Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
- Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=EU Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
caption=No insignia available
country= flag|Spain flag|Italy flag|Portugal flag|Greece
allegiance=flagicon|EU European Union
type=Regiment
branch=EU Battlegroup
dates=23 November, 1998
specialization=Amphibious Landing Force
command_structure= Spanish Armed Forces
size=1500
current_commander=
garrison= HQ: Rota, Spain Brindisi, Italy
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The Spanish-Italian Amphibious Force (SIAF) is one of 18 European Union battle groups. It consists of 1500 soldiers with manpower contributed from the participating countries.
Order of battle
The unit uses a modular organization. The primary core of the unit is made up by the Spanish Brigada de Infantería de Marina (BRIMAR of the Spanish Marines) and the Italian San Marco Regiment. It also has attached units from the Spanish and Italian Navies:
*Aircraft Carriers
** L-61 "Juan Carlos I" (under construction, commissioned in 2008)
** "Cavour" (under construction, comissiones in 2008)
* Landing Ships:
** L-51 Galicia
** L-52 Castilla
** L-41 Hernán Cortés
** L-42 Pizarro
** L-9892 San Giorgio
** L-9893 San Marco
** L-9894 San Giusto
External links
* [http://www.revistanaval.com/armada/especial/siaf.htm SIAF, Revista Naval] (in Spanish)
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