Enamelled metal pin 17th Wing of the Italian Air Force Raiders

OFFICIAL AERONAUTICA MILITARE PRODUCT WITH ANTI-COUNTERFEITING GUARANTEE HOLOGRAM

These items are produced according to very specific production standards dictated by the Ministry of Defense.

The pin is made of enamelled metal and measures 2.5 x 3 cm

The 17th Raider Wing, formerly the Air Force Raider Unit (RIAM) until 8 April 2008, traces its origins to the Arditi Destroyers of the Royal Air Force (ADRA), a unit that operated in the Second World War, especially in North Africa, from which it also inherited the "sand-coloured beret".

The current name of the department derives from the disbanded "17th Teleguided Interceptor Wing" and its motto from the 17th Fighter Group.

The 17th Raider Wing, part of the 1st "Special Operations" Air Brigade, is part of the Italian special forces (TIER 1), under the operational command of the Joint Command for Special Forces Operations (COFS)