Operational Land Forces Support Command
| Operational Land Forces Support Command | |
|---|---|
| Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto | |
 Coat of arms of the Operational Land Forces Support Command | |
| Active | 1 October 2016 - present |
| Country |  Italy |
| Branch |  Italian Army |
| Role | Combat support Combat service support |
| Size | 16,000 troops ca. |
| Part of | Staff of the Italian Army |
| Seat | Palazzo Carli, Verona |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Gen. C.A. Giuseppenicola Tota |
| Notable commanders | Alberto Ficuciello |
The Operational Land Forces Support Command (Template:Lang-it, COMFOTER SUPPORTO) is a major subdivision of the Italian Army tasked with providing support resources to the Operational Land Forces Command.[1]
History
The Operational Land Forces Support Command was established on 1 October 2016 after the splitting of the Operational Land Forces Command in the Operational Land Forces Command - Army Operational Command (COMFOTER - COE) and in the Operational Land Forces Support Command itself.[2][3]
Commanders
In its various configurations, the COMFOTER SUPPORTO has had a total of ten Commanders:[4]
- Ten. Gen. Alberto Ficuciello (2001 - 2003);
- Ten. Gen. Antonio Quintana (2003 - 2003);
- Gen. C.A. Cosimo D'Arrigo (2003 - 2005);
- Gen. C.A. Bruno Iob (2005 - 2008);
- Gen. C.A. Armando Novelli (2008 - 2010);
- Gen. C.A. Francesco Tarricone (2010 - 2012);
- Gen. C.A. Roberto Bernardini (2012 - 2014);
- Gen. C.A. Alberto Primicerj (2014 - 2016);
- Gen. C.A. Amedeo Sperotto (2016 - 2018);[3][5][6]
- Gen. C.A. Giuseppenicola Tota (2018 - present).[6][7][8]
Mission
The Operational Land Forces Support Command is a management, coordination and control body of the tactical and logistic support Commands and Units of the Italian Army.[1] The Command is also responsible for the preparation of these Units and Commands, subject to an operational use both nationally and internationally.[1]
Organization
The Command directly depends on the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army and is based in Verona.[1]
The commands employed by COMFOTER SUPPORTO are at the brigade level:[1]
Anti-aircraft Artillery Command (Sabaudia);
Artillery Command (Bracciano);
Engineering Command (Rome);
Signal Command (Rome);
Tactical Intelligence Brigade (Anzio);
Logistic supports Command (Rome).
The Command controls a total of approximately 16,000 troops.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto - Esercito Italiano". www.esercito.difesa.it (in Italian). Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri e Comando Operativo Esercito - Esercito Italiano". www.esercito.difesa.it (in Italian). Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b Casoli, Paola (3 October 2016). "COMFOTER: cambio comando, al gen Primicerj subentra il collega Sperotto. E il COMFOTER si trasforma in comando di supporto". Paola Casoli Blog (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "I Comandanti - Esercito Italiano". www.esercito.difesa.it (in Italian). Esercito Italiano. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Casoli, Paola (28 September 2016). "COMFOTER, cambio al vertice: il gen Primicerj cede il comando al collega Sperotto". Paola Casoli Blog (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Passaggio di consegne al comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto". Difesa Online (in Italian). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Cannataro, Francesca (4 July 2018). "Il Generale Giuseppenicola Tota prende il Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto". Report Difesa (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Casoli, Paola (4 July 2018). "COMFOTER SPT: la cerimonia del passaggio di consegne tra il gen Sperotto e il gen Tota". Paola Casoli Blog (in Italian).