Special Operations Forces Grouping (Argentina)
Special Operations Troops grouping of the Argentine Army
The Special Operations Forces Grouping (Spanish: Agrupación de Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales, AFOE) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special warfare operations component commands of the Argentine Army (EA).
Role
Created 6 December 2005 as the first operational element of the Argentine Army Project 2025.
The service is mainly composite of air assault infantry, airborne forces, commandos, special operations forces, and light helicopters; also artillery, engineers, air transport, and communications companies are constantly ready to assist and support the group. As of 2006 it consists of:
Special Operations Forces Group:
601 Commando Company (Spanish: Compañía de Comandos 601) is a one of three commando (special operations capable) units of the Argentine Army, created 5 January 1982. They fought in the Falklands War and Battle of La Tablada
602 Commando Company (Spanish: Compañía de Comandos 602) is a one of three commando (special operations capable) units of the Argentine Army, created 21 May 1982. They fought in the Falklands War.
603 Commando Company (Spanish: Compañía de Comandos 603) is a one of three commando (special operations capable) units of Argentine Army. The date of formation is unknown, probably recent.
601 Air Assault Regiment (Spanish: Regimiento de Asalto Aéreo 601) is a special operations forces unit of the Argentine Army, created in January 2003. The regiment is divided in three assault companies: A, B and C. Its motto is "Sapientia et Labore".
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