Grupo de Acción Rápida

Rapid Reaction Group; Grupo de Acción Rápida
	Patch
	Coat of Arms of the Guardia Civil's Rapid Reaction Group
	Guidon
Agency overview
Formed	1980
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Spain
General nature	Gendarmerie;
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and-or of state property of significance.;
Operational structure
Parent agency	Guardia Civil

The Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR) is an elite unit of the Spanish Civil Guard specialized in counter-terrorism.[1]

Tracing its origins to the Unidad Antiterrorista Rural (UAR) founded around 1978, the GAR was properly created in 1980.[2] It is based in Logroño.[3] Initially aimed to counter ETA, since 1998 it has re-oriented towards international deployments, taking part in missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Haiti and the Central African Republic.[3]

Members of the unit during the staging a mannequin challenge video.

References

Molpereces, Diego; Martínez, Javier. "Un día de maniobras con los GAR, el grupo antiterrorista de élite de la Guardia Civil". Voz Pópuli.
"Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)". Guardia Civil.
Vallejo, César; Mahia, Irene (26 October 2015). "G.A.R.: La lucha contra el terrorismo continúa". www.rtve.es. RTVE.

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[1] Molpereces, Diego; Martínez, Javier. "Un día de maniobras con los GAR, el grupo antiterrorista de élite de la Guardia Civil". Voz Pópuli.

[2] "Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)". Guardia Civil.

[rtve-3] Vallejo, César; Mahia, Irene (26 October 2015). "G.A.R.: La lucha contra el terrorismo continúa". www.rtve.es. RTVE.