COMANF

The Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion, known as Tonelero Battalion located in the city of Rio de Janeiro is the military HQ of Comandos Anfíbios (COMANF) is a special forces unit of the Brazilian Marine Corps. They are the Marines specifically prepared for the planning and execution of special operations.

The course

For officers, sergeants and corporals who have passed the test for the course of qualification for promotion to Sergeant, the 6 month Amphibious Commandos Special Course (acronym in portuguese CESCOMANF) is taught, covering the disciplines of infiltration; exfiltration; commando actions; utility swimming; patrol; explosive devices; advanced first aid; combat in urban areas; fighting hand-to-hand; advanced mountaineering; rappelling; survival techniques at sea and on land; intelligence and counterintelligence; advanced reconnaissance; handling UAV and rotorcraft of Brazilian Navy, among others, in addition to training and training to operate in coastal regions and in the wetland and mountains, cold weather, in semi-arid regions, jungle and urban areas.

Structure

The battalion is currently organized as follows: a Command and Services Company and three Special Operations Companies:

Some members are assigned abroad for training, specializing in courses such as the (IDF / Israel) Sayeret Matkal (Marina / Spain)"Special Operations Command", (USDOD) "USSOCOM" and the (National Gendarmerie / France) "GIGN".

Curiosity

There is a phrase in the Brazilian Navy to define the "COMANF" soldiers: "Um Comanf é imbatível, dois são inseparáveis e três fazem guerra" (Portuguese for "One Comanf is unbeatable, two are unseparable and three wage war").

Weapons

Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion
Name Origin Type
Glock 19  Austria Pistol
Heckler & Koch USP  Germany Pistol
Heckler & Koch UMP  Germany Submachine gun
Parker Hale M85  United Kingdom Sniper rifle
M4 CQBR  United States Assault rifle
Franchi SPAS-15  Italy Shotgun
PGM Hécate II  France Anti-materiel rifle
FN Minimi  Belgium Machine gun
Barrett  United States Anti-materiel rifle
PGM Ultima Ratio  France Sniper rifle
Taurus PT24/7 PRO  Brazil Pistol
AT4  Sweden Anti-tank weapon
IMBEL IA2  Brazil Assault rifle

See also

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