The launch of the paratroopers, the entrance of the honor company, the raising of the flag. Thus began the celebration of the 162nd anniversary of the establishment of the Italian Army in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, in the presence of the President of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa and military leaders.

Many celebratory events aimed at "consolidating the closeness of the Armed Forces to the population and showing the reassuring face of the State". Among these, the activities of the "Army Village" (started on April 29) which will culminate today, May 4, with the military ceremony and the gymnastic essay of the bersaglieri.

The installations in the square: the rock climbing wall, Folgore military fitness trail; the "Rolfo" flight simulator of the Army Aviation, the biathlon shooting simulator, the demonstration stand with training strip for the search for ordnance and explosives, the Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices robot, the VBS-3 Live and Virtual Station Training simulator and the vehicles on static display.

The first images of the celebration in Piazza del Popolo

In the service of Davide Fiorani speak: Major Rocco Nola (Italian Army) and Lieutenant Colonel Elena Stirparo (Italian Army)