page_title: 9th Alpini Regiment
section_title: 1991-present
hierarchical_section_title: 9th Alpini Regiment / Commanders / 1991-present
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Il colonnello Riccardo Cristoni, comandante del 9º Reggimento alpini, in Piazza Duomo all'Aquila in occasione dell'omaggio al suo reparto dopo il rientro dall'Afghanistan.
context_page_description: The 9th Alpini Regiment is a regiment of the Italian Army's mountain infantry speciality, the Alpini, which distinguished itself in combat during World War I and World War II. Based in the city of L'Aquila in Abruzzo the regiment is operationally assigned to the Alpine Brigade "Taurinense".
context_section_description: Since 1991, the 9th Regiment has had 17 Commanders:
  Col. Gianfranco Marinelli (4 September 1991 – 20 August 1993);
  Col. Armando Monaco (21 August 1993 – 28 September 1995);
  Col. Pierluigi Campregher (29 September 1995 – 19 September 1996);
  Col. Giovanni Di Federico (13 September 1996 – 25 September 1998);
  Col. Oliviero Finocchio (25 September 1998 – 10 September 1999);
  Col. Paolo Serra (11 September 1999 – 2 July 2000);
  Col. Antonio Di Vita (3 July 2000 – 7 November 2002);
  Col. Claudio Berto (8 November 2002 – 26 February 2004);
  Col. Edmondo Panajoli (27 February 2004 – 15 September 2005);
  Col. Michele Pellegrino (16 September 2005 – 25 August 2007);
  Col. Andrea Mulciri (25 August 2007 – 1 October 2009);
  Col. Franco Federici (1 October 2009 – 25 November 2010);
  Col. Fabio Asso (25 November 2010 – 23 September 2011);
  Col. Riccardo Cristoni (23 September 2011 – 13 September 2013);
  Col. Massimo Iacobucci (13 September 2013 – 24 July 2015);
  Col. Antonio Sedia (24 July 2015 – 23 September 2016);
  Col. Marco Iovinelli (current commander, since 23 September 2016).
caption: Commanding officer Colonel Riccardo Cristoni in 2013
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