Lautaro Special Operations Brigade
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The Lautaro Special Operations Brigade (Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro," BOE) is Chilean Army's special operations forces unit. It is made up of units of special forces operators, land, mountain and paratroopers, tactical divers, and snipers.[1]
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The brigade is located in the town of Peldehue [es], in the military camp of the same name (the former Arteaga fortress), in the commune of Colina, north of the city of Santiago de Chile.[2]
To create the brigade, Infantry Regiment No. 22 "Lautaro" and the Group of Armoured Cavalry No. 4 Cuirassiers had to be closed. [3][4]
Among its reported units are the 1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru"; the 1st Commandos Company "Iquique;" the 10th Commandos Company; the 13th Commandos Company "Escorpión;" and the Grupo Especial de Montaña (Special Mountain Group). In 2010 the IISS Military Balance said the Chilean Army had one special operations brigade with four battalions.[5]