The Italian Armed Forces maintain three types of units who could be called the Italian Marines:
Decima Flottiglia MAS, with commando frogman unit of the Regia Marina (Italian Royal Navy) San Marco Marine Brigade, marines of the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) based in Brindisi. Lagunari, amphibious troops of the Italian Army (Esercito Italiano), of the Serenissima Regiment based in Venice.