Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"

Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"
Brigata Meccanizzata "Aosta"
Coat of Arms of the Mechanized Brigade "Aosta"
Active25 October 1831 – today
CountryItaly
BranchItalian Army
RoleInfantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision "Acqui"
Garrison/HQMessina
Colorsred
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Bosnia SFOR
Kosovo KFOR
Afghanistan ISAF
Iraq Multinational force in Iraq
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Roberto Perretti

The Mechanized Brigade "Aosta" (Italian: Brigata Meccanizzata "Aosta") is a mechanized infantry brigade of the Italian Army based on the island of Sicily. The Brigade is one of the oldest of the Italian Army and the name connects the brigade to its original area of recruitment the Aosta Valley and therefore the brigade's coat of arms is modeled after the coat of arms of Aosta. The brigade is part of the Division "Acqui".