[1][3] The name was chosen in reference to Garibaldi's Cacciatori delle Alpi, being inspired by the guerilla warfare tactics employed by this unit.

Unit's particularities include sudden and fast daytime and nocturnal infiltrations in the deep heart of the mountain bumps and ambushes carried out in difficult environmental conditions waiting to capture kidnappers or fugitives.

[9] In particular, Emergency Intervention Detachments of the Carabinieri Heliborne Squadron "Cacciatori di Calabria" are focused on sensitive targets such as universities, national events or rallies, meetings and conventions.

[12] Each Teams consists of specially trained Carabinieri: specialist climbers, patrolmen, marksmen, bomb disposal experts.

[17] Personal weapons include:[16] Lorenzo Tondo, 'Secret bunkers and mountain hideouts: hunting Italy's mafia bosses', The Guardian, 22 November 2019.