Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup

Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
Spanish-Italian Amphibious Battlegroup
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

The Spanish–Italian Amphibious Battlegroup 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.