Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air
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(French for "Fusilier Commandos of the Air")
These personnel of France's Armée de l'Air are equivalent to the United Kingdom's RAF Regiment, Germany's Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe or the USAF's 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 combat search and rescue missions (CSAR).
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CFPSAA - Commandement des forces de protection et de sécurité de l'Armée 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."[1]
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[edit] External links
- CFPSAA organisation French Defence Ministry page (French)
- Fusiliers commandos French Defence Ministry page (French)
- French Air Force Organisation French Defence Ministry page (English, short summary)
