| Joint Operations Headquarters | |
|---|---|
| Comando Operativo di Vertice Interforze | |
| Active | 10 December 1998 - Present |
| Country |  Italy |
| Role | Joint operations |
| Part of | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Stemma_dello_Stato_Maggiore_della_Difesa_italiano.svg){kind=small} Defence Staff |
| Garrison/HQ | Centocelle Airport |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Gen. C.A. I.S. Francesco Paolo Figliuolo |
| Deputy Commander | Gen. S.A. Silvano Frigerio |
| Chief of Staff | Amm. Div. Valter Zappellini |
The Joint Operations Headquarters (Italian: Comando Operativo di Vertice Interforze, COVI) is the Italian joint operational command directly reporting to the Chief of the Defence Staff. This command exercises the planning, coordination and direction of the military operations of the Italian armed forces, and on joint and multinational exercises and all activities connected to them. Through the COVI, the Chief of the Defence Staff is able to exercise his functions as Operational Commander of the Armed Forces.[1]
- ^ "INTERVISTA AL COMANDANTE DEL COMANDO OPERATIVO DI VERTICE INTERFORZE". Airholic.it (in Italian). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.