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In 2010, Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta became the first living Medal of Honor recipient in nearly 40 years.  Those who receive the coveted honor usually say their teammates share in the honor, and Giunta was no exception. In fact, he recently gave the medal to the brigade with whom he served, saying it belonged to all of them.  Giunta was born J...

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American and Italian first responders gathered at headquarters, United States Army Garrison Italy April 12 to walk through an active-shooter scenario where teamwork is necessary to defuse a tense life-or-death situation. This type of training has become a necessity for emergency personnel. “In the past several years, attacks in school have been lar...

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During their meeting in Rome yesterday, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti discussed the close U.S.-Italian defense partnership that is built upon a long history of mutual respect and shared values, as well as robust cooperation bilaterally and through NATO, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said...

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Si chiama Emanuele Lo Schiavo l’Ufficiale della Marina Militare che ha conseguito la seconda migliore prestazione nella storia della U.S. Navy. A darne notizia è il Ministero della Difesa, spiegando che il Guardiamarina – Ufficiale Palombaro del Gruppo Operativo Subacquei (G.O.S.)- ha conseguito la seconda migliore prestazione nella storia della Ma...

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Italy’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II final assembly and check out (FACO) facility in Cameri has delivered eight F-35As. Lockheed Martin said four currently reside at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona for international pilot training, while the other half are at an air base on the Adriatic coast. Italy’s FACO recently became one step closer to bei...

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The top general in Italy’s armed forces was elected Tuesday to lead the EU’s highest military body as the bloc gears up for greater integration of defense and security initiatives.The general, Claudio Graziano, has served as chief of the Italian Defense General Staff since March 2015. He was selected by the EU’s chiefs of defense to be the next cha...

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti at the Pentagon today to discuss the robust U.S.-Italian defense partnership, cooperation at NATO, and joint efforts in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Libya, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White said in a readout following the meeting. ‎ Mattis specifically thanke...

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“A lasting success in the war against Isis will not be possible without the presence of the Italian Carabinieri”, Ambassador Brett McGurk, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS, told a conference on  the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Carabinieri Corps to enhance citizens’ security a...

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E' stato siglato oggi a Washington un "Memorandum of Understanding" tra l'Arma dei Carabinieri del Ministero della Difesa Italiano e l'OUSD Personnel & Readiness del Dipartimento alla Difesa USA per avviare una collaborazione nell'addestramento di personale inviato nelle operazioni di pace.   Firmatari dell'accordo il Capo di Stato Maggi...

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Il ministro della Difesa ha ricevuto ieri Martin E. Dempsey, Capo delle Forze Armate Statunitensi, accompagnato dall'ambasciatore in Italia John R. Phillips.   L'incontro con Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman Joint Chiefs Of Staff delle Forze armate statunitensi, accompagnato dall'ambasciatore in Italia John Phillips, è stato l'occasione per affro...

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