The Lautaro Special Operations Brigade (Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro," BOE) is a Special operations formation of the Chilean Army. It is made up of units of special forces, land, mountain and paratroopers, commandos, tactical divers, and snipers.[1]

The brigade is located in the town of Peldehue, 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 Armored 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]

References

  1. ↑ Statements by the Army Commander in Chief at the annual meeting with the press, Chilean Army, August 31, 2006; accessed December 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ Brigade of Special Operations, Chilean Army, accessed on December 12, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Army opens rapid deployment elite brigade" Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, El Mercurio, December 25, 2006; accessed December 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ Creation of the BOE, Chilean Army, December 26, 2006; Accessed December 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ IISS Military Balance 2010, p.72.
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