Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air


The Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air of France's Armée de l'Air are equivalent to the United Kingdom's RAF Regiment, Germany's Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe or the United States Air Force Security Forces. They are airmen armed and trained as infantry, who provide ground defense of air bases and secure forward base areas. They also participate in forward air control, combat search and rescue missions, and as air assault infantry.

Structure

The Fusiliers-Commando units are part of the Intervention and Security Force Brigade.

Air Commando Training Squadron (''escadron d'instruction des commandos de l'air'')

This training unit, founded in 1974, manages four different courses ;
Responsible for the protection of defense-sensitive points of the Air Force and air bases, intervention in the context of overseas operations or special missions, participation in the tasks assigned to Special Operations Command. Employed in unit protection or intervention. The 34 Protective Squadrons man patrols to deter, detect and intervene to neutralize and delay, by force if necessary, any malicious act against facilities of the Air Force, air bases on the mainland and on external sites :.

Air Parachute Commandos (''commandos parachutistes de l'air'')

The three Air Parachute Commando fulfill specific missions requiring advanced training and specialities.

Air Parachute Commando n° 10

The Commando n° 10 is a specials forces unit acting under the umbrella of the Commandement des opérations spéciales.

Air Parachute Commando n° 20

The main missions of Commando n° 20 are long-range protective patrols in armored cars, protection from potential low-level air attacks in helicopters and forward air control.

Air Parachute Commando n°30

The main missions of Commando n° 30 are combat search and rescue and military dog use.

Comparable foreign units