Operational Land Forces Support Command

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Operational Land Forces Support Command
Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto
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Coat of arms of the Operational Land Forces Support Command
Active1 October 2016 - present
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Branch Coat of arms of the Esercito Italiano.svg Italian Army
Role Combat support
Combat service support
Size16,000 troops ca.
Part of Staff of the Italian Army
Seat Palazzo Carli, Verona
Commanders
Current
commander		Gen. C.A.Giuseppenicola Tota
Chief of Staff Gen. B. Antonello Messenio Zanitti [1]
Notable
commanders		Alberto Ficuciello

The Operational Land Forces Support Command (Italian : Comando delle Forze Operative Terrestri di Supporto, COMFOTER SPT) is a major subdivision of the Italian Army tasked with providing support resources to the Operational Land Forces Command. [2]

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History

The Operational Land Forces Support Command was established on 1 October 2016, after the splitting of the Operational Land Forces Command in the Operational Land Forces Command - Army Operational Command (COMFOTER - COE) and in the Operational Land Forces Support Command itself. [3] [4]

The Operational Land Forces Support Command was established in accordance to the 2013 Revision Plan of the Ground Military Instrument of the Army Staff. The Revision Plan gave to COMFOTER SPT a chain of command independent from the Operational Forces Command, by upgrading the former Supports Command of the Land Operational Forces and placing the newly established COMFOTER SPT directly under the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army. [5]

Commanders

In its various configurations, the Operational Land Forces Support Command has had a total of ten Commanders: [6]

Commanders of the Operational Land Forces Command


Commanders of the Operational Land Forces Support Command:

Mission

The Operational Land Forces Support Command is a management, coordination and control body of the tactical and logistic support Commands and Units of the Italian Army. [2] The Command is also responsible for the preparation of these Units and Commands, subject to an operational use both nationally [11] and internationally. [2]

While not hierarchically subordinate to the Operational Land Forces Command, the Operational Land Forces Support Command follows policy guidelines issued by the Operational Land Forces Command for preparation, training and preparedness of support Commands and Units. [12] : 9 

Organization

Carli Palace, Verona, seat of the Operational Land Forces Support Command. PalazzoCarliVerona.jpg
Carli Palace, Verona, seat of the Operational Land Forces Support Command.

The Operational Land Forces Support Command directly depends on the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army and is based in Verona. [2] The Commander makes use of several subordinate bodies to direct the complex of activities entrusted and the subordinate units and commands: [13]

The Command controls a total of approximately 16,000 troops. [2]

Organization

Operational Land Forces Support Command organization 2022 (click to enlarge) Italian Army - Operational Land Forces Support Command organization 2022.png
Operational Land Forces Support Command organization 2022 (click to enlarge)

As of 2022 the Operational Land Forces Support Command consists of the following five commands at brigade-level: [2]

Until 2021 there was a sixth command, but it has been transferred to the Army Logistic Command, in Rome.

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