Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten

The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (Special Protection Tasks Brigade) or BSB is a special operations unit of the Koninklijke Marechaussee, the Dutch gendarmerie corps.

Origin
The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten found its origin as the Dutch counterpart to the German GSG9. The BSB is a bridge between the Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI) and the Arrestatieteam of the Dutch police.

The heavily armed unit has several tasks.
 * SWAT team of the Koninklijke Marechaussee
 * Observing and/or arresting 'potentially dangerous' activists/criminals
 * Protecting money transports
 * Observing events with certain risks
 * Protecting very important persons
 * Protecting Dutch embassies

Equipment
The BSB uses a wide variety of weapons, armored vehicles, boats and tactical equipment. The main weapons are the Glock 17 pistol, the HK416 rifle, HK MP5, the FN P90 and the FN Minimi.