Special Forces of Chile
Encyclopedia
The Chilean military has raised a range of special forces and special operations units, which fall into four categories:
1. Commando Companies
2. Reconnaissance units
3. Counter-terrorism units
4. Support units
Chilean Air Force
Chilean Army
Chilean Navy
1. Commando Companies
2. Reconnaissance units
3. Counter-terrorism units
4. Support units
Chilean Air Force
Chilean Air Force
The Chilean Air Force is the air force of Chile, a branch of the Chilean military.-History:The first step towards the current FACh was taken by Teniente Coronel Pedro Pablo Dartnell, when he founded the Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile on December 20, 1910, being trained as a pilot in France...
- Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Group)
- Agrupación Antisecuestros AéreosAgrupación Antisecuestros AéreosThe Chilean Air Force's Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos which translates to the Anti-Air Association is an elite Special Forces group whose main function is to intervene during any aircraft hijackings on Chilean territory...
(Air Counter-Terrorism Group) - Comandos de AviaciónComandos de AviaciónThe Comandos de Aviación are Chile's elite Air Force Special Forces unit. The unit can be compared to the United States Air Force Combat Control Team....
(Aviation Commandos) - Paracaidistas de Busqueda, Salvamento y Rescate (Parachute Search, Rescue and Recovery)
- Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos
Chilean Army
Chilean Army
The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade....
- Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro"
- 1º Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru" (1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru")
- 1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique"1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique"The 1st Commandos Company "Iquique" is special forces unit under the jurisdiction of northern Chile. The unit is part of the 2nd Armored Brigade "Cazadores" of the Sixth Army Division based in the first region of the country...
(1st Commandos Company "Iquique") - 10º Compañía de Comandos (10th Commandos Company)
- 13º Compañía de Comandos "Escorpión" (13th Commandos Company "Escorpión")
- Grupo Especial de Montaña (Special Group Mountain)
Chilean Navy
Chilean Navy
-Independence Wars of Chile and Peru :The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea".This led to the...
- Comando de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Command)
- Buzos Tácticos de la Armada (Tactical Divers of the Navy)
- Equipo de Intervención Rápida (Rapid Intervention Team)