French GIGN personnel try to enter the Air France flight held by Islamist extremists, December 26, 1994. GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images ...

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 ...

Three officers of France's GIGN counterterrorism unit conduct a live-fire exercise near Dijon, France. Mac William Bishop / NBC News Aug. 23, 2016, 5:44 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 23, 2016, 12:56 PM EDT ...

GIGN. A counter-terrorism unit of the French military, GIGN played a lead role in the operation against the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Said and Cherif Kouachi.

The GIGN – Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale – was created in the aftermath of the deadly failure to counter the hostage taking of Israeli Olympians at the 1972 Games in Munich.

Both the GIGN and RAID are considered among the finest counterterrorist units in the world. In December 1994, the GIGN executed an audacious rescue assault of a hijacked Air France airliner in ...

GIGN adopted an 8"-barreled version of the MR73 as a compact, intermediate range sniping system. Photo credit: Groupe d'Intervention Gendarmerie Nationale. ...

The GIGN officers yelled at him to stop and fired warning shots to deter him, she said. But when he took aim again, they responded with a “neutralization shot” to his abdomen.

FPS Rainbow Six: Siege X is out today, meaning one of the best tactical shooters ever made is now free-to-play FPS Rainbow Six Siege is more popular and better than ever. That's one point for ...

PARIS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A co-founder of French crypto company Ledger and his partner have been freed after being kidnapped and held to ransom, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Thursday.

That’s what you’re getting with GIGN. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is heading your way on October 13, 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Share this post: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest.