1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania"

1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania"
1° Reggimento Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Tuscania"
Active1940-1942
1963-present
Country Kingdom of Italy
 Italy
Branch Carabinieri
TypeSpecial operations forces
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Amphibious warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured reconnaissance
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
Bodyguard
Clandestine operation
Close-quarters combat
Cold-weather warfare
Combined arms
Crowd control
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Desert warfare
Diplomatic protection
Direct action
Force protection
Hostage rescue
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Interrogation
Irregular warfare
Jungle warfare
Law enforcement
Long-range penetration
Maneuver warfare
Medical evacuation
Military intelligence
Military logistics
Mountain warfare
Parachuting
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Screening
Special operations
Special reconnaissance
Tracking
Urban warfare
SizeRegiment
Part of2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade
Garrison/HQ"Vannucci" Barracks, Livorno, Italy
Nickname(s)"I Leoni del Deserto" (Desert Lions)
Motto(s)"Se il destino è contro di noi, peggio per lui." (If Destiny is against us, too bad for him.)
EngagementsLebanon, Namibia, Somalia, West Bank, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq
Decorations

Commanders
CommanderCol. Antonio Bruno
Notable
commanders
Leonardo Leso

The 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania" (Italian: 1° Reggimento Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Tuscania") is an airborne special operations forces unitswith armoured cavalry capabilities of the Italian Carabinieri that specialized in anti-irregular forces, combined arms, commando style raids, crowd control and riot control, diplomatic protection, executive protection, high-risk tactical law enforcement situations, irregular warfare, maneuver warfare, operating combat in special environments, providing security in areas at risk of attacks or terrorisms, quick response to emergencies with air assault or airborne special operations, and supporting urban counterterrorism and hostage rescue.

Together with the 7th Carabinieri Regiment in Laives, the 13th Carabinieri Regiment in Gorizia, and the Special Intervention Group it forms the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade. The regiment is based in Livorno, and has approximately 550 personnel.

The regimental emblem includes elements from its speciality (paratroopers), its Armed Force (Carabinieri) and its longtime association (Folgore Brigade).