Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup

The Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup^[1][2][3] is one of 18 European Union battlegroups. It is formed by the Spanish–Italian Landing Force (SILF) of the Spanish–Italian Amphibious Force (SIAF Spanish: Fuerza Anfibia Hispano-Italiana; Italian: Forza Anfibia Italo-Spagnola). It consists of 1500 Marines with manpower contributed from the participating countries. From January until June 2009, it was on the EU Battlegroup standby roster.^[1]

Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup[1]
Active	23 November 1998
Country	Italy Spain Portugal Greece
Allegiance	European Union
Branch	EU Battlegroup
Type	Marines
Role	Air assault Airlift Amphibious reconnaissance Amphibious warfare Anti-aircraft warfare Anti-tank warfare Armoured warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal CBRN defense Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Combined arms Counter-battery fire Counterinsurgency Demining Demolition Desert warfare Direct fire Fire support Force protection Forward air control HUMINT Indirect fire Intelligence assessment ISTAR Maneuver warfare Medical evacuation Military engineering Military logistics Mountain warfare Naval boarding Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance SIGINT Special reconnaissance Tactical communications Tactical emergency medical services Tracking Urban warfare
Size	Regiment (1500)
Part of	Common Security and Defence Policy
Garrison/HQ	HQ: Brindisi, Italy Rota, Spain

Order of battle

The unit uses a modular organization.

SILF

The primary core of the unit is made up by:

• the Italian San Marco Marine Brigade.
• the Spanish Brigada de Infantería de Marina (BRIMAR of the Spanish Marines)

SIAF

It also has attached units from the Italian and Spanish Navies:

• Aircraft Carriers:
  • Cavour
• LHA
  • L-61 Juan Carlos I
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi
• Landing Ships:
  • L-51 Galicia
  • L-52 Castilla
  • L-9892 San Giorgio
  • L-9893 San Marco
  • L-9894 San Giusto