Carabineros de Chile
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Carabineros de Chile (English: Carabiniers of Chile) are the Chilean national
History
The origins of the Carabiniers can be traced back to night watchmen such as the Dragones de la Reina (Queen's Dragoons) (created in 1758 and later renamed the Dragoons of Chile in 1812) and other organizations that fulfilled functions such as the watch and local policing.
Later, cities such as
The first policing organization with the name "Carabiniers" was the Corps of Carabineros, in Spanish Cuerpo de Carabineros (with similar meaning as the Italian
Carabineros de Chile (1927)
On April 27, 1927, President
The Air Operations Prefecture, the air arm of the service, was raised in 1960.
In 1962 it became the first Chilean uniformed service to include women in its ranks. The next year, the Children and Fatherland Foundation was formed as its social responsibility arm for troubled kids and preteens.
Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990)
In 1973, the Carabineros, headed by General
In 1974, formal command of the service was handed over to the Chilean Ministry of National Defense, and it was integrated into the ranks and traditions of the Chilean Armed Forces as a result. Until 2011, this was the case for the service, from that year onward it is a part of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.
The Basic Training Center, which trains future personnel of the other ranks, was created in 1979.
2019–2020 protests
The role of Carabineros during the
The National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) reported a total of 232 eye injuries by the 25th of November, 163 as a result of rubber bullets.[5] Regarding the use of rubber bullets Sergio Micco, the director of the INDH, said that the organization had observed over 161 demonstrations in which they were used despite it being against protocol because of a lack of physical danger to carabineros.[6]
Today
The Carabineros' mission is to maintain or re-establish order and security in Chilean society through civic education, service to the community, police work, and in a war situation, to act as a military force (all their members have military training). Under the current Chilean Constitution the Carabineros are integrated directly into the Armed Forces in a state of emergency to better guarantee the public order.
There is also an
They travel in heavily armored trucks from which they can spray pressured water to attack protestors.
The Carabineros have recently replaced their
Emergencies
The emergency number of the police is 133 which is connected to the Central Communications (CENCO), closest to the nearest location of a police station.
This number will provide medical help, police or fire support. If one would need to communicate directly with any of these services this list of numbers will be useful:
- 132: This number connects directly to the Fire Station closest to the residence concerned, under the Chilean National Firefighters Council's constituent fire services
- 131: This number connects to the Emergency Medical Care Service or SAMU
- 134: This number connects to the Investigations Police of Chile or PDI
- 137: This number connects to the Maritime Rescue Unit (Navy)
Additional phone numbers are also designated to Central Communications for specific queries:
- 135: drugs
- 139: general information, weather and traffic
- 147: child abuse and other related crimes
- 149: family-related crimes
Aircraft inventory
Carabineros de Chile operate 35 aircraft in support of their operations, including 18 helicopters. Recently, 5 Augusta A109E[7] have been acquired.
Aircraft in Service
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[8] |
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Agusta A109
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Italy | Utility transport | Agusta A109E | 5 |
AgustaWestland AW139 | Italy | Utility transport | Agusta AW139 | 1 |
Bell 206 | United States | Utility helicopter | 206B | 2 |
Cessna 182
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United States | Utility | 182Q | 5 |
Cessna 206 | United States | Utility | 3 | |
Cessna 208
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United States | Utility | 1 | |
Cessna 210
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United States | Utility transport | 5 | |
Cessna Citation
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United States | VIP transport | 550 Citation II | 2 |
Eurocopter Bo 105 | Germany | Utility helicopter | Bo 105C Bo 105LSA-3 |
3 2 |
Eurocopter EC 135
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Germany | Utility helicopter | EC 135 T1 | 2 |
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 | Germany Japan |
Utility helicopter | BK117B-1 | 3 |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | United States | Utility transport | PA-31 PA-31T Cheyenne |
Vehicles
Patrol cars
Vehicle | Origin | Function |
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Charger Police 2017 |
United States | Highway patrol |
Dodge Durango 2017 | United States | Patrol and Traffic enforcement |
Chevrolet Cruze LS | United States | Patrol and Traffic enforcement |
Mercedes Benz Sprinter | Germany | City Patrol |
Nissan Terrano |
Japan | Patrol and Traffic enforcement |
Motorcycles
