602 Commando Company
| Compañía de Comandos 602 602 Commando Company |
|
|---|---|
| Active | 1978-1982 1982-present (current form) |
| Country |
 Argentina
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| Branch |
 Argentine Army
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| Type | Special Forces |
| Role |
Special Reconnaissance Light Infantry Air Assault Airborne Operations |
| Size | Company |
| Part of | Special Operations Forces Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Córdoba Province |
| Anniversaries | 21 May |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Maj. Aldo Rico |
The 602 Commando Company (Spanish: Compañía de Comandos 602) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army.
The members of the unit wear green berets with unit badges. The company is divided in three assault sections.
Today's unit was created 21 May 1982.
They fought in the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas). The commander of the company was 39-year-old Major Aldo Rico.
On the night of 29–30 May, Captain Andres Ferrero's 3rd Assault Section attempted to seize Mount Kent but was beaten back in an SAS ambush.
On the morning of 30 May, Captain Tomas Fernandez's 2nd Assault Section from 602 Commando Company suffered two killed on Bluff Cove Peak, First Lieutenant Rubén Eduardo Márquez and Sergeant Oscar Humberto Blas, in an action with Major Cedric Delves' Tactical Headquarters from the British 22nd Special Air Service during the Mount Kent Skirmish on 30 May 1982. First Lieutenant Márquez and Sergeant Blas showed great personal courage and leadership in the action and were subsequently awarded the Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal. During this contact the SAS suffered two casualties from grenades. The Argentine Commandos literally stumbled on a camp occupied by 15 SAS troopers. That night, Captain Peter Babbington's K Company of 42 Commando, Royal Marines arrived nearby via helicopters. At about the same time, the 2nd Assault Section, having hidden all day, emerged from their hides intending to withdraw from the area but came under prompt and heavy fire from the SAS. That night, Captain Peter Babbington's K Company of 42 Commando, Royal Marines arrived nearby via helicopters. At about the same time, the 2nd Assault Section, having hidden all day, emerged from their hides intending to withdraw from the area but came under prompt and heavy fire from the SAS.
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