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71st Airmobile Infantry Brigade "Pontos" | |
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71η Αερομεταφερόμενη Ταξιαρχία Πεζικού "Πόντος" | |
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Country | Greece |
Branch | Hellenic Army |
Type | Airmobile infantry |
Role | Air assault Airlift Anti-aircraft warfare Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal CBRN defense Close air support Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Counter-battery fire Demining Desert warfare Fire support Forward air control HUMINT Indirect fire Maneuver warfare Medical evacuation Military engineering Mountain warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance SIGINT Tactical communications Tactical emergency medical services Tracking Urban warfare |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 1st Infantry Division NATO Response Force Balkan Battlegroup |
Garrison/HQ | Nea Santa (Macedonia) |
Motto(s) | On the wings of the winds Επί πτερύγων ανέμων Epi Pterigon Anemon |
Equipment | Equipment |
Website | 71st Airmobile Brigade "Pontos" |
The 71st Airmobile Brigade "Pontus" (Greek: 71η Αερομεταφερόμενη Ταξιαρχία «Πόντος», 71 A/M ΤΑΞ) is an airmobile infantry brigade of the Hellenic Army. The brigade was established after the reorganization of the 71st Infantry Brigade to an air assault formation. Members of the Brigade wear the red beret.
It is a part of the NATO Response Force (NRF) and of the HELBROC BG.