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Italy, NATO ratify Taranto logistics deal. Authorities officially signed the agreement between the Italian government and the Alliance’s Support and Procurement Agency on Wednesday, kickstarting the management of the NATO Southern Operational Centre in Taranto – now a key Allied logistics hub in the Mediterranean Sea. Established in 1972 as the “So...

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Italian Defense Chief of Staff Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone will be the next Chairman of the Atlantic Alliance Military Committee, replacing Dutch Admiral Robert Bauer in January 2025. "I am particularly pleased and proud that, today in Oslo, the NATO Chiefs of Defense appointed Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone as the successor to the current Chairma...

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An admiral for NATO. The Italian government has expressed its support for the candidacy of Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the current Chief of Defense Staff of Italy, for the chairmanship of the NATO Military Committee. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Brussels on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs C...

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“The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group has been working with the Italian Navy since they started training in 2021 for their deployment,” said Ishee. “The integration of ITS Caio Duilio, ITS Carabiniere, and ITS Andrea Doria into their team, as well as their work with ITS Cavour during recent multi-carrier operations highlights the importance an...

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Major NATO maneuvers on Taranto, Apulia. The Navy's most important base in the southern Mediterranean consolidates its strategic role within the Atlantic Alliance with the activation, which is still being worked on, of NATO's Multinational Maritime Command for the South. Confirming the news was Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Enrico Credendino speaking...

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US Army General Christopher Cavoli is NATO's new supreme allied commander in Europe after assuming command from his countryman General Tod Wolters on Monday in a ceremony in Mons, Belgium.  Cavoli takes up the top alliance role amid "the return of brutal conflict to Europe," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his ceremony speech. The h...

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Recently the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL) 753) conducted operations in the Mediterranean Sea with the Italian Coast Guard and Italian Navy. The operations were designed to increase interoperability as part of a regional effort to bolster maritime partnership with NATO allies. “Working with the Italian Coast Guard and...

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As China’s economic and military power has surged in recent years, U.S. defense preparations have become heavily focused on the Western Pacific. However, the United States is a global player with security concerns in other regions. Europe is arguably the area of greatest geopolitical importance to Washington, because it is the cradle of Western civ...

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When Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini met his American counterpart at the Pentagon on Friday, he likely came with a dossier full of proof that Italy is a reliable partner in defense for the United States and its allies. Since 2013, for instance, Italian commanders have spearheaded the Kosovo Force, a NATO mission to support Kosovo’s stabili...

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Italy and the US experienced a multifaceted relationship from 1943 to 1955. After the war the US played a historic role in assisting Italy with rebuilding and planning its future. Threatening this effort, both within and beyond Italy’s borders, were communism and the Italian Communist Political Party (PCI). During the rebuilding of Italy the US...

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