Argentina did not possess a viable counter-terrorist capability until 1978, when it hosted the football World Cup.
At that time, the military dictatorship ruling Argentina accepted the possibility that such a widely televised event was a likely forum for a terrorist incident.
Today, the unit is made up of seventy-five commandos, subdivided into fifteen-man tactical teams.
Skills such as combat shooting, heliborne insertion, HALO/HAHO parachuting, explosives, sniping, intelligence gathering, martial arts, and offensive driving are covered in this period.
Weapons include: Bersa Thunder 9, Glock 17, Heckler & Koch MP5, SIG Sauer SIG516 and the SPAS-12 shotgun.