COLOMBIAN SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Fast Deployment Force (FUDRA)
On December 7th 1999, within the frame of the celebration of the Colombian Infantry Day, the President of the Republic Doctor Andrés Pastrana Arango activated in an imposing military parade, the Army Helicopters battalion in the military base of Tolemaida, which would be called the Fast Deployment Force (FUDRA) of the Colombian Army. The Fast Deployment Force, ... FULL STORY
Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales
The Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Brigade) in Colombia were created through the Resolution 011 of 1970, issued by the General Command of the Army which called for the establishment of a Special Forces unit. Origins In order to begin with the training architecture, a plan of instruction for the key personnel was established for those ... FULL STORY
Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEUR)
The Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group, AFEUR) is an elite unit of the Colombian Army, whose primary mission is to perform counter-terrorist operations and hostage rescues based on stealth, surprise and team work. VIP protection is another task of the unit. For example, they protect the Colombian President when he ... FULL STORY
COPES
Colombian National Police Special Operations Command (or Comando de Operaciones Especiales in Spanish, COPES) is a subdivision of the Colombian National Police under the Operative Directorate. This Special Operations unit functions as a Quick reaction force (QRF) for Police operations and as a permanent training field for personnel. History Founded in 1984 with the main purpose of ... FULL STORY
CA Fields AN/PRC-152
FORT BRAGG, NC – They may not be the best thing since sliced bread, but in the radio world of the foot Soldier, the Harris ... FULL STORY
