2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade

2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade
2° Brigata Mobile Carabinieri
Emblem of the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade
Active	15 September 2001-present
Country	Italy
Branch	Carabinieri
Type	Gendarmerie
Role	Military missions abroad
Size	Brigade 1,500 troops ca. (2007)
Part of	Carabinieri Mobile Units Division
Headquarters	Livorno
Motto(s)	In bello ius fero (I bring right in war)
Commanders
Current commander	Gen. B. Sebastiano Comitini

The 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade (Italian: 2° Brigata Mobile Carabinieri), based in Livorno, is the Carabinieri formation dedicated to the military missions abroad, including the military police tasks. It employs the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Trentino-Alto Adige", the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli-Venezia Giulia", the 1st Parachute Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania" and the Gruppo di intervento speciale.

While history of the 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade can be wholly traced back to the 11th Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade, in the latter's various organizational assets, the 2nd Mobile Carabinieri Brigade has its origins in both 11th Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade (for what amounts to 7th and 13th Carabinieri Regiments) and in the Paratroopers Brigade Folgore (for what regards the modern-day Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania").

In 1963, with the 1960s Army and Carabinieri reorganization, the XI Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade was established directly under the General Command, in order to cope with the internal territorial defence needs. The establishment of the new Brigade was in order to adjust the organization of the Battalions and of cavalry units both for strictly military tasks, and those related to the protection of public order. The aim was to ensure Carabinieri Battalions the availability of all elements necessary to be in a position to act in isolation and overcome considerable resistance without having to rely on the competition of other Army Corps or other Armed Forces, to ensure Battalions speed of movement and concentration in large sectors of foreseeable use and a constant high training level.

Overall, the XI Carabinieri Mechanized Brigade consisted of about 5,000 men with 80 tracked vehicles, 200 other military vehicles, 130 M47 tanks and a paratroopers battalion. However, the brigade never had responsibility for actual unitary operational command, lacking supports due to a political choice, but exercised the tasks of instruction and preparation for the riot control activities.