GAFES
05-14-2006, 12:14 AM
The Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces), also known as FES (the initials of their motto), is special operations unit of the Mexican Navy oficially established in late 2001. Its motto is "Fuerza, Espíritu, Sabiduría".
Its origin was in the Marine Airborne Batallion back in the early 1990s, by that time the group had no more than 6 members.
They received training from veteran marine and naval officers that have taken special forces courses around the world. Their mission is to carry out amphibious special operations in order to protect the nation's maritime interests. The group has 460 members divided in two groups of 230 members for each Naval Force (Pacific and Gulf). The special forces course lasts 53 weeks. These forces are capable of carrying out non-conventional warfare in the air, sea and land, by utilizing all means of infiltration available to develop the most variable operational incursions with the use of military diving techniques, parachuting, vertical descent, urban combat, sniping and use of explosives. They are units organized, trained and equipped to operate independently in maritime, lake, riparian or terrestrial scenarios in order to:
* Recover taken installations or personnel whose lives are in danger or have been captured by the enemy.
* Rescue hostages or capture material in oil platforms, urban areas, ships, airplanes or ground vehicles.
The FES uses sophisticated weaponry and equipment that is not common in conventional military forces.
To fulfill their mission and practise their attributes they receive specialized training in the following areas:
* Special operations
* Reconnaissance
* Search and rescue
* Surface warfare
* Anti-aircraft warfare
* Amphibious warfare
* Mine warfare
* Submarine and counter-submarine warfare
* Military intelligence
* General naval forces support
* Air and ground logistics
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Insignia
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Uniform chest insignia
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Ill put more later.
enjoy.
Its origin was in the Marine Airborne Batallion back in the early 1990s, by that time the group had no more than 6 members.
They received training from veteran marine and naval officers that have taken special forces courses around the world. Their mission is to carry out amphibious special operations in order to protect the nation's maritime interests. The group has 460 members divided in two groups of 230 members for each Naval Force (Pacific and Gulf). The special forces course lasts 53 weeks. These forces are capable of carrying out non-conventional warfare in the air, sea and land, by utilizing all means of infiltration available to develop the most variable operational incursions with the use of military diving techniques, parachuting, vertical descent, urban combat, sniping and use of explosives. They are units organized, trained and equipped to operate independently in maritime, lake, riparian or terrestrial scenarios in order to:
* Recover taken installations or personnel whose lives are in danger or have been captured by the enemy.
* Rescue hostages or capture material in oil platforms, urban areas, ships, airplanes or ground vehicles.
The FES uses sophisticated weaponry and equipment that is not common in conventional military forces.
To fulfill their mission and practise their attributes they receive specialized training in the following areas:
* Special operations
* Reconnaissance
* Search and rescue
* Surface warfare
* Anti-aircraft warfare
* Amphibious warfare
* Mine warfare
* Submarine and counter-submarine warfare
* Military intelligence
* General naval forces support
* Air and ground logistics
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8400/fesboinadistintivo1vu.jpg
Insignia
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9735/fesinsigniapecho4ai.jpg
Uniform chest insignia
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5229/franco7mexicomarina9eh.th.jpg (http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=franco7mexicomarina9eh.jpg)
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9253/mira4vz66670bj.th.jpg (http://img68.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mira4vz66670bj.jpg)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9950/panther2yk564hf.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=panther2yk564hf.jpg)
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6741/grupo7mb78885rt.th.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=grupo7mb78885rt.jpg)
Ill put more later.
enjoy.