San Marco Marine Brigade

San Marco Marine Brigade
Brigata Marina "San Marco"
Badge of Italian naval riflemen
Active	1550-1914 (as the La Marina Regiment) 1914-1919 (as the Brigata Marina) 1919-1956 1965-1994 (as the Marina Battaglione "San Marco") 1994–2013 (as the San Marco Regiment) 2013-Present (as the San Marco Marine Brigade)
Country	Italy
Branch	Italian Navy
Role	Naval infantry
Size	ca. 3,800
Garrison/HQ	Caserma “Carlotto”, Brindisi, Italy
Nickname(s)	Marò
Patron	St. Mark
Motto(s)	"PER MARE, PER TERRAM"
March	"Pace armata" (by Luigi Musso)
Commanders
Current commander	Rear admiral Massimiliano Giuseppe Grazioso

The "San Marco" Marine Brigade (Italian: Brigata Marina "San Marco") is an amphibious formation of the Italian Navy, has been brigade since 2013 but the amphibious corps existed since 1915, reorganizing the Navy Landing Force.^[1] It has its command in Brindisi. They are the marines of the Italian Navy.

It is a joint formation, framed within the amphibious projection force, whose commander is the same admiral who serves as commander of the San Marco Brigade.