NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy

The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy (NRDC-ITA) is a multi-national corps headquarters of the Italian Army. It was established in November 2001 as a High Readiness Force (HRF) of NATO. The staff of NRDC-ITA is located in Solbiate Olona, a few kilometers northwest of Milan. The Ugo Mara barracks at Solbiate Olona is the operational center of the command structure and the Support Brigade while the institutional center is located in Palazzo Cusani, in the center of Milan.

History
In 1997, in the wake of a major restructuring of the Italian Army, the 3rd Army Corps was transformed into the Projection Forces Command (COMFOP) in command and control of three brigades, which were characterized by high mobility and deployability. However already on 1 December 2000 the 3rd Army Corps ceded its last brigades to the 1st Defence Forces Command (COMFOD 1°) and with its personnel the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy was raised in January 2001.

Structure
NRDC-ITA is operationally led by NATO's Joint Force Command Headquarters in Naples or Brunssum. Its staff comprises soldiers from 20 NATO member states, but the Commander and a large part of the staff are Italian. Normally, the Corps commands only a support brigade, but it can command further support units as well as a number of divisions or brigades.


 * Distintivo del NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy.png NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy, in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)
 * Distintivo del NATO Rapid Deployable Corps – Italy.png NRDC-ITA Support Brigade, in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)
 * CoA mil ITA rgt trasmissioni 01.png 1st Signal Regiment, in Milan (Lombardy)
 * CoA mil ITA rgt trasmissioni 01.png Battalion "Spluga"
 * CoA mil ITA btg trasmissioni 231.png Battalion "Sempione"
 * CoA mil ITA rgt logistico 33.png 33rd Logistic and Tactical Support Regiment "Ambrosiano", in Solbiate Olona (Lombardy)