The Lautaro Special Operations Brigade (''Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro," BOE'') is a
Special operations
Special operations (S.O.) are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment". Special operations may include ...
formation of the
Chilean Army
The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
In recent years, and a ...
. It is made up of units of
special forces
Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...
, land, mountain and paratroopers, commandos, tactical divers, and snipers.
[Statements by the Army Commander in Chief at the annual meeting with the press]
Chilean Army
The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
In recent years, and a ...
, August 31, 2006; accessed December 12, 2008.
The brigade is located in the town of , 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
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
.
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Chilean Army
The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
In recent years, and a ...
, accessed on December 12, 2008.
To create the brigade,
Infantry Regiment No. 22 "Lautaro" and the Group of Armored Cavalry No. 4 Cuirassiers had to be closed.
["Army opens rapid deployment elite brigade"]
, ''El Mercurio
''El Mercurio'' (known online as ''El Mercurio On-Line'', ''EMOL'') is a Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. Its Santiago edition is considered the country's newspaper of record and it is considered the oldest daily in t ...
'', December 25, 2006; accessed December 12, 2008.[Creation of the BOE]
Chilean Army
The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
In recent years, and a ...
, December 26, 2006; Accessed December 12, 2008.
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.
[IISS Military Balance 2010, p.72.]
References
Military special forces brigades
Military units and formations of Chile
Military units and formations established in 2006
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