page_title: Marines
section_title: Italy
hierarchical_section_title: Marines / By country / Italy
caption_attribution_description: Onboard a patrol boat, an Italian Marine, with a Beretta 5.56 mm SC70/90 assault rifle, from the Italian Maestrale class frigate, ITS SCIROCCO (F 573), in the background, sets security for his team to safely board a local cargo dhow to conduct a search of the vessel. SCIROCCO, along with an AB212ASW helicopter, remains close by to provide additional security and guidance to the boarding team. The multinational Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) established to monitor, inspect, board, and stop suspect shipping to pursue the war on terrorism, and includes operations currently taking place in the North Arabia Sea to support Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Countries contributing to CTF-150 currently include Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Pakistan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.
context_page_description: Marines, also known as naval infantry, are typically an infantry force that specializes in the support of naval and army operations at sea and on land and air, as well as the execution of their own operations. In many countries, the marines are an integral part of that state's navy. In others, it is a separate organization altogether, such as in the United States, where the Marine Corps falls under the US Department of the Navy, yet it operates independently. Marines can also fall under a country's army like the Troupes de marine.
  Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included: helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship, the boarding of vessels during combat or capture of prize ships, and providing manpower for raiding ashore in support of the naval objectives.
  With the industrialization of warfare in the 20th century the scale of landing operations increased; this brought with it an increased likelihood of opposition and a need for co-ordination of various military elements. Marine forces evolved to specialize in the skills and capabilities required for amphibious warfare.
context_section_description: Italian Navy
  The San Marco Marine Brigade is the marine infantry unit of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare). It traces its roots back to 1550 with the formation of Fanti da Mar in the Republic of Venice. It was formed with the amalgamation of the 1st San Marco Regiment along with other units.
  COMSUBIN GOI (Commando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori Teseo Tesei) is the elite commando frogman force of the Navy and one of the Italian special forces. It is largely drawn from the ranks of the San Marco Marines.
  Italian Army
  The Serenissima Regiment is the amphibious infantry unit of the Italian Army (Esercito Italiano). Its soldiers are called Lagunari and they are the Italian Army Marines.
caption: An Italian marine sets security for his team to safely board a cargo ship to conduct a search of the vessel.
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