NRDC-ITA Support Brigade

NRDC-ITA Support Brigade
Brigata di Supporto al NRDC-ITA
Coat of Arms of the NRDC-ITA Support Brigade
Active	1 October 2001 - present
Country	Italy
Allegiance	Italian Army
Branch	Army
Type	Combat service support Combat support
Size	Brigade
Part of	NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy
Garrison/HQ	Solbiate Olona
Motto(s)	Ubique Celere ("Everywhere rapidly")

Military unit

The NRDC-ITA Support Brigade is a support brigades of the Italian Army.^[1] Originally raised on 1 October 2001 as Signal Brigade (renamed NRDC-ITA Support Brigade on 30 September 2007) the unit's mission since its inception has been to support the NATO-assigned Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA).^[2] Unlike the multi-national staff of the NRDC-ITA the brigade is manned exclusively by Italian personnel. The brigade deployed to Afghanistan in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Organization

As of the 2023 the brigade is organized as follows:^[1]

NRDC-ITA Support Brigade, in Solbiate Olona
- 1st Signal Regiment, in Milan
  - Battalion "Spluga"
  - Battalion "Sempione"
- 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano", in Solbiate Olona^[3]
  - Command and Logistic Support Company
  - Tactical and Logistic Support Battalion
    - Deployment Support Company
    - Transport Company
    - 3rd Bersaglieri Company "Celere"
    - Quartermaster Company

Gorget patches

The personnel of the brigade's units wears the following gorget patches:^[4]

1st Signal Regiment
Tactical and Logistic Support Regiment
3rd Bersaglieri Company "Celere"
Commissariat Company

References

^ ^a ^b "Brigata di Supporto al NRDC - ITA". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Brigata di Supporto NRDC-ITA - La Storia". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Reggimento Supporto Tattico e Logistico - NRDC-ITA". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
^ "Brigata di Supporto al NRDC - ITA". Italian Army. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

External links

Official NRDC-ITA website
Italian Army Website: NRDC-ITA Support Brigade

Italian Armed Forces

Esercito Italiano (Army)

Marina Militare (Navy)

Aeronautica Militare (Air Force)

Arma dei Carabinieri (Gendarmerie)

Leadership

Ranks

Army ranks Navy ranks Air Force ranks Carabinieri ranks Finance Guard ranks
Former	Kingdom of Italy ranks Italian Social Republic ranks
Italian nuclear weapons program

Italian Army

Four-star rank (OF 9)

Chief of the Army General Staff

Three-star rank (OF 8)

Two-star rank (OF 7)

Divisions	"Acqui" "Tridentina" "Vittorio Veneto"
Other	Army Aviation Command Army Simulation and Validation Center Army Training Command and Application School Engineer Command

One-star rank (OF 6)

Brigades	"Aosta" "Ariete" "Folgore" "Friuli" "Garibaldi" "Granatieri di Sardegna" "Julia" "Pinerolo" "Pozzuolo del Friuli" "Sassari" "Taurinense" Army Aviation Support NRDC-ITA Support Tactical Intelligence
Commands	Army Special Forces Artillery Anti-aircraft Artillery Signal Logistic Support
Other	Military Academy Army NCO School Infantry School Cavalry School Administrative School Medical and Veterinary School Alpine Training Center Army Aviation Training Center