Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air

The Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air (French for "Air Infantry and commando") of France's Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) are equivalent to the United Kingdom's RAF Regiment, Germany's Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe or the United States Air Force's 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.

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Organisation

CFPSAA: Commandement des forces de protection et de sécurité de l'Armée de l'Air, headquartered at Base aérienne 102 Dijon-Longvic[1], has overall responsibility for the Fusilier Commandos together with the French Air Force's firefighters.[2] CFPSAA is made up of "...3600 force protection specialists and firemen...34 protection units, 33 fire-fighting...and three intervention paratrooper commandos."[3]

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References

  1. ^ fr:Base aérienne 102 Dijon-Longvic
  2. ^ fr:Pompier de l'air
  3. ^ CFPSAA, French Defence Ministry page

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