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CIA Zapadores - Sapper/Pathfinders Green With Lettering Rubber
Within the Spanish Air Force lies a small, but highly trained group of elite special operations troops known as the Escadrilla de Zapadores Paracaidistas (Parachute Combat Engineer/Sapper Squadron), or EZAPAC. The squadron is a company sized force of approximately 300 troops that is trained in executing several types of missions. These missions include the following:
* Identifying and marking aircraft landing and parachute drop zones.
* Providing ground visual aid and electronic control to friendly aircraft.
* Acting as forward air controllers for fighter aircraft.
* Collection and transmission data from enemy territory.
* Identification and destruction of objectives of aeronautical interest.
* Reinforcing the Escuadrilla de Apoyo al Despliegue Aero (EADA) and providing additional security at Air Force facilities.
* Providing Search and Rescue support.
* Training Air Force and Navy pilots in survival and evasion techniques.
http://www.specwarnet.com/europe/EZAPAC.htm
