Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei

:See Operations of X MAS for Italian wartime frogman operations. After World War II ended, the victors forbade Italy from maintaining special operations personnel. The Decima Flottiglia MAS was disbanded but the training experience gathered during the war was not lost, it was preserved in units scattered across the new Marina Militare. • 1949: Italy joined the North Atlantic Council. • 1955: Italy joined the United Nations. The Allied Powers relented. The Decima Flottiglia MAS was reformed, and had various names as the years passed. • 1960: Its name was settled as Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori Teseo Tesei (Teseo Tesei Diver and Raider Commando Group, COMSUBIN) after Major Teseo Tesei. COMSUBIN is currently based in three detachments near the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of north-west Italy. In keeping with its traditions, the command has long been known for its acquisition and use of unconventional weapons and small arms, such as the Armalite AR-10. Some nations including Italy continued to make and keep human torpedoes after 1945. Comsubin assisted in the investigation into the sinking of the Bayesian (yacht). == Organisation ==

The headquarters provides the services and maintenance needed for the groups to fulfill their missions. Part of the headquarter is the Research Office, which researches, develops and procures the materials and means needed by the operational groups. Operational Raiders Group The Operational Raiders Group (Gruppo Operativo Incursori - GOI) is an italian special forces unit and focuses on maritime special operations. The Raiders have four specific assignments: • Marino-class diving support vessels: "Mario Marino" and "Alcide Pedretti" • Cabrini-class high-speed patrol boats: "Angelo Cabrini" and "Tullio Tedeschi" • Submarine rescue ship "Anteo" with a SRV-300 deep-submergence rescue vehicle Schools Group The Schools Group (Gruppo Scuole) consists of the Divers School, Raiders School and Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine School. == Operational capability ==

COMSUBIN (Comando Subacquei Incursori) is first and foremost a secret special operations unit. Its membership is a fairly well-guarded secret. The Raiders are composed of volunteer officers and non-commissioned officers with an average age of 29 who are capable of: • surface and under-water swimming • use of naval units • assault on stationary and moving naval units • deployment from helicopters through various means • movement during day and night in unknown and rocky terrain • deployment from submarines while underwater and on surface • use of automatic and commanded parachute • use of arms, explosives and special weapons • capability to reside in unknown hostile territory for long-term • use of various land vehicles After a member has qualified as a Raider, he may take up a number of specialisations including: • Free Fall Parachutist (HALO/HAHO) • Mountain Guide • aerial photography analyst • Explosive Ordnance Disposal • Launch Director • Military Mountain Troop Instructor • Naval and Submarine Photographer Former COMSUBIN Raiders may join other branches of the elite unit to continue serving the Navy or may join other parts of the military as instructors. Senior operators may transfer to the Italian Military Intelligence Agency "AISE" along with their other counterparts from the Army, Air Force and Carabinieri. ==Overseas deployment==

COMSUBIN Raiders have been deployed to these places: • Adriatic Sea, inspecting merchant navy ships due to UN embargo against the former Yugoslav republics. • Albania, mostly to escort and patrol missions. • Lebanon, mostly to escort and patrol missions. • Persian Gulf, inspecting merchant navy ships due to UN embargo against Iran. • Rwanda, evacuating Westerners from missionary outposts during the bitter civil war in Rwanda in 1994–95. • Somalia, mostly to escort and patrol missions. • Afghanistan, in support of ISAF. • Iraq, in support of Antica Babilonia (the Italian contingent of Multinational force) • Libya ==Equipment==

The COM.SUB.IN. has a dedicated array of weaponry and equipment. Knife • Extrema Ratio GOI .S.E.R.E. Handguns • Glock 17 • Beretta APX • HK USP • Glock 41 • Beretta 92 FS • HK P11 Sub-machine guns • Beretta M12 • Spectre M4 • H&K MP5 • FN P90 • H&K MP7 Assault rifles • Beretta ARX160 • Colt M4 • H&K HK416 • HK G41, license-manufactured by Luigi Franchi S.p.A. • HK 417 • SIG MCX • FN SCAR-L • FN SCAR-H • Heckler & Koch G36 Shotguns • Benelli M4 Super 90 • Beretta RS202 • Benelli M3 Sniper rifles • Accuracy International AWP (7.62×51mm) • Heckler & Koch MSG-90 (7.62×51mm) • Knight's Armament Company SR-25 (7.62×51mm) • Accuracy International AXMX (8.6×70mm) • Sako TRG-42 (8.6×70mm) • Accuracy International AX50 (12.7×99mm) • Barrett M107 (12.7×99mm) Grenade launchers • M203 grenade launcher • 40x53mm Heckler & Koch AG36 • Beretta GLX 160 Machine guns and automatic grenade launcher • FN Minimi MK 48/46 • M60E3 • MG42/59 • Browning M2 • H&K GMG Rocket launchers • M72A5 (66mm) • C90-CR (M3) (90mm) • Spike-SR (170mm) ==References==