602 Commando Company The 602 Commando Company ( ) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army , created on May 21 , 1982 . The company is based on Córdoba Province . The members of the unit wear green berets with unit badges . The company is divided in three assault sections . They fought in the Falklands War ( ) . The commander of the company was 39 - year - old Major Aldo Rico . On the night of 29 – 30 May , Captain Andres Ferrero ' s 3rd Assault Section attempted to seize Mount Kent but was beaten back in an SAS ambush . On the morning of 30 May , Captain Tomas Fernandez ' s 2nd Assault Section from 602 Commando Company suffered two killed on Bluff Cove Peak , First Lieutenant Rubén Eduardo Márquez and Sergeant Oscar Humberto Blas , in an action with Major Cedric Delves ' Tactical Headquarters from the British 22nd Special Air Service during the Mount Kent Skirmish on the 30th May 1982 . First Lieutenant Márquez and Sergeant Blas showed great personal courage and leadership in the action and were subsequently awarded the " Argentine Nation to the Valour in Combat Medal " . During this contact the SAS suffered two casualties from grenades . The Argentine Commandos literally stumbled on a camp occupied by 15 SAS troopers . That night , Captain Peter Babbington ' s K Company of 42 Commando , Royal Marines arrived nearby via helicopters . At about the same time , the 2nd Assault Section , having hidden all day , emerged from their hides intending to withdraw from the area but came under prompt and heavy fire from the SAS . That night , Captain Peter Babbington ' s K Company of 42 Commando , Royal Marines arrived nearby via helicopters . At about the same time , the 2nd Assault Section , having hidden all day , emerged from their hides intending to withdraw from the area but came under prompt and heavy fire from the SAS . The 1st Assault Section fought in the Battle of Top Malo House on 31 May 1982 . In an action lasting 45 minutes , the section under Captain Jose A . Verseci was defeated and the survivors captured in the encounter with the British Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre , a Royal Marines unit , attached to the 3 Commando Brigade . Captain Andres Ferrero ' s 3rd Assault Section suffered one killed ( Sergeant Mario Cisnero ) and Captain Miguel Santos ' National Gendarmerie section suffered another dead ( Sergeant Ramon Acosta ) in a fierce action near Murrell River on 10 June , seizing much equipment and forcing the British Royal Marines platoon to withdraw , with Major Rico calling down fire support from Lieutenant - Colonel Martin Balza ' s 3rd Artillery Group . According to the British version of events , it was a hard - fought action : " A constant series of patrols was undertaken at night to scout out and harass the enemy . Typical was the patrol sent out in the early hours of the morning of 10 June . Lieutenant David Stewart of X - Ray Company , 45 Commando , had briefed his men during the previous afternoon , and by midnight they were ready . Heavily armed , with two machine - guns per section plus 66 mm rocket launchers and 2 - inch mortar s , the Troop moved off stealthily into the moonlit night towards a ridge some 4 km away where Argentine movement had been observed . Keeping well spaced out because of the good visibility , they moved across the rocky ground using the numerous shell holes for cover , and by 04 . 00 [ 1 am local time ] were set to cross the final stretch of open ground in front of the enemy positions . Using a shallow stream for cover , they moved up the slope and deployed into position among the rocks in front of the Argentine trenches . With the help of a light - intensifying night scope , they could see sentries moving about . Suddenly , an Argentine machine - gun opened fire and the Marines launched a couple of flares from their mortar , firing back with their own machine - guns and rifles . Within seconds three Argentine soldiers and two Marines were dead . Other figures could be seen running on the hill to the left , and four more Argentine soldiers fell to the accuracy of the Marines ' fire . By this time , the Argentine troops further up the slope were wide awake , and a hail of fire forced the Marines to crouch in the shelter of the rocks . The situation was becoming decidedly unhealthy and Lieutenant Stewart decided to retire , with the objective of killing and harassing the enemy well and truly accomplished . However , a machine - gun to the Marines ' right was pouring fire over their getaway route , and Stewart sent his veteran Sergeant , Jolly , with a couple of other men to take it out [ They knew they were cut off with what looked a poor chance of escape . In these circumstances any panic or break in morale and the game was up ] . After a difficult approach with little cover , there was a short burst of fire and the Argentine machine - gun fell silent . Leapfrogging by sections , the Troop retreated to the stream , by which time the Argentine fire was falling short and there were no further casualties . " On the night of 12 – 13 June , Captain Andres Ferrero ' s 3rd Assault Section of 602 Commando Company took up ambush positions in the vicinity of Mount William , in support of the 5th Marine Infantry Battalion .