GIGN's washout rates for new recruits exceed that of almost every other special forces unit in the world, with only five to eight percent of would-be members ending up wearing the GIGN badge.

GIGN blends military capability with law enforcement precision, making it one of the world’s most effective paramilitary forces. From mountain warfare to diplomatic security, its operators are trained ...

Ad Vitam, “For Life” in Latin, was the motto Franck’s father carried with him into the GIGN, and Franck followed him into the ranks of the elite unit.

The GIGN, a specialized tactical unit of the French Gendarmerie, was deployed to negotiate with the kidnappers and locate the victims. Balland was found first, followed by the discovery of his ...

GIGN serves as France's primary counterterrorism and hostage rescue unit, and will be providing security over the Olympics. “Ovzon’s advanced mobile satellite terminals and high-performing satellite ...

In France, the Groupe d’Intervention Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN) was formed as a special tactics unit within the country’s Gendarmerie paramilitary national police.

Facing a security situation described by the interior ministry as the most challenging in modern history, members of the GIGN, a top tactical unit, have been preparing to confront the worst-case ...

The operation marked the conclusion of a 48-hour manhunt for the entrepreneur and his wife who had been rescued by the gendarmerie's GIGN tactical unit just 24 hours prior.

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The GIGN are France’s top hostage rescue unit. Its remits also include counterterrorism, surveillance of national threats, protection of government officials, critical site protection, and ...