| 5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel" | |
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| 5° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Rigel" | |
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| Active | 1 Jan. 1976 — today |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch | Italian Army |
| Type | Army Aviation |
| Part of | Airmobile Brigade "Friuli" |
| Garrison/HQ | Casarsa Airport |
| Motto(s) | "Il mio spirt atôr ti svole" |
| Anniversaries | 10 May 1953 - Founding of the Italian Army Aviation |
| Decorations |     1x Military Order of Italy 2x Silver Medals of Army Valor[1] 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valor 1x Silver Medal of Civil Valor[2] |
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| Army Aviation gorget patches |  |
The 5th Army Aviation Regiment "Rigel" (Italian: 5° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Rigel") is an Italian Army regiment based at Casarsa Airport in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The regiment is part of the army aviation and assigned to the Airmobile Brigade "Friuli". Formed in 1976 as support unit of the V Army Corps the regiment is the oldest and highest decorated Italian aviation regiment. The regiment, together with the 7th Army Aviation Regiment "Vega", constitutes the Italian Army's combat aviation and tactical lift capability.[3][4][5]
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- ^ "5° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Rigel" - Il Medagliere". Italian Army. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "5° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Rigel"". Italian Army. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "5° Reggimento Aviazione dell'Esercito "Rigel" - La Storia". Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ F. dell'Uomo, R. Puletti (1998). L'Esercito Italiano verso il 2000 - Vol. Primo - Tomo II. Rome: SME - Ufficio Storico. p. 347.