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COMSUBIN

COMSUBIN (Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori Teseo Tesei) is the premier Italian combat frogmen force and one of the Italian special forces. In former times it was called Decima Flottiglia MAS (X MAS). Early History Italy was the first nation to use frogmen and human torpedoes. Great Britain and Germany soon followed. Italy's frogman group originated in ... FULL STORY

9th Parachutist Assault Regiment (Col Moschin)

The 9th Parachutist Assault Regiment, also known as Col Moschin. It is the fiore all'occhiello or proudest unit of the current Italian Army — in part due to its distinguished history, but also due to the arduous training which members must undertake. It's motto is Della Folgore L'impeto — which roughly translated is With the ... FULL STORY

Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (NOCS)

The Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (Central Security Operations Service, NOCS) is a special operations division of the Italian police.   History In the 1974 the Chief of the Polizia di Stato Anti-Terrorism Bureau, Emilio Santillo, announced the necessity to establish a tactical unit with the capability to arrest known terrorists and to support the local counter-terrorism field ... FULL STORY

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