The 4th Airborne Brigade is a unit of the
Argentine Army
The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the 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- ...
specialised in airborne assault operations. It is based in
Córdoba,
Córdoba Province. Together with the Ist Armoured Brigade, they make up the
Rapid Deployment Force
A rapid deployment force is a military formation that is capable of fast deployment. Such forces typically consist of elite military units (special forces, paratroopers, marines, etc.) and are usually trained at a higher intensity than the rest ...
(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 (variously referred to as knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, knucklebusters, knuckledusters, knuckle daggers, English punch, iron fist, paperweight, or a classic) are "fist-load weapons" used in hand-to-hand combat. Brass knuckles ...
. 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 Argentina4th Parachute Brigade at Flickr4th Parachute Brigade at Flickr
Parachute Brigade
Parachute Brigade
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
Parachute Brigade
Parachute Brigade (Argentina)
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