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police tactical unit A police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialized police unit trained to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved. A police tactical unit's tas ...
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Police tactical unit A police tactical unit (PTU) is a specialized police unit trained to handle situations that are beyond the capabilities of ordinary law enforcement units because of the level of violence (or risk of violence) involved. A police tactical unit's tas ...
s are specialized units of a police force tasked with resolving high risk / critical incidents, including: * high risk armed offender / suspect searches / apprehensions including
arrest warrant An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a j ...
s * high risk search warrants involving an armed / dangerous offender / suspect * siege / barricade incidents involving an armed offender / suspect * domestic counter-terrorism incidents such as hostage rescue and / or armed intervention (including units that may be granted authority for overseas operations) In the United States, police tactical units are known by the generic term Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team (other countries have adopted this term). In
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, the term police tactical group is used for police tactical units. The European Union uses the term special intervention unit for national counter terrorist police tactical units. For military special forces / special operations forces, see list of military special forces units.


Afghanistan

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Interior Ministry An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...
* Afghan National Civil Order Police Special Support Battalion * General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) ( prs, قوماندانی عمومی قطعات خاص) ** Crisis Response Unit 222 (CRU 222) ** Commando Force 333 (CF 333) ** Afghan Territorial Force 444 (ATF 444)


Albania

* RENEA * ''Shqiponjat'' * FNSH


Algeria

; Sûreté Nationale * Police Special Operations Group (french: Groupement des Opérations Spéciales de la Police, GOSP) * Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) ;
Gendarmerie Nationale Gendarmerie Nationale most commonly refers to: * Gendarmerie Nationale (France) * Gendarmerie Nationale (Belgium), merged with Belgian police in 2001 Gendarmerie Nationale may also refer to: *Gendarmerie Nationale (Algeria) * Gendarmerie National ...
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Special Intervention Detachment The Special Intervention Detachment (french: Détachement Spécial d'Intervention, DSI, ar, المفرزة الخاصة للتدخل) is a police tactical unit of the Algerian Gendarmerie Nationale. It specializes in the fight against terroris ...
(DSI)


Argentina

; Argentine Federal Police * Federal Special Operations Group (GEOF) * '' Grupo Especial Uno'' "GE-1" (Special Group One) ; Argentine National Gendarmerie *''Equipo Antiterrorista'' (Anti-Terrorist Team) * Scorpion Group - Formerly the ''Escuadrón Especial de la Gendarmería Nacional'' *''Sección Operaciones Especiales de Monte de Gendarmería Nacional "Groupe Monte"'' ('National Gendarmarie Jungle Special Operations Section') *''Unidad Especial de Lucha Contra Narcotraficante'' (UELCON) ; Local and other units * Hawk Special Operations Brigade (BEOH) - Buenos Aires Provincial Police * Special Operations Troops Company (TOE) - Santa Fe Provincial Police *''Equipo Táctico Especial Recomendado'' (E.T.E.R.) - Córdoba Provincial Police * Albatross Group - Argentine Naval Prefecture **''Grupo de Respuesta Imediata de Alto Riesgo'' (GRIAR; 'Immediate High Risk Response Group') - Argentine Naval Prefecture


Armenia

; National Security Service *
Alpha Group Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is an elite stand-alone sub-unit o ...
; Police of Armenia * Police tactical unit


Australia

;
Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the national and principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with the unique role of investigating crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia. Th ...
* Specialist Response Group (SRG) ; New South Wales Police Force *
Tactical Operations Unit The State Protection Group (SPG) is part of the Counter Terrorism & Special Tactics Command of the New South Wales Police Force and was established in 1991 to deal with extraordinary policing responses. The SPG directly supports police in high- ...
(TOU) * Tactical Operations Regional Support (TORS) ; Northern Territory Police * Territory Response Group (TRG) ; Queensland Police * Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) ; South Australia Police * Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR) ; Tasmania Police * Special Operations Group (SOG) ; Victoria Police * Special Operations Group (SOG) *
Critical Incident Response Team The Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is a specialist unit of the Victoria Police that provides assistance to general duties police, including a negotiator capability, to resolve high risk incidents utilising specialist tactics and equipmen ...
(CIRT) ; Western Australia Police *
Tactical Response Group Tactical Response Group may refer to: * Tactical Response Group (Western Australia) * State Protection Group, police tactical group in NSW, Australia {{Disambiguation ...
(TRG) ; New South Wales Corrective Services *
Security Operations Group The Security Operations Group (SOG) is a unit of elite corrections officers of Corrective Services NSW Corrective Services New South Wales (CSNSW) is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales ...
(SOG) ; Western Australia Department of Corrective Services * Special Operations Group (SOG)


Austria

; Federal Ministry of the Interior * EKO Cobra - Special operations and counterterrorism unit ; Federal Police * WEGA - SWAT team ; Justizwache (Penitentiary police) *
Justizwache Einsatzgruppe The Justizwache ( en, Judicial Guard, literally ''Justice Watch'') is the prison guards corps of Austria. The corps is a department of the Ministry of Justice. Their tasks are the safeguarding of penitentiaries, the safeguarding of inmates, and th ...
(JEG) - Penitentiary police SWAT team


