to form the 62nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" 31 August 1992 the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Col della Berretta" changed its name to 5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta" 2 September 1992 the 23rd Bersaglieri Battalion "Castel di Borgo" changed its name to 12th Bersaglieri Regiment 19 September 1992 the 51st Pioneer Battalion "Simeto" in Palermo reformed as the 4th Engineer Regiment and joined the Aosta 16 October 1992 the 24th Field Artillery Group "Peloritani" changed its name to 24th Self-propelled Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani" 3 March 1993 the 6th Tank Squadrons Group "Lancieri di Aosta" changed its name to Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th) 1 January 1996 the 62nd Armored Infantry Regiment "Sicilia" reformed as the 62nd Tank Regiment "Sicilia" during 2001 the 62nd Tank Regiment "Sicilia" reformed to a mechanized infantry regiment 15 April 2005 the 12th Bersaglieri Regiment changed its name to 6th Bersaglieri Regiment Current organization During the late 1990s the "Lancieri di Aosta" exchanged its Leopard 1A2 main battle tanks for Centauro wheeled tank destroyers. In 2013 the brigade gained the Logistic Regiment "Aosta" in Messina. As of 4 October 2022 the brigade is organized as follows: Mechanized Brigade "Aosta", in Messina 6th Command and Tactical Supports Unit "Aosta", in Messina Regiment "Lancieri di Aosta" (6th), in Palermo 5th Infantry Regiment "Aosta", in Messina 6th Bersaglieri Regiment, in Trapani 62nd Infantry Regiment "Sicilia", in Catania 24th Field Artillery Regiment "Peloritani", in Messina 4th Engineer Regiment, in Palermo Logistic Regiment "Aosta", in Palermo All regiments are battalion sized. Equipment The infantry regiments and the Bersaglieri regiment of the brigade are equipped with Freccia wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The "Lancieri di Aosta" regiment is equipped with Centauro wheeled tank destroyers and VTLM Lince vehicles. The brigade's artillery regiment fields 18x FH-70 towed howitzers. Gorget patches The personnel of the brigade's units wears the following gorget patches: References External links Italian Army Homepage: "Aosta" Mechanized Brigade Mechanized brigades of Italy