Artillery Group II Artillery Group 24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani", in Messina I Artillery Group II Artillery Group XI Engineer Battalion 11th Signal Company Infantry Brigade "Aosta" On 21 February 1961 the division was reduced once more to infantry brigade and consisted now of the 5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta" (with three infantry battalions), the LXII Armored Battalion and the Field Artillery Group "Aosta". The 46th Infantry Regiment "Reggio" became a training unit under direct command of the XI Military Territorial Command. After the reform the structure was as follows: Infantry Brigade "Aosta", in Messina 5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta", in Messina Command and Services Company, in Messina I Infantry Battalion, in Messina II Infantry Battalion, in Catania III Infantry Battalion, in Palermo Regimental Anti-tank Company, in Messina (anti-tank guided missiles and M47 tanks) LXII Armored Battalion, in Catania (M47 Patton tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers) Field Artillery Group "Aosta", in Messina (M14/61 105mm towed howitzers) Light Aviation Unit "Aosta", at Catania-Fontanarossa Air Base (L-21B Super Cub) Engineer Company "Aosta", in Siracusa Signal Company "Aosta", in Messina Supply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Aosta", in Messina Transport Unit "Aosta", in Messina Motorized Brigade "Aosta" With the 1975 reform the army abolished the regimental level and battalions came under direct command of the brigades. Therefore, on 1 October 1975 the 5th Regiment was disbanded and its three battalions came forthwith under direct command of the Motorized Brigade "Aosta". The new organization of the brigade was therefore: Motorized Brigade "Aosta", in Messina Command and Signal Unit "Aosta", in Messina 5th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Col della Berretta", in Messina (former I Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment) 46th Infantry Battalion "Reggio" (Recruits Training), in Palermo (former I Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, disbanded 14 February 1978) 62nd Motorized Infantry Battalion "Sicilia", in Catania (former II Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment) 141st Motorized Infantry Battalion "Catanzaro", in Palermo (former III Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment) 62nd Armored Battalion "M.O. Jero", in Catania (Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks and VCC-2 armored personnel carriers) 24th Field Artillery Group "Peloritani", in Messina (M114 155mm towed howitzers) Logistic Battalion "Aosta", in Messina Anti-tank Company "Aosta", in Messina Engineer Company "Aosta", in Syracuse The brigade continued to be under command of the Sicily Military Region ( - R.M.SI.) in Palermo. As the command was tasked with defending the outlying islands of Pantelleria and Pelagie a battalion staff was activated on Pantelleria and Aosta units rotated to the