On 1 July 1963 the XV Alpini Fortification Battalion in Stazione Carnia was renamed Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento".
The battalion was part of the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping of the Alpine Brigade "Julia" and tasked with tasked to man fortifications in the upper Canale valley, which the Italian Army (correctly) assumed to be one of two main directions of a possible Warsaw Pact advance.
Initially the Val Tagliamento fielded six companies, but 30 June 1964 a further three companies arrived from the disbanded Alpini Battalion "Val Natisone".
During the 1975 army reform the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping was disbanded on 1 June 1975, as was the Val Tagliamento's sister battalion "Val Fella", whose six companies were transferred to the Val Tagliamento.
After the reform the Val Tagliamento received the war flag and traditions of the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping, moved its headquarters to Tolmezzo, and fielded 16 Alpini companies for an organic strength of over 2,500 men, making it by far the largest battalion in the Italian Army.
Below all companies of the battalion are listed with the Nappina color denoting to which battalion a company was originally assigned:
 = Val Tagliamento  = Val Fella  = Val Natisone
 Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento", in Tolmezzo
 Command and Services Company, in Tolmezzo
 212th Alpini Company (Type A*, Plöcken Pass fortifications)
 216th Alpini Company (Type B*, Campiolo fortifications)
 220th Alpini Company (Type C*, Portis fortifications)
 269th Alpini Company (Type B, Ugovizza fortifications)
 270th Alpini Company (Type C, Malborghetto fortifications)
 271st Alpini Company (Type C, Val d'Uque fortifications)
 272nd Alpini Company (Type C, Torre Moscarda fortifications)
 273rd Alpini Company (Type C, Tratte fortifications)
 278th Alpini Company (Type C, Stua di Ramaz fortifications)
 288th Alpini Company (Type C, Cavazzo fortifications)
 306th Alpini Company (Type C, Sella Sompdogna fortifications)
 307th Alpini Company (Type C, Sella Nevea fortifications)
 308th Alpini Company (Type B, Sella Carnizza fortifications)
 312th Alpini Company (Type C, Case Marco fortifications)
 313th Alpini Company (Type C, Cereschiatis fortifications)
 314th Alpini Company (Type C, Ponte del Cristo fortifications)
Type A = fortification fully equipped, provisioned and manned; close support platoon on site
Type B = fortification fully equipped, provisioned and manned; close support platoon off site
Type C = fortification fully equipped; provisions, crew and close support platoon off site
For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the battalion's war flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms.

The fortifications the Val Tagliamento would man in case of war with the Warsaw Pact had been build as Alpine Wall in the early stages of World War II and as fixed fortifications became obsolete the battalion was steadily reduced in the second half of the 1980s consisted of the following companies:
 Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento", in Tolmezzo
 Command and Services Company, in Tolmezzo
 212th Alpini Company, in Paluzza
 216th Fortifications Maintenance and Surveillance Company, in Tolmezzo
 269th Alpini Company Ugovizza
 308th Fortifications Maintenance and Surveillance Company, in Pontebba
On 26 September 1992 the battalion was disbanded its war flag was transferred to the shrine of the flags at the Vittoriano in Rome.
On 1 July 1963 the XV Alpini Fortification Battalion in Stazione Carnia was renamed Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento". The battalion was part of the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping of the Alpine Brigade "Julia" and tasked with tasked to man fortifications in the upper Canale valley, which the Italian Army (correctly) assumed to be one of two main directions of a possible Warsaw Pact advance. Initially the Val Tagliamento fielded six companies, but 30 June 1964 a further three companies arrived from the disbanded Alpini Battalion "Val Natisone". During the 1975 army reform the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping was disbanded on 1 June 1975, as was the Val Tagliamento's sister battalion "Val Fella", whose six companies were transferred to the Val Tagliamento. After the reform the Val Tagliamento received the war flag and traditions of the 11th Alpini Fortification Grouping, moved its headquarters to Tolmezzo, and fielded 16 Alpini companies for an organic strength of over 2,500 men, making it by far the largest battalion in the Italian Army. Below all companies of the battalion are listed with the Nappina color denoting to which battalion a company was originally assigned:
 = Val Tagliamento  = Val Fella  = Val Natisone
 Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento", in Tolmezzo
 Command and Services Company, in Tolmezzo
 212th Alpini Company (Type A*, Plöcken Pass fortifications)
 216th Alpini Company (Type B*, Campiolo fortifications)
 220th Alpini Company (Type C*, Portis fortifications)
 269th Alpini Company (Type B, Ugovizza fortifications)
 270th Alpini Company (Type C, Malborghetto fortifications)
 271st Alpini Company (Type C, Val d'Uque fortifications)
 272nd Alpini Company (Type C, Torre Moscarda fortifications)
 273rd Alpini Company (Type C, Tratte fortifications)
 278th Alpini Company (Type C, Stua di Ramaz fortifications)
 288th Alpini Company (Type C, Cavazzo fortifications)
 306th Alpini Company (Type C, Sella Sompdogna fortifications)
 307th Alpini Company (Type C, Sella Nevea fortifications)
 308th Alpini Company (Type B, Sella Carnizza fortifications)
 312th Alpini Company (Type C, Case Marco fortifications)
 313th Alpini Company (Type C, Cereschiatis fortifications)
 314th Alpini Company (Type C, Ponte del Cristo fortifications)
Type A = fortification fully equipped, provisioned and manned; close support platoon on site
Type B = fortification fully equipped, provisioned and manned; close support platoon off site
Type C = fortification fully equipped; provisions, crew and close support platoon off site
For its conduct and work after the 1976 Friuli earthquake the battalion was awarded a Bronze Medal of Army Valour, which was affixed to the battalion's war flag and added to the battalion's coat of arms.
The fortifications the Val Tagliamento would man in case of war with the Warsaw Pact had been build as Alpine Wall in the early stages of World War II and as fixed fortifications became obsolete the battalion was steadily reduced in the second half of the 1980s consisted of the following companies:
 Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento", in Tolmezzo
 Command and Services Company, in Tolmezzo
 212th Alpini Company, in Paluzza
 216th Fortifications Maintenance and Surveillance Company, in Tolmezzo
 269th Alpini Company Ugovizza
 308th Fortifications Maintenance and Surveillance Company, in Pontebba
On 26 September 1992 the battalion was disbanded its war flag was transferred to the shrine of the flags at the Vittoriano in Rome.
Alpini Battalion "Val Tagliamento"