ie ▁Par ach ute ▁Inter vention ▁Squadron ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁EP GM ▁( the ▁g endar mer ie ▁mobile ▁par ach ute ▁squad ron ) ▁would ▁be ▁dis est ab lished ▁and ▁that ▁its ▁personnel ▁would ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁S atory ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁kind ▁of ▁par ach ute ▁squad ron ▁there . ▁The ▁new ▁unit , ▁named ▁esc ad ron ▁par ach ut iste ▁d ' inter vention ▁de ▁la ▁g endar mer ie ▁nationale ▁or ▁E PI GN ▁would ▁provide ▁tact ical ▁support ▁and ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁G IGN ▁whenever ▁additional ▁personnel ▁or ▁heavy ▁weapons ▁were ▁needed . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁G IGN ▁and ▁E PI GN ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁organization ▁called ▁G SI GN ▁( ). ▁ ▁Miss ions ▁and ▁structure ▁As ▁time ▁passed , ▁E PI GN , ▁without ▁ever ▁giving ▁up ▁its ▁primary ▁mission ▁of ▁providing ▁tact ical ▁support ▁and ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁G IGN , ▁developed ▁its ▁own ▁set ▁of ▁miss ions : ▁surve ill ance ▁and ▁observation ▁of ▁crim inals ▁and ▁terror ists , ▁personal ▁protection ▁of ▁VI P s ▁and ▁officials ▁and ▁protection ▁of ▁critical ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁emb ass ies ▁in ▁war - t orn ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁structure ▁also ▁evol ved ▁as ▁the ▁mission ▁scope ▁evol ved ▁and ▁very ▁soon , ▁had ▁nothing ▁left ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁that ▁of