1º Batalhão de Forcas Especiais
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1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais (1st Special Forces Battalion) is one of two counter terrorism units in the Brazilian armed forces (the other being Projeto Talon). The Battalion is similar in missions to the US Ranger units (the other SF units being similar to US SF units in mission) however since they have the CT mission they have modified the organization to more closely follow Britain's SAS. The SF Battalion falls under the Army's Airborne Brigade and is located at the Brigade's headquarters in Villa Miltar, Rio de Janiero. The Battalion was given the CT mission in the mid-1980s, following the expansion to create the 1st SF Battalion. Unit strength is approximately 200 men divided into platoons. The battalion is capable of conducting these missions independently, or in conjunction with conventional forces. Battalion troops are trained in jungle warfare at the Army's CIGS jungle warfare school, amphibious operations, mountain warfare, airborne, airmoble, HAHO/HALO operations, and long range reconnaissance in edition to there CT operations.
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