1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique"

1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique"
Country	Chile
Branch	Chilean Army
Type	Special Forces

The 1st Commandos Company "Iquique" (1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique" in Spanish) is special forces unit under the jurisdiction of northern Chile. The unit is part of the 2nd Armored Brigade "Cazadores" (2º Brigada Acorzada "Cazadores" in Spanish) of the Sixth Army Division based in the first region of the country. The Chilean Army has been restructured into more independent armored brigades and shaped only by professional people, meaning that each squad possesses a special forces unit.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.ejercito.cl/proceso_modernizacion/index.php

External links

Official Chilean Army site (Spanish)
Chilean Commandos on YouTube

Special Forces of Chile

Chilean Army	1º Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru" 1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique" 10º Compañía de Comandos 13º Compañía de Comandos "Escorpión" Grupo Especial de Montaña

Chilean Navy	Buzos Tácticos de la Armada Equipo de Intervención Rápida

Chilean Air Force	Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos Comandos de Aviación Paracaidistas de Busqueda, Salvamento y Rescate

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