187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"

187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore"
187° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore"
	Regimental coat of arms
Active	15 March 1942 - today
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Army
Part of	Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore"
Garrison/HQ	Livorno
Motto(s)	"Di fulgida gloria vigile scolta"
Anniversaries	23 October 1942 - Second Battle of El Alamein
Decorations	; 1x Military Order of Italy; 1x Gold Medal of Military Valour; 2x Silver Medals of Army Valour; 1x Bronze Medal of Army Valour
Insignia
Paratroopers gorget patches

The 187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" (Italian: 187° Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore") is an active unit of the Italian Army based in Livorno in Tuscany. The regiment is part of the army's infantry corps' Paracadutisti speciality and operationally assigned to the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore".^[3]

Current structure

As of 2019 the 187th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" consists of:

Regimental Command, in Livorno
- Command and Logistic Support Company "Aquile"
- 2nd Paratroopers Infantry Battalion "Tarquinia"
  - 4th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Falchi"
  - 5th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Pipistrelli"
  - 6th Paratroopers Fusiliers Company "Grifi"
  - 10th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company "Draghi"

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VTLM Lince vehicles. The 10th Paratroopers Maneuver Support Company is equipped with 120mm mortars and Spike MR anti-tank guided missiles.