This proved that the personnel conducting these tasks were not appropriately trained and prepared to face the threat of attacks which became increasingly complex.

The Federal Police tasked their special security details for diplomatic missions of protecting embassies and their personnel while the BKA saw the need of establishing a similar unit to operate in hostile environments.

The BKA's protection division has drawn from the experiences of previous deployments of security details which showed the need of military-style tactics, equipment and training.

Missions abroad have been conducted in Iraq, Mali, Pakistan, Israel, Lebanon, Yemen, Nigeria, Libya, Somalia among others.

Vehicles The BKA does not have its own air assets so ASE operators use capabilities of the German Federal Police's aviation unit.