Vehicle | Origin | Function |
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BMW R-1200 RT | Germany | Highway Patrol and Traffic enforcement |
BMW F-700 GS | ||
Honda XR250 Tornado | Japan |
Special operations (Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales)
Vehicle | Origin | Function |
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Hunter TR-12[9][10] | Colombia | Infantry mobility vehicle |
Sherpa Light | France | Armored vehicle |
Mahindra Marksman | India | Light Armored vehicle |
Chevrolet Tahoe | United States | Transport Unit / First response |
Chevrolet Suburban | ||
Hyundai H1 |
South Korea |
Chile Border Patrol
Vehicle | Origin | Function |
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Toyota Tundra | United States | Border Patrol |
Ram Pickup 3500
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United States | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
Ram Pickup 1500
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United States | Border Patrol |
Dodge Durango 4x4 | United States | Border Patrol |
Can-Am Commander | Canada | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
Mercedes-Benz Zetros | Germany | North Chilean Desert Border Patrol |
Ranks of the Chilean Carabineros
Enlisted personnel and non-commissioned officers
Chilean and foreign NCOs enter the service through enrollment at the Carabineros Formation School and receive further training as corporals at the Carabineros NCO Academy, both located in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, and some of them have later training at the various service schools of the Carabineros specializing in frontier defense, horsemanship and K-9 training and handling skills.
- Carabinero alumno (Student Carabinier)
- Carabinero (Carabinier)
- Cabo Segundo (Second Corporal)
- Cabo Primero (First Corporal)
- Sargento Segundo (Sergeant)
- Sargento Primero (First Sergeant)
- Suboficial (Sub-officer)
- Suboficial Mayor (Subofficer Major)
Ranks | Warrant Officers | NCOs | Enlisted | |||||
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Shirt Cape Carabinero shirt |
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Raincoat Parka |
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Smock | ||||||||
Operational shirt | ||||||||
Ranks | Suboficial Mayor
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Suboficial
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Sargento 1º
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Sargento 2° | Cabo 1º | Cabo 2° | Carabinero | Carabinero alumno |
Abbreviation | (SOM) | (SuboF) | (SG1) | (SG2) | (CBO1) | (CBO2) | (Carab) |
Commissioned officers
Officers of the Carabiners, native born or foreign officers having scholarships, start out as officer aspirants at the Carabinier Officers School "Pres. Gen. Carlos Ibanez del Campo" in Santiago, and after graduating become sublieutenants either in Chile or in their home countries. Later training is provided by the Police Sciences Academy also in Santiago, and in the aforementioned specialty schools of the force.
Ranks | General officers | Senior officers | Head officers | Junior officers | ||||||
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Uniform coat General officers' cape |
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Shirt Raincoat Parka |
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Cape | ||||||||||
Smock | ||||||||||
Operational shirt | ||||||||||
Ranks | General Director
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General Inspector
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General
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Coronel | Teniente Coronel
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Mayor | Capitán | Teniente | Subteniente
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Aspirante a oficial
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Abbreviation | GNRL DIR | GNRL INS | GNRL | CRNL | TTE CRNL | MAY | CAP | TTE | SUB TTE |
General Directors
See also
- La Moneda Palace Guard
- Chilean Army
- Chilean Navy
- Chilean Air Force
- Investigations Police of Chile
- Chilean Gendarmerie
- Crime in Chile
References
- ^ "Día del Carabinero". Icarito. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "La duda resuelta: cuántos carabineros hay en Chile". www.pauta.cl/. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Direccion de Presupuestos de Chile, Ministry of Finance (19 December 2019). Ley de presupuestos 2020 (PDF) (Report). Chile. p. 143. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "18 Killed As Thousands of Protestors Take to the Streets in Chile. Here's What to Know". Time. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Información constatada por el INDH al 25-11-2019 a las 13.00 hrs".
- ^ Fernando Espina (2019-11-28). "INDH se querella por homicidio frustrado contra Carabineros en favor de trabajadora que habría perdido visión de ambos ojos". INDH (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- ^ "Entrega de 2 helicopteros en presencia de la Presidenta". Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
- ^ "First Hunter TR-12 delivery to Chile expected in April 2024". 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Carabineros de Chile incorporará cuatro blindados Hunter TR-12 de Armor International de Colombia". 8 April 2024.