Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup

Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup^[1]
Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
Active	23 November 1998
Country	Italy; Spain; Portugal; Greece
Allegiance	European Union
Branch	EU Battlegroup
Type	Marines
Role	Air assault; Airlift; Amphibious reconnaissance; Amphibious warfare; Anti-aircraft warfare; Anti-tank warfare; Armoured warfare; Artillery observer; Bomb disposal; CBRN defense; Close-quarters combat; Cold-weather warfare; Combined arms; Counter-battery fire; Counterinsurgency; Demining; Demolition; Desert warfare; Direct fire; Fire support; Force protection; Forward air control; HUMINT; Indirect fire; Intelligence assessment; ISTAR; Maneuver warfare; Medical evacuation; Military engineering; Military logistics; Mountain warfare; Naval boarding; Patrolling; Raiding; Reconnaissance; SIGINT; Special reconnaissance; Tactical communications; Tactical emergency medical services; Tracking; Urban warfare
Size	Regiment (1500)
Part of	Common Security and Defence Policy
Garrison/HQ	HQ:; Brindisi, Italy; Rota, Spain

The Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup^[1]^[2]^[3] is one of 18 European Union battlegroups. It is formed by the Spanish–Italian Landing Force (SILF) of the Spanish–Italian Amphibious Force (SIAF Spanish: Fuerza Anfibia Hispano-Italiana; Italian: Forza Anfibia Italo-Spagnola). It consists of 1500 Marines with manpower contributed from the participating countries. From January until June 2009, it was on the EU Battlegroup standby roster.^[1]

Order of battle

The unit uses a modular organization.

SILF

The primary core of the unit is made up by:

the Italian San Marco Marine Brigade.
the Spanish Brigada de Infantería de Marina (BRIMAR of the Spanish Marines)

SIAF

It also has attached units from the Italian and Spanish Navies:

Aircraft Carriers:
- Cavour
LHA
- L-61 Juan Carlos I
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
Landing Ships:
- L-51 Galicia
- L-52 Castilla
- L-9892 San Giorgio
- L-9893 San Marco
- L-9894 San Giusto

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Volpi, Valerio (2011). Why Europe Will Not Run the 21st Century: Reflections on the Need for a New European Federation. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1443830522. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ Charles Heyman (2011), The Armed Forces of the European Union, 2012-2013, p. 119. Casemate Publishers.
^ Bonaiuti, Chiara; Lodovisi, Achille (2010). Sicurezza, controllo e finanza. Le nuove dimensioni del mercato degli armamenti (in Italian). Milan: Editoriale Jaca Book. p. 273. ISBN 978-8816409279. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

External links

Fuerza Anfibia Hispano Italiana (SIAF) (Spanish Defence Ministry)
Forza Anfibia Italo-Spagnola (SIAF) (Italian Defence Ministry)

[Volpi-1] Volpi, Valerio (2011). Why Europe Will Not Run the 21st Century: Reflections on the Need for a New European Federation. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1443830522. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[2] Charles Heyman (2011), The Armed Forces of the European Union, 2012-2013, p. 119. Casemate Publishers.

[3] Bonaiuti, Chiara; Lodovisi, Achille (2010). Sicurezza, controllo e finanza. Le nuove dimensioni del mercato degli armamenti (in Italian). Milan: Editoriale Jaca Book. p. 273. ISBN 978-8816409279. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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