the Infantry Brigade "Friuli" was: Infantry Brigade "Friuli", in Florence 78th Infantry Regiment "Lupi di Toscana", in Scandicci Command and Services Company, in Scandicci I Infantry Battalion, in Scandicci II Infantry Battalion, in Pistoia III Infantry Battalion, in Scandicci Regimental Anti-tank Company, in Scandicci (anti-tank guided missiles and M47 tanks) Armored Battalion "Friuli", in Florence (M26 Pershing tanks and M113 armoured personnel carriers) Field Artillery Group "Friuli", in Pistoia (M14/61 105mm towed howitzers) Light Aviation Unit "Friuli", at Florence-Peretola Air Base (L-21B Super Cub) Engineer Company "Friuli", in Florence Signal Company "Friuli", in Florence Supply, Repairs, Recovery Unit "Friuli", in Coverciano Transport Unit "Friuli", in Coverciano The brigade stored materiel and equipment, including M1 40/56 anti-aircraft cannons, for the Light Anti-aircraft Artillery Group "Friuli" in Pistoia, which in case of war would have been activated and filled with reservists from Tuscany. Motorized Brigade "Friuli" With the abolishment of the regimental level during the 1975 army reform the 78th Regiment was disbanded on 23 September 1975, and the brigade changed its name to Motorized Brigade "Friuli". The new structure was: Motorized Brigade "Friuli", in Florence Command and Signal Unit "Friuli", in Florence 78th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Lupi di Toscana", in Scandicci 87th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Senio", in Pistoia 225th Infantry Battalion "Arezzo" (Recruits Training), in Arezzo 19th Armored Battalion "M.O. Tumiati", in Florence (M47 Patton tanks and M113 APCs) 35th Field Artillery Group "Riolo", in Pistoia (M114 155mm towed howitzers) Logistic Battalion "Friuli", in Coverciano Anti-tank Company "Friuli", in Scandicci (BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles) Engineer Company "Friuli", in Florence The brigade also stored the equipment for a third maneuver battalion in Arezzo, which in case of war would have been filled with reservists, and recruits from the 225th Infantry (Recruits Training) Battalion "Arezzo", and would have been named 35th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Pistoia". On 1 January 1986, the "Friuli" Brigade and the Paratroopers Brigade "Folgore", in conjunction with some units of the Light Army Aviation and the Navy's San Marco Regiment, became the Rapid Intervention Forces of the Italian Military, deployable on short notice for out of area missions. Mechanized Brigade "Friuli" After the end of the Cold War and the subsequent reduction of the Italian Army the Friuli merged with the Mechanized Brigade "Trieste" on 1 June 1991. Although the new brigade was named Mechanized Brigade "Friuli", it was headquartered in Bologna in the building of the Trieste's staff.