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4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment

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4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment
4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales
Logo of 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment
Founded1993 – present
Country France
Branch French Army
TypeSpecial operations
Size455 authorized personnel
Part ofFrench Army Special Forces Command
HeadquartersPau
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Hoff

The 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (English: 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment) or 4e RHFS is the special operations unit of the French Army Light Aviation. It is part of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore of the Special Operations Command. It is based in Pau.

Created in 1997, the 4e RHFS' mission is to transport and provide air support to the other special forces units anywhere in the world.

Organization

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The regiment is divided into Special Forces Flights (Escadrilles des Operations Speciales):[1]

  • EOS 1 – Puma and Cougar
  • EOS 2 – Gazelle
  • EOS 3 – Caracals
  • EOS 4/GIH – Pumas
  • EOS 6 – Tigre
  • EOS 7 – Support Flight
  • EOS 8 – Helicopter Maintenance Flight

The regiment employs the following helicopters in 2016:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2017. p. 46.
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