4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment
The Détachement ALAT of Opérations Spéciales ( DAOS ) (German " Army Special Forces Division" ), the ALAT stands for Aviation légère de l' armée de Terre and refers to the French Army. The DAOS is a special unit of the French army. It is the air component of the Brigade des forces PR Service terre (German " Army Special Forces Brigade " ) of the French armed forces, it is also assumed. The DAOS is an association in battalion strength, which is designed to ensure the delivery and collection of the Special Task Force under the most difficult tactical and topographical conditions for often located far behind enemy lines use. A further object is to fire support helicopter gunships in combat.
The DAOS has its headquarters in common with that of the Army Special Forces Brigade in Pau, in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques, near the Spanish border and, together with this superordinate major unit to the ever the joint forces cross Commandement of opérations PR Service (German " High Command for special Operations " ) subordinate special operations units of the armed forces.
History
The DAOS was set up in 1997 and has since been continuously in service.
Order
Transportation of special forces in all imaginable positions, climatic conditions and in hostile territory. Aerial reconnaissance and fire support for ground troops.
Organization and equipment
The department actually a squadron ( in the French armed forces, a battalion ) is divided into six operational escadrilles ( here are escadrilles companies and non- moves):
- Squadron of Opérations Spéciales ( EOS ) 1: equipped with the transport helicopters from the Cougar
- EOS 2: equipped with multi-purpose helicopters of the type Gazelle
- EOS 3 equipped with multi-purpose helicopters of the type Caracal
- EOS 4: equipped with transport helicopters of the type Puma
- EOS 5: equipped with transport helicopters of the type Puma
- EOS 6: equipped with attack helicopters of the type Tiger
The 4th and 5th EOS are usually assigned to the Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale ( GIGN ), the Unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue of the Gendarmerie Nationale, which, although police unit, an organization of the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence is under.