On 1 October 1997 the 5th Army Corps changed its name and became the 1st Defence Forces Command (1° Comando Forze di Difesa or COMFOD 1°).
Am 1. Oktober 1997 änderte das 5. Korps seine Bezeichnung in „1. Verteidigungskräftekommando“ (1º Comando Forze di Difesa –COMFOD 1).