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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.
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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").