Army Special Forces Command (Italy)

Army Special Forces Command
Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito
Coat of Arms of the Army Special Forces Command
Active19 September 2014 - present
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
RoleSpecial Forces
SizeBrigade
Part ofCOMFOTER COE
Garrison/HQPisa

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]

  1. ^ General Claudio Graziano (2013). "Un nuovo anno per un nuovo Esercito" (PDF). Rivista Militare (1): 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 16 June 2024.