▁a ▁regular ▁mobile ▁g endar mer ie ▁squad ron . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁unit , ▁still ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁captain , ▁was ▁composed ▁of : ▁ ▁headquarters ▁pl ato on ▁– ▁including ▁a ▁high ▁alt itude ▁jump ▁cell ; ▁ ▁two ▁Security ▁and ▁Prote ction ▁Pl ato ons ▁( SP P ) ▁ ▁special ized ▁in ▁close ▁protection ▁of ▁VI P s ▁or ▁dangerous ▁sites ▁( for ▁example ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁war - t orn ▁countries ); ▁ ▁one ▁Observ ation ▁and ▁Research ▁Group ▁( G OR ) ▁ ▁special ized ▁in ▁monitoring ▁sus pected ▁crim inals ▁or ▁terror ists . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁name , ▁the ▁" inter vention " ▁mission ▁was ▁entirely ▁transferred ▁to ▁G IGN , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁par ach ute ▁squad ron ▁being ▁assigned ▁the ▁task ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁inter vention ▁group ▁by ▁san it izing ▁and ▁cord oning ▁off ▁their ▁operating ▁area ▁and ▁by ▁providing ▁heavy ▁weapon ▁support ▁with ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁mort ars ▁if ▁and ▁when ▁necessary . ▁ ▁An ▁additional ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁rein force ▁G SP R ▁( ), ▁the ▁president ial ▁security ▁group ▁( then ▁composed ▁exclus ively ▁of ▁g end arm es ), ▁mainly ▁during ▁official ▁or ▁state ▁vis its ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Squadron ▁personnel ▁frequently ▁conducted ▁security ▁aud its ▁of ▁emb ass ies , ▁ports ▁and ▁air ports ▁and ▁various ▁French ▁or ▁foreign ▁sites . ▁ ▁Finally ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁during ▁special ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Pope ' s ▁visit