FUDRA-Rapid Deployment Force (Fuerza de Despliegue Rapido)
On December 7, 1999, President Andres Pastrana activated FUDRA, or the Rapid Deployment Force. The Colombian military believes the force to be a symbol of its modernization. It is comprised of 3 mobile brigades and 1 special forces brigade and, in addition to possessing Black Hawk helicopters, recieves support from the Colombian Air Force (FAC).
FUDRA is a rapid-reaction force tasked with conducting counterinsurgency operations throughout the country. Its motto is "any mission, any place, any time, in the best way, ready for victory."
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