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 transformation of the Arma dei Carabinieri in autonomous Armed Force , the 11th Carabinieri Brigade was split in two Brigades : the 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade controlled riot units , the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade was assigned combat-oriented Carabinieri Regiments . The two Carabinieri Mobile Brigades were grouped in the Carabinieri Mobile Units Division
1976 Friuli earthquake
1976 Friuli earthquake
1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade