Navy Special Operations Battalion

The Marine Special Operations Battalion, known as the Tonelero Battalion, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, is the military unit of the Amphibious Commandos (COMANF), which is an elite unit of the Marine Corps of the Brazilian Navy.[1][2][3] They are the Marines specifically prepared for the planning, conduction and execution of Special Operations, Clandestine Operations, Urban Combat, Amphibious Special Reconnaissance, Amphibious Landing Force Guidance, Advanced Air Guide, Support Weapon Conduction, Counter-Guerilla, Counter-Terrorism, Search and Rescue in combat (CS), Bomb Landing Zones, Command Directions (Command Actions), and training of friendly troops/forces, national and international. Their personnel are prepared to act in the following environments: Urban, Mountain, Caaatinga, Cerrova, Pantanal and Libe Ribeiro.