Grupo Albatros

Albatross Group Grupo Albatros
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Argentine
General nature	Civilian police
Specialist jurisdictions	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance. Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
Parent agency	Prefectura Naval Argentina

The Grupo Albatros (Albatross Group) is a special operations service of the Prefectura Naval Argentina.

Duties

Located in the province of Buenos Aires, it conducts river and maritime operations in the lakes and rivers and anything close to the coast line.

In addition to Counter-Terrorist missions, they handle search and rescue and criminal responses.

Gear

The Albatros group uses specialized weapons and gear such as:

Weapon	Origin	Type
Beretta 92	Italy	Semi-automatic pistol
Heckler & Koch MP5	Germany	Submachine gun
Franchi SPAS-15	Italy	Shotgun
FN FAL	Argentina	Assault rifle
SIG SG 552 Commando	Switzerland
IWI X95	Israel
SIG Sauer SSG 3000	Switzerland	Sniper rifle

See also

• Scorpion Group
• Hawk Special Operations Brigade
• Federal Special Operations Group
• Special Operations Troops Company
• Argentine Federal Police