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Italian Air Force
*Aeronautica Militare*
Italian Air Force; Aeronautica Militare
	Coat of Arms of the Italian Air Force
Active	28 March 1923 – present
Country	Italy
Type	Air Force
Size	42,935 active personnel
Part of	Italian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rome
Patron	Virgin Mary of Loreto
Motto	Virtute siderum tenus
Colors	Azure
March	?
Engagements	Second Italo-Abyssinian War; Spanish Civil War; Italian invasion of Albania; World War II; Gulf War; Bosnian War; Kosovo War; Afghanistan War; Iraq War
Decorations	1 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Savoy; 3 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Italy; 2 Gold Medal of Military Valor; 5 Silver Medal of Military Valor; 1 War Cross of Military Valor; 1 Gold Medal of Air Force Valor; 1 Silver Medal of Civil Valor; 2 Gold Medal of Merit for Public Health; 1 Silver Medal of Merit of Red Cross
Website	www.aeronautica.difesa.it
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Gen. Giuseppe Bernardis
Deputy Chief	Gen. Maurizio Lodovisi
Notable; commanders	Pier Ruggero Piccio; Giulio Douhet; Amedeo Mecozzi; Francesco Pricolo; Italo Balbo
Insignia
Roundel

Italian Navy
*Marina Militare*
Italian Navy; Marina Militare
	Coat of Arms of the Italian Navy
Active	17 March 1861 – present
Country	Italy
Type	Navy
Size	34,000 active personnel; 3,234 reserve personnel
Part of	Italian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rome
Patron	Saint Barbara
Motto	Patria e onore
Colors	Blue and white
March	?
Anniversaries	10 June (sinking of SMS Szent István)
Engagements	Third Italian War of Independence; Boxer Rebellion; Italo-Turkish War; World War I; Spanish Civil War; Italian invasion of Albania; World War II; Kosovo War; Afghanistan War; Iraq War
Decorations	1 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Savoy; 3 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Italy; 2 Gold Medal of Military Valor; 1 Silver Medal of Military Valor; 1 Gold Medal of Merit for Public Health
Website	www.marina.difesa.it
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Adm. Bruno Branciforte
Deputy Chief	Adm. Andrea Campregher
Notable; commanders	Paolo Thaon di Revel; Luigi Rizzo; Angelo Iachino; Domenico Cavagnari; Arturo Riccardi; Inigo Campioni; Carlo Bergamini
Insignia
Naval jack

Italian Army
*Esercito Italiano*
Italian Army; Esercito Italiano
	Coat of Arms of the Italian Army
Active	4 May 1861 – present
Country	Italy
Type	Army
Size	108,300 active personnel; 38,284 reserve personnel
Part of	Italian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rome
Motto	Salus rei publicae suprema lex esto
March	?
Anniversaries	4 November (Bollettino della Vittoria)
Engagements	Third Italian War of Independence; Capture of Rome; First Italo-Abyssinian War; Italo-Turkish War; World War I; Second Italo-Abyssinian War; Spanish Civil War; Italian invasion of Albania; World War II; Afghanistan War; Iraq War
Decorations	3 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Italy; 1 Gold Medal of Military Valor; 2 Gold Medal of Civil Valor; 2 Silver Medal of Civil Valor; 1 Silver Medal of Civil Merit
Website	www.esercito.difesa.it
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Gen. Giuseppe Valotto
Deputy Chief	Gen. Domenico Rossi
Notable; commanders	Giuseppe Garibaldi; Armando Diaz; Luigi Cadorna; Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta; Enrico Caviglia; Ettore Bastico; Ugo Cavallero; Pietro Badoglio; Rodolfo Graziani; Giovanni Messe

Active4 May 1861 – present

CountryItaly

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Corps of Carabineers Arma dei Carabinieri
Coat of Arms of the Carabinieri
Active	13 July 1814 – present
Country	Italy
Type	Gendarmerie
Size	107,967 active personnel^[1]
Part of	Italian Armed Forces
Headquarters	Rome
Nickname	La Benemerita
Patron	Virgo Fidelis
Motto	Nei secoli fedele
Colors	Red and blue
March	La Fedelissima
Anniversaries	5 June (first G.M. of Military Valor)
Engagements	Hundred Days First Italian War of Independence Crimean War Second Italian War of Independence Third Italian War of Independence Capture of Rome First Italo-Abyssinian War Italo-Turkish War World War I Second Italo-Abyssinian War Spanish Civil War Italian invasion of Albania World War II Afghanistan War Iraq War
Decorations	5 Knight's Cross of M.O. of Italy 3 Gold Medal of Military Valor 5 Silver Medal of Military Valor 4 Bronze Medal of Military Valor 2 War Cross of Military Valor 3 Gold Medal of Army Valor 7 Gold Medal of Civil Valor 1 Silver Medal of Civil Valor 6 Gold Medal of Merit for Public Health 4 Gold Medal of Merit for Arts 2 Gold Medal of Merit for Environment
Website	www.carabinieri.it
Commanders
General Chief	Gen. Leonardo Gallitelli
Deputy Chief	Gen. Corrado Borruso
Chief of Staff	Gen. Arturo Esposito
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Italian Armed Forces
Forze Armate Italiane (FF.AA.)
Coat of Arms of the Italian Defence Staff
Founded	4 May 1861
Service branches	Esercito Italiano (Army) Marina Militare (Navy) Aeronautica Militare (Air Force) Carabinieri (Gendarmerie)
Headquarters	Rome
Leadership
Commander-in-chief	Giorgio Napolitano
Minister of Defence	Ignazio La Russa
Chief of Defence	Gen. Vincenzo Camporini
Personnel
Military age	18 years of age
Conscription	voluntary (since 2003)
Active personnel	293,202^[1] (ranked 18th)
Reserve personnel	41,867^[1]
Deployed personnel	8,450^[1]
Expenditure
Budget	€20,364 mil. (2010)^[2]
Percent of GDP	0.914%^[2]
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Avio Beretta Breda CNH Industrial Fincantieri Finmeccanica Fiocchi Munizioni Intermarine Piaggio Aerospace
Foreign suppliers	European Union United States Israel
Annual imports	€1,168 mil. (2009)^[3]
Annual exports	€6,735 mil. (2009)^[3]
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History	Military history of Italy Regio Esercito Regia Marina Regia Aeronautica
Ranks	Italian Army ranks Italian Navy ranks Italian Air Force ranks

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