doubles as the state fire service as well. Special forces Federal Operations Special Group The GEOF is a specialized police unit of the General Directorate of International Terrorism and Complex Crimes. Although the existence of special forces in Argentina begins in 1930, the unit was officially created after the 1994 AMIA bombing. In 1994 its first section was established in Tucumán and in 1997 a second division was constituted in Rosario. In the next year the Buenos Aires group was formed. Special Group One The unit was established under the denomination of Special Combat Teams in 1978, when Argentina hosted the Football World Cup. Ten years later, in 1988, the division changed its name to Police Operations Group and officially became the premier counter-terrorism team of the Federal Police. Police ranks Officer Ranks (in descending order) Sub-Officer Ranks (in descending order) Equipment Aircraft The Dirección General de Aviación Federal'' is a unit of PFA agents, responsible for transportation policeman to anywhere in the country, besides the air support operations to the Federal Police. It has multipurpose aircraft for health functions, VIP transport, search, patrol, fire fighting, rescue and tactical operations. Its operational base is the heliport of Isla Demarchi (Heliport Dársena Sur). Its current fleet includes: MBB Bo 105 MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 Eurocopter EC135 Eurocopter EC145 Cessna Citation I Cessna 421 Vehicles Ford Focus Ford Ranger Chevrolet Classic Iveco Daily Mercedes-Benz Sprinter BDX Dongfeng Mengshi Firearms Pistols Bersa Thunder 9 Glock 17 Beretta 92 Submachine guns FMK-3 Heckler & Koch MP5 Uzi Halcón ML-63 Battle/Assault rifles FN FAL Heckler & Koch HK33 SIG SG 552 Commando IWI ACE Shotguns Ithaca 37 Remington 870 Machine guns FN Minimi FN MAG IWI Negev Sniper rifles M24 SWS H-S Precision HTR M110 SASS See also Albatross Group Scorpion Group Hawk Special Operations Brigade Federal Special Operations Group Interior Security System Law Enforcement in Argentina References External links Government agencies established in 1943 Federal law enforcement agencies of Argentina 1943 establishments in Argentina