Draft:Airborne Regiment (Lebanon)

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  Emblems cannot be really unique in the same way that one cannot be a little bit pregnant. All regiments have unique emblems anyway 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 09:14, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

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The Airborne Regiment (Arabic: فوج المجوقل, romanized: Fawg al Mojawkal) is an elite unit of the Lebanese Army. It is part of the Lebanese Special Operations Command. Established in 1992 with the help of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and U.S Paratroopers, it is tasked with conducting a variety of missions, particularly in an airborne environment, which includes: reconnaissance, long distance patrols, conducting raids and cordoning off locations, conducting special operations behind enemy locations and participating in peace keeping operations.

History

The first special forces unit trained to carry out airborne operations and tasks, including parachuting, helicopter repulsing, and air-to-ground operations, was the Airborne Regiment, which was founded on September 29, 1992. Since its founding, the Lebanese Army's Special Operations Command's Airborne Regiment has taken part in innumerable operations, primarily counterterrorism missions.

The United States and the United Kingdom, who frequently and remotely train members of the Airborne regiment in Lebanon or transfer them to the United States to undergo special training with United States Army Paratroopers, provide this elite regiment with extensive funding and training.

Uniform and emblem

The regiment's uniform consists of the Desert MARPAT camo, which is an American type of military uniform currently active in the United States Marine Corps.

The Lebanese Army's Airborne Regiment has a really unique emblem. The sky is the symbol of the infinite and unlimited horizons of the ambition and work of the regiment. The eagle flapping its wings and pouncing down on its prey represents the will of the regiment to reach its objective with strength and determination, spreading terror, fire and destruction among the enemies.

Weapons, equipment and vehicles

The Airborne Regiment mainly uses American made weaponry and equipment, just like most of the Lebanese Army. The standard issued rifle for the Airborne Regiment is an M4 Carbine including a Glock 19 as a side arm. Grenadiers use the M203 grenade launcher which is attached to their standard issued rifles or use the AT4 rocket launcher. Machine gunners in the Airborne regiment use the M249 light machine gun, snipers use either the M24 sniper weapon system, or use the heavy sniper known as the Barrett M82 which we have seen in use with the Airborne Regiment in counterterrorism operations on the border with Syria against ISIS.

Although the Airborne Regiment mainly conducts operations using helicopters, they have a series of ground vehicles to use in ground operations such as the HMVEE and Polaris Ranger 500 4×4 for simple use, for logistical and troop transport usage, the airborne regiment has the FMTV logistics truck, and the Oshkosh M1070. However the Airborne regiment has the M113 Troop Carrier which is used frequently to transport soldiers from the regiment, however the Airborne Regiment currently operates 32 Bradley Fighting Vehicles which were donated by the United States to the Lebanese Army which was sent over to the Airborne Regiment.

Barrack/Headquarters

The Lebanese Army's Airborne Regiment has a decently sized military base and headquarters in the area of Ghosta, located near the famous Christian statue of Harrisa. The base is located on top of a mountain, it contains 2 helicopter landing zones, the barracks, administration building, operations room, armory, martyr's museum, physical training zone, outdoor shooting range, CQB Training room and a public affairs zone. The land which contains the Airborne Regiment's base, was donated by a wealthy Lebanese Family to support the Army.

Joint-Training Operations

Since its founding, the Airborne Regiment has trained alongside the British Army's Parachute Regiment on hundreds of occasions with the assistance of foreign partners. As part of a foreign aid package to the Lebanese military, certain members of the Airborne Regiment travel to Jordan or the United States to conduct paratrooper training.

Counterterrorism Operations

Since the regiment's establishment in 1992, it has participated in multiple operations against terrorism in Lebanon. The first operation was the Dinnieh clashes in the year 2000, 2007 Lebanon Conflict in the Nahr el Bared refugee camp, Battle of Arsal in 2014 and their main operation in 2017 known as the Qalamoun Offensive.

The regiment has been the main fighting force of the Lebanese Army against terrorism for the past 25 years, their biggest operation was in 2017 known as the Qalamoun Offensive or what the state called it "Operation Dawn of the Outskirts". The Airborne Regiment deployed over 500 soldiers along side other fighting brigades in the Lebanese Army and officially defeated the Islamic State on the border with Syria. Unfortunately 3 soldiers from the Airborne Regiment were killed in action.