During the Years of Lead and the subsequent period , however , most of the Battalions reduced their military training in order to deal with riot control activities . 7th and 13th Battalions maintained instead their military capabilities and were transferred under direct Army operational control . Each infantry company of each Battalion established , in this period , an " Intervention Platoon " , in order to upgrade the responsiveness to serious riots.p . 191 In the 1976 Friuli earthquake , the XIII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Friuli Venezia Giulia '' " , IV Carabinieri Battalion " '' Veneto '' " and VII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Trentino Alto Adige '' " intervened paying rescue and providing police and utility services . In the 1980 Irpinia earthquake Carabinieri Battalions from Bari , Naples and Rome also intervened.pp . 203 – 204 During the Years of Lead and the subsequent period , however , most of the Battalions reduced their military training in order to deal with riot control activities . 7th and 13th Battalions maintained instead their military capabilities and were transferred under direct Army operational control . Each infantry company of each Battalion established , in this period , an " Intervention Platoon " , in order to upgrade the responsiveness to serious riots.p . 191 In the 1976 Friuli earthquake , the XIII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Friuli Venezia Giulia '' " , IV Carabinieri Battalion " '' Veneto '' " and VII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Trentino Alto Adige '' " intervened paying rescue and providing police and utility services . In the 1980 Irpinia earthquake Carabinieri Battalions from Bari , Naples and Rome also intervened.pp . 203 – 204 With the end of the Cold War , the mobile organization lost its combat-oriented connotation , taking over the role of force mainly devoted to the performance of riot control . The 1st Carabinieri Group in Milan and the 2nd Carabinieri in Rome were established in the 1990s within the 11th Brigade ; these units were renamed , in 1995 , respectively Carabinieri Regiment in Milan and Carabinieri Regiment in Rome . In 1996 , the 1st Carabinieri Battalion was transformed in the 1st Parachute Carabinieri Regiment " '' Tuscania '' " , although it remained within Paratroopers Brigade Folgore until 2002
1976 Friuli earthquake
1976 Friuli earthquake
Carabinieri Mobile Units Division