrastrutture (308th Detached Infrastructure Technical Service), in
Pozzuoli Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula. History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικα ...
* Servizio Sanitario Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Medical Service), in Rome ** Commissione Sanitaria di Appello (Medical Examination Commission), in Rome ** Istituto Perfezionamento Addestramento Medicina Aeronautica e Spaziale (Aeronautical and Space Medicine Training Institute), in Rome ** Infermeria Principale (Main Pharmacy), at Pratica di Mare Air Base ** Istituto di Medicina Aerospaziale dell'A.M. di Milano (Air Force Medical Institute, Milan) ** Istituto di Medicina Aerospaziale dell'A.M. di Roma (Air Force Medical Institute, Rome) *** Centro Aeromedico Psicofisiologico (Air-medical Psychophysiological Center), at Bari Air Base *** Dipartimento Militare di Medicina Legale dell'Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Forensic Medicine Military Department), at Bari Air Base


Flight Test Center

* Centro Sperimentale di Volo (Flight Test Center), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
** Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Test Flight Department) *** 311° Gruppo Volo (311th Squadron) with various types of aircraft *** Gruppo Tecnico (Technical Squadron) *** Gruppo Gestione Software (Software Management Squadron) *** Gruppo Ingegneria per l’Aero-Spazio (Aero-Space Engineering Squadron) *** Gruppo Armamento e Contromisure (Weapons and Countermeasures Squadron) ** Reparto Tecnologie Materiali Aeronautici e Spaziali (Air and Space Technologies and Materials Department - RTMAS) *** Gruppo Materiali Strutturali (Structural Materials Squadron) *** Gruppo Materiali di Consumo (Fuel Materials Squadron) *** Gruppo Indagini Balistiche (Ballistic Research Squadron) *** Gruppo Indagini Tecniche (Technical Research Squadron) *** Gruppo Analisi e prove Chimiche e Fisiche (Chemical and Physical Analysis and Test Squadron) ** Reparto Medicina Aeronautica e Spaziale (Air and Space Medicine Department - RMAS) *** Gruppo Alta Quota ed Ambienti Estremi (High Altitude and Extreme Environments Squadron) *** Gruppo Biodinamica (Biodynamic Squadron) *** Gruppo Fattori Umani (Human Factor Squadron) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at the
École du personnel navigant d'essais et de réception EPNER (''École du personnel navigant d’essais et de réception'') is the French test pilot school, based on the Istres Le Tube Airbase, France. One of the five main test pilot schools in the western hemisphere, EPNER maintains close links with ...
(EPNER), at
Istres-Le Tubé Air Base Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (french: Base Aérienne 125 or BA 125) is a large multi-role tasked French Air and Space Force base located near Istres, northwest of Marseille, France. The airport facilities are also known as Istres - Le Tubé (I ...
(France)


Joint Test and Training Range

* Poligono Sperimentale e di Addestramento Interforze di Salto di Quirra ( Joint Test and Training Range Salto di Quirra), in
Perdasdefogu Perdasdefogu (, ; ; locally also ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. Perdasdefogu borders the following municipalities: Escalapl ...
** Gruppo Impiego Operativo (Operational Squadron) with NH-500E and AB-212 helicopters (the latter to be replaced with AW-139A) ** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron)] ** Reparto Sperimentale e di Standardizzazione al Tiro Aereo (Air Firing Test and Standardization Regiment), at
Decimomannu Air Base Decimomannu Air Base is an Italian Air Force (''Aeronautica Militare'') air base located approximately north of Decimomannu a ''comune'' in the Province of Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy. It is a military airport located northwest ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) *** Centro Aeronautica Militare Sperimentale e di Standardizzazione al Tiro Aereo (Air Force Air Firing Test and Standardization Center) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Distaccamento Capo San Lorenzo (Capo San Lorenzo Detachment), in
Villaputzu Villaputzu ( sro, Bidda de Putzi or ) is a municipality in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region and island of Sardinia, located about northeast of the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is located in a short plain at the mouth of the ...
** Poligono Capo Frasca (Capo Frasca Training Range), in Arbus


