The 4th Airborne Brigade is the only combined forces between air assault infantry and airborne forces unit of the

Argentine Army The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed For ...

(EA) that specialised in air assault and airborne operations with respond to emergency situations, combat patrols in difficult to access terrain, combined arms, counterinsurgency, CQB/CQC in urban areas, maneuver warfare, and raiding with small unit tactics. It is based in Córdoba, Córdoba Province. Together with the Ist Armoured Brigade, they make up the

Rapid Deployment Force A rapid reaction force / rapid response force (RRF), quick reaction force / quick response force (QRF), immediate reaction force (IRF), rapid deployment force (RDF), or quick maneuver force (QMF) is a military or law enforcement unit capable of ...

(Spanish: ''Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido'' - FDR).

Organization

As of 2022 it consists of: * IVth Airborne Brigade HQ (Córdoba) * 2nd Paratroopers Regiment "''General Balcarce''" (Córdoba) * 14th Paratroopers Regiment (Córdoba) * 601st Air Assault Regiment (Campo de Mayo) * 4th Paratrooper Artillery Group (Córdoba) * 4th Paratrooper Cavalry Scout Squadron (Córdoba) * 4th Paratrooper Engineer Company (Córdoba) * 4th Paratrooper Signal Company (Córdoba) * 4th Paratrooper Support Company (Córdoba) * Logistic & Support Base "Córdoba" (Córdoba)

Equipment

The members of the unit wear the red berets of the paratroopers with unit badges. The Yarará Parachute Knife is a specially made dagger issued to Argentine paratroopers with a handguard that functions as a

knuckleduster Brass knuckles (also referred to as brass knucks, knuckledusters, iron fist and paperweight, among other names) are a melee weapon used primarily in hand-to-hand combat. They are fitted and designed to be worn around the knuckles of the human h ...

. Current issue models come with an emergency blade in the crossguard. During jumps, the knife is put in an easy-to-reach place, so it can be quickly used to cut some of the parachute cords in case of an emergency, such as the cords getting entangled.

References

External links

Paratroopers of Argentina

4th Parachute Brigade at Flickr

4th Parachute Brigade at Flickr
Parachute Brigade Parachute Brigade

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