Commander in Chief Naval Fleet

The Commander in Chief Naval Fleet (Italian: Comandante in Capo della Squadra Navale) (CINCNAV) is a post in the Italian Navy that is responsible for the operational aspects of the Italian Navy, including ships, submarines and aircraft.^[1] The post was established in 1952 and since 1972 has been based in Santa Rosa near Rome.^[2]

Commander in Chief Naval Fleet
Il Comando in Capo della Squadra Navale
Active	1952 to date
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Navy
Part of	Italian Navy
Commanders
Current commander	Aurelio De Carolis
Aircraft flown
Attack	Boeing AV-8B Harrier II
Fighter	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Multirole helicopter	NHIndustries NH90
Utility helicopter	AgustaWestland EH101
Piaggio P.180 Avanti

Organisation

Main article: Structure of the Italian Navy § Fleet Command