1st Air Region

The 1st Air Region provides territorial functions and liaisons with communal, provincial and regional administrations, in the North of Italy. * 1ª Regione Aerea (1st Air Region), in Milan ** Comando Aeroporto / Quartier Generale della 1ª Regione Aerea - Linate (Air Base Command / Headquarters 1st Air Region), at Linate Air Base *** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) *** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Centro Logistico di Supporto Areale / Istituto “U. Maddalena” (Area Logistic Support Center / "U. Maddalena" Institute), in Cadimare *** Istituto "Umberto Maddalena" ("Umberto Maddalena" High School) *** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) ** Distaccamento Aeronautica Militare di Capo Mele (Air Force Detachment
Capo Mele Andora ( lij, Andeua), or Marina di Andora, is a town on the Italian Riviera in the region of Liguria, included in the province of Savona. Geography and climate Andora is situated in the western part of the Italian Riviera between Capo Mele in ...
) ** Distaccamento Aeroportuale Dobbiaco ( Airport Detachment Toblach)


Air Force Schools Command - 3rd Air Region

The Air Force Schools Command - 3rd Air Region is based in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
and responsible for the formation and training of all members of the Aeronautica Militare, and also provides territorial functions and liaisons with communal, provincial and regional administrations in the South of Italy. * Comando Scuole dell'Aeronautica Militare - 3ª Regione Aerea (Air Force Schools Command - 3rd Air Region CSAM/3ªRA), in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
** Accademia Aeronautica (Air Force Academy), in
Pozzuoli Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula. History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικα ...
*** Reparto Servizi Tecnici Generali (General Technical Services Regiment) **** Gruppo Servizi Tecnici (Technical Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi Vari (Various Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Telematico (Telematic Squadron) **** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) *** Centro di Formazione Aviation English (Aviation English Formation Center), in Loreto **** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) **** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) ** Istituto di Scienze Militari Aeronautiche (Military Aeronautical Sciences Institute), in
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
*** Reparto Servizi Tecnici Generali (General Technical Services Regiment) **** Gruppo Servizi Tecnici (Technical Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi Vari (Various Services Squadron) **** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) *** Scuola Militare Aeronautica ''Giulio Douhet'' (Military Aeronautical High School ''Giulio Douhet''), in
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
** Scuola Marescialli Aeronautica Militare / Comando Aeroporto Viterbo (Air Force Non Commissioned Officers School / Airport Command Viterbo), in
Viterbo Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history. ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) ** Scuola Specialisti Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Specialists School), in
Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) ** Scuola Volontari Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Volunteers School), in
Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...
*** Gruppo Servizi Generali (General Services Squadron) *** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) ** Scuola di Aerocooperazione (Air-cooperation School – an inter-service coordination & training center), in
Guidonia Montecelio Guidonia Montecelio (), commonly known as Guidonia, is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, central Italy. Geography The municipality of Guidonia Montecelio, formed by the main towns of Guidonia and Montecelio, l ...
(50% air force staffed) ** Vice Comandante (Air Force Schools Command - Deputy Commander) *** Quartier Generale CSAM/3ªRA (Headquarters CSAM/3ªRA), in
Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
**** Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (Technical Services Squadron) **** Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (Logistic Services Squadron) **** Plotone Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Platoon) *** Centro di Selezione Aeronautica Militare (Air Force Selection Center), in Guidonia Montecelio *** Distaccamento Aeroportuale Alghero (Airport Detachment
Alghero Alghero (; ca, label= Alguerese, L'Alguer ; sc, S'Alighèra ; sdc, L'Aliera ) is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northwestern Sardinia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. The city's name comes from ...
) *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Monte Scuro (Aeronautical Detachment Monte Scuro) **** Centro di Sopravvivenza, in Montagna (Mountain Survival Center) *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Otranto (Aeronautical Detachment