Azerbaijan

; Ministry of Internal Affairs * OPON * Rapid Police Unit


Bahamas

; Royal Bahamas Police Force * Security and Intelligence Branch


Bangladesh

* Rapid Action Battalion *
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime - CTTC is a specialized branch of Bangladesh Police formed to tackle terrorism and transnational crime. Deputy Inspector General Md. Asaduzzaman bpm (bar) is the chief of the branch. History Bangladesh P ...
* Dhaka Metropolitan Police SWAT *
Crisis Response Team A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...
* Quick Response Team *
Anti Terrorism Unit Anti may refer to: *Anti-, a prefix meaning "against" *Änti, or Antaeus, a half-giant in Greek and Berber mythology *A false reading of ''Nemty'', the name of the ferryman who carried Isis to Set's island in Egyptian mythology *Áńt’į, or co ...


Belarus

;
Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...
* Almaz Special Anti-Terrorism Unit (SPBT Almaz) * OMON (AMAP) Special Purpose Police Unit


Belgium

; Federal police * ''Directie van de speciale eenheden/Direction des unités spéciales'' (DSU; 'Directorate of the Special Units')


Bolivia

;Bolivian Police Force *''Unidad Tactica de Operaciones Policiales'' (UTOP) - Tactical Response Unit *''Fuerza especial de lucha contra el narcotráfico'' (FELCN) - Bolivian anti-narcotics force *''Fuerza especial de lucha contra el crimen'' (FELCC) - Bolivian anti-criminal force


Bosnia and Herzegovina

;Bosnian Police Force * State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) ** Special Support Unit *
Bosnian Special Police Units The ministry of interior of Bosnia and Herzegovina had a few special forces that existed even before the war in Bosnia in 1992. History Bosnian special police units where a few during the war in Bosnia, but there was only one created before the w ...
** Special Police Unit ;Other units * MUP FBiH Federal Counter-terrorism branches - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Police * MUP RS Counter-terrorism branches - ''
Republika Srpska Police The Ministry of Interior of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Министарство унутрашњих послова Републике Српске (МУП РС) ''/ Ministarstvo unutrašnjih poslova Republike Srpske (MUP RS)'') is the inte ...
''


Bulgaria

Ministry of Interior *
SOBT The SOBT (Bulgarian: Специализиран отряд за борба с тероризма; English: Specialized Force for Combating Terrorism) is a Bulgarian counter-terrorism unit, specialized in unconventional warfare and special operatio ...
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Bulgarian Gendarmerie The Bulgarian Gendarmerie' (Жандармерия – ''Zhandarmeriya'') is part of the Bulgarian Ministry of Internal Affairs or "MIA". (Bulgarian: ''"Министерство на вътрешните работи"'' or "МВР", pronounced '' ...
* Counter-Terrorist Squads


Brazil

; Federal Police Department *'' Comando de Operações Táticas'' (COT) - is a specialized counter terrorism unit with headquarters in Brasília *'' Grupos de Pronta Intervenção'' (GPI) - are SWAT like tactical units that supports local operations. Each state has its own G.P.I. unit ; ''Polícia Militar'' *BOE/BOPE (''Batalhão de Operações Especiais'') units: ** Special Operations Battalion (PMAC) - in
Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...
** Special Operations Battalion (PMDF) - in the Federal District ** Specials Battalion Operations (PMMT) - in the state of
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring ...
** Special Operations Battalion (PMPR) - the state of Paraná ** Special Operations Battalion (PMPI) - the state of
Piauí Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
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Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMAL) - the state of Alagoas **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMRR) - in the state of
Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
**
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMSC) - the state of Santa Catarina **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMERJ) - in the state of Rio de Janeiro **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMRN) - in Rio Grande do Norte state **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMBA) - the state of Bahia **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMRS) - in
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
state **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMAP) - in
Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...
state **
Special Police Operations Battalion Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(PMMG) - is a GATE type unit of the Military Police of Minas Gerais State * Special Actions and Tactics Group (GATE) - is a police tactical unit within
Military Police of São Paulo State The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (''São Paulo State Military Police'') is a law enforcement agency (Military Police (Brazil)) of the military kind in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the count ...
; ''Policia Civil'' *'' Grupo Tático 3'' (GT3) - in the state of Goiás *'' Grupo Especial de Reação'' (GER) - is tactical unit similar to GOE operating in the state of São Paulo * ''Grupo de Operações Especiais'' (GOE) - is the elite arm of the
Civil Police In Brazil, the Civilian Police ( pt, Polícia Civil) is the name of the investigative state police forces. The Civilian Police are agencies of the public administration of the states and of the Federal District of Brazil, whose function is, i ...
of the state of São Paulo *''
Centro de Operações Policiais Especiais Centro may refer to: