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Special operations
Special operations are military operations that are considered "special" .Special operations are typically performed independently or in conjunction with conventional military operations. The primary goal is to achieve a political or military objective where a conventional force requirement does...
service of the Prefectura Naval Argentina
Argentine Naval Prefecture
The Argentine Naval Prefecture, in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a service of the Argentine Interior Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers and maritime territory...
. Located in the province of Buenos Aires, it conducts river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
and maritime
Sea
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...
operations in the lakes and rivers and anything close to the coast line. In addition to Counter-Terrorist
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
missions, they handle search and rescue and criminal responses.
See also
- Scorpion GroupGrupo AlacránThe Grupo Alacrán is a special operations service of the Argentine National Gendarmerie, often referred as the Equipo Antiterrorista de Gendarmería . The division is headquartered in Evita City and responds to high-risk and counterterrorist situations throughout Argentina, but primarily in the...
- Hawk Special Operations BrigadeBrigada Especial Operativa HalcónThe Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón is a special operations division of the Buenos Aires Provincial Police in Argentina....
- Federal Special Operations GroupGrupo Especial de Operaciones Federales (Argentina)The Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales is a special operations division of the Policía Federal Argentina trained to strategically perform counterterrorist and counternarcotics missions...
- Special Operations Troops CompanyCompañía de Tropas de Operaciones EspecialesCompañía de Tropas de Operaciones Especiales is the premier special operations force of the Santa Fe Province Police, Argentina....
- Argentine Federal PolicePolicía Federal ArgentinaThe Policía Federal Argentina is a police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country, but its main responsibility is policing the Federal District of Buenos Aires...