Otranto Otranto (, , ; scn, label= Salentino, Oṭṛàntu; el, label=Griko, Δερεντό, Derentò; grc, Ὑδροῦς, translit=Hudroûs; la, Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertil ...
) *** Distaccamento Aeronautico Siracusa (Aeronautical Detachment Syracuse) ** Centro Addestramento Equipaggi - Multi Crew (Crew Training Center - Multi Crew, for other armed services, police forces, and government agencies), at
Pratica di Mare Air Base Pratica di Mare Air Base is a military airport of the Italian Air Force, located in Pomezia, Lazio, southwest of Rome. It was first opened in 1937, and in 1957, it was named after Colonnello Mario de Bernardi. It is one of the largest Italian a ...
*** 204° Gruppo Volo (204th Squadron) with P.180 Avanti *** Gruppo Istruzione Professionale (Professional Training Squadron) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
Kalamata Air Base Kalamata International Airport ( el, Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Καλαμάτας) "Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos" is an airport in the city of Kalamata, Greece. It mainly receives flights during the summer. In March 2013, ...
(Greece), at the
Hellenic Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label ...
's 120th Training Wing ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
Sheppard Air Force Base Sheppard Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is the largest training base and most diversified in Air Educati ...
(USA), at the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Programm ** 60° Stormo (60th (Glider) Wing), in Guidonia Montecelio *** Gruppo di Volo a Vela (Glider Squadron) with G103 Twin Astir II, Nimbus-4D, Nimbus 4M and
LAK-17 The LAK-17 is a Lithuanian single-seat sailplane that was designed at the Lithuanian Aero Club ( lt, Lietuviškos aviacinės konstrukcijos or LAK), and is manufactured by Sportinė Aviacija. Design and development The LAK-17 is designed to me ...
A gliders, S.208M, MB-339A and MB-339CDII planes, and NH-500E helicopters *** 460° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (460th Technical Services Squadron) *** 560° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (560th Logistic Services Squadron) *** Servizio Efficienza Aeromobili (Maintenance Service) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** 61° Stormo (61st (Jet Training) Wing), at Galatina Air Base *** 212° Gruppo Volo (212nd Squadron) with M-346A Master *** 213° Gruppo Volo (213rd Squadron) with MB-339CDII, being replaced by T-345A Trainer *** 214° Gruppo Volo (214th Squadron) training navigators and weapon officers MB-339A, planned to be replaced by T-345A Trainer *** 461° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (461st Technical Services Squadron) *** 561° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (561st Logistic Services Squadron) *** 961° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (961st Maintenance Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** Italian Air Force Delegation, at
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(France), at the
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's 8e Escadre de Chasse ** 70° Stormo ''Giulio Cesare Graziani'' (70th (Basic Training) Wing), at Latina Air Base *** 207° Gruppo Volo (207th Squadron) with SF.260EA and P.180 Avanti *** Gruppo Istruzione Professionale (Professional Training Squadron) *** 470° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (470th Technical Services Squadron) *** 570° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (570th Logistic Services Squadron) *** 970° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (970th Maintenance Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company) ** 72° Stormo (72nd (Helicopter Training) Wing), at Frosinone Air Base *** 208° Gruppo Volo (208th Squadron) with NH-500E and AW-139A *** Gruppo Istruzione Professionale (Professional Training Squadron) *** 472° Gruppo Servizi Tecnico-Operativi (472nd Technical Services Squadron) *** 572° Gruppo Servizi Logistico-Operativi (572nd Logistic Services Squadron) *** 972° Gruppo Efficienza Aeromobili (972nd Maintenance Squadron) *** Compagnia Protezione delle Forze (Force Protection Company)


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Military of Italy A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
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Carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign polic ...
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Guardia di Finanza The ''Guardia di Finanza'' (G. di F. or GdF) () (English: literal: ''Guard of Finance'', paraphrased: ''Financial Police'' or ''Financial Guard'') is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. ...
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Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...
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Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...
* Structure of the Italian Army


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External links


Aeronautica Militare web page
{{Authority control Military units and formations established in 1923 Aeronautica Militare 1923 establishments in Italy Structure of contemporary air forces