1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Regiment "Tuscania"
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).