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Commandos Marine | |
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Active | 1942 – present |
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Type | Special forces |
Size | 721 authorized personnel (2017) |
Garrison/HQ | Lorient Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer |
Nickname(s) | bérets verts (green berets) |
Motto(s) | Unis nous conquérons (United we conquer) |
Mascot(s) | Jean-Louis |
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Current commander | Counter admiral Pierre-Marie Josserand de Briançon |
Notable commanders | CDR. Philippe Kieffer LCDR. Victor Servent |
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The Commandos Marine, nicknamed Bérets Verts (Green Berets), are the special operation forces (SOF) of the French Navy, headquartered in Lorient, Brittany in western France. They operate under the Special Operations Command (COS), FORFUSCO, one of the four main forces of the French Navy or any operational command designated by the French Army staff. They specialize in offshore operations; operations from sea to land and special operations on land. One of the major characteristics of marine commando units is to be perfectly interoperable with all the resources and units of the navy (vessels, aircraft, submarines).[1]
Comprising seven operational units of around 90 men and around 160 in specialized support, their missions include: hostage rescue, evacuation operations, intelligence within enemy lines, assault on high-value targets), Navy missions (assault at sea, remote support and destruction, reconnaissance, underwater action) as well as certain missions in support of naval airforce: amphibious operations, guidance and fire support, reinforcement teams, embargo control and State actions at sea against illegal fishing, immigration and trafficking.
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