7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona"


The 7th CBRN Defense Regiment "Cremona" (Italian: 7° Reggimento Difesa CBRN "Cremona") is a field artillery regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in CBRN defense. Originally a unit of the army's artillery arm the regiment reformed as 7th NBC Defense Regiment "Cremona" on 31 December 1998 and is since then designated as a multi-arms unit. Today the regiment is based in Civitavecchia in Lazio and administratively assigned to the Artillery Command.[3]

The Command and Logistic Support Company fields the following platoons: C3 Platoon, Transport and Materiel Platoon, Medical Platoon, and Commissariat Platoon. The regiment is equipped with VBR NBC Plus armoured personnel carriers in the CBRN configuration.