. . "24261616"^^ . "Specialtie"@en . . . "Operator"@en . . . "1102080727"^^ . . . "Garda Armed Support Unit"@en . "Garda S\u00EDoch\u00E1na Air Unit emblem.svg"@en . "200820122016"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ford Transit"@en . . "Vehicle"@en . "~ 180"@en . . . . "Regional Detective Superintendent"@en . . . . "yes"@en . . . . "Eastern, Northern, Southern, South-Eastern, Western and Dublin regions"@en . . . "Armed Support Units (ASU) (Irish: Tacaiochta Faoi Arm) are specialist armed response units of the Garda S\u00EDoch\u00E1na, the national police force of Ireland. Based in all six Garda regions in the country, Garda ASU officers carry a combination of lethal firearms and non-lethal weapons, as opposed to regular uniformed Garda\u00ED who are unarmed. They are similar to Authorised Firearms Officers of British police forces. Armed Support Units were known as Regional Support Units (RSU) until mid-2017."@en . "22180"^^ . . . . . "Yes"@en . "Republic of Ireland"@en . . "ASU"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Armed airport and port patrols"@en . . . "Aonad Taca\u00EDochta faoi Airm"@en . . . . . "Garda Armed Support Unit"@en . . . "25"^^ . . "Specialist armed/tactical response"@en . . . . . "Armed Support Units (ASU) (Irish: Tacaiochta Faoi Arm) are specialist armed response units of the Garda S\u00EDoch\u00E1na, the national police force of Ireland. Based in all six Garda regions in the country, Garda ASU officers carry a combination of lethal firearms and non-lethal weapons, as opposed to regular uniformed Garda\u00ED who are unarmed. They are similar to Authorised Firearms Officers of British police forces. Armed Support Units were known as Regional Support Units (RSU) until mid-2017."@en . . .