Last Updated: November 20th, 2011

Historical: The "Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando (GEK)" was reorganized and renamed "Einsatzkommando (EKO) Cobra" in July, 2002. After a major restructuring of Austrian SWAT units the only two remaining tactical teams are the WEGA in Vienna and the Cobra for the rest of the country. This means that all 8 SEG teams and 13 out of 14 MEK teams (the territorial SWAT teams of the Federal Police) disappeared at the end of 2002. The WEGA, also considered a MEK but enjoying wider competencies, continues to operate in the Vienna territorial division of the Federal Police. WEGA is subdivided into a PEK branch ("Polizei-Einsatzkommando" for crisis situations, entries, etc) and a MEK ("Mobiles Einsatzkommando" mainly supporting patrol units when situations are getting complicated and real dangerous).  Since July 1st, 2005, WEGA/PEK became part of EKO Cobra, but remains at Vienna.

Gendarmerie Einsatzkommando (GEK) (Defunct - July 2002)

Einsatzkommando Cobra (Created  - July 2002)

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