7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"

7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"
7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona"
Regimental coat of arms
Active	17 June 1860 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Artillery Command
Garrison/HQ	Civitavecchia
Motto(s)	"Col ferro e col fuoco contro il nemico"
Anniversaries	15 June 1918 - Second Battle of the Piave River 1 July 1923 - Military Chemical Service founding
Decorations	1x Bronze Medal of Military Valour 1x War Cross of Military Valour 1x Gold Cross of Army Merit
Insignia
Regimental gorget patches

The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" (Italian: 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in CBRN defense. Originally a unit of the army's artillery arm the regiment reformed as 7th NBC Defense Regiment "Cremona" on 31 December 1998 and is since then designated as a multi-arms unit. Today the regiment is based in Civitavecchia in Lazio and administratively assigned to the Artillery Command.

Current Structure

As of 2019 the 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" consists of:

• Regimental Command, in Civitavecchia
  • Command and Logistic Support Company
  • CBRN Defense Battalion
    • 1st CBRN Defense Company
    • 2nd CBRN Defense Company
    • 3rd CBRN Defense Company
    • 4th CBRN Defense Company
    • 5th CBRN Defense Company

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VAB armoured personnel carriers in the CBRN configuration.

External links

• Italian Army Website: 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona"