Army Special Forces Brigade

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Badge of the BFST.
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Badge of the BFST.

The Army Special Forces Brigade (French: Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre) (BFST) based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques is the French Armies special forces unit.

Since it was created 1 July 2002 it has participated as peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire (Operation Lincorne) and Afghanistan (Operation Héracles).

[edit] Composition

  • Brigade HQ based in Pau
  • 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa) based in Bayonne.
  • 13th Dragoon Parachute Regiment (13e RDP) based in Dieuze.
  • Army Light Aviation detachment for Special Operations (DAOS) based in Pau-Uzein.
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