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The Army Special Forces Command (French: Commandement des actions spéciales terre (CAST)) regroups the various special operations forces units of the French Army and is the command charged with overseeing them. It is based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
The unit shares jurisdiction of French sovereign territory with the special response units of the National Police, [note 2] and its training centre is located in Beynes. [7] Although most of its operations take place in France, the GIGN (as a component of the French Armed Forces) can operate anywhere in the world. Many of its missions are ...
The Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (French pronunciation: [kɔmɑ̃dmɑ̃ dez‿ɔpeʁasjɔ̃ spesjal], "Special Operations Command") or COS is a joint staff charged with overseeing the various special forces of the French Army, Navy and Air and Space Force, bringing them all under a single operational authority.
France has sent troops, especially special forces, into Afghanistan to help the United States and NATO forces fight the remains of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. In Opération Licorne a force of a few thousand French soldiers is stationed in Ivory Coast on a UN peacekeeping mission. These troops were initially sent under the terms of a mutual ...
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 ...
Special forces have continued to play a role in combating the Taliban in subsequent operations. As gender restrictions are being removed in parts of the world, females are applying for special forces units selections and in 2014 the Norwegian Special Operation Forces established an all female unit Jegertroppen (English: Hunter Troop).
France: Branch: French Army: Type: Special Forces: Size: 865 authorized personnel (2017) Part of: French Army Special Forces Command: Garrison/HQ: Bayonne, France: Motto(s) Qui Ose Gagne (Who Dares Wins) Anniversaries: Saint-Michel Day: Engagements: World War II First Indochina War Lebanese Civil War. Multinational Force in Lebanon. Operation ...
Journal of Military History 59.1 (1995): 77-95. Gawne, Jonathan. The Americans in Brittany, 1944: The Battle for Brest (Histoire & Collections, 2002). Irwin, Will. The Jedburghs: The Secret History of the Allied Special Forces, France 1944 (PublicAffairs, 2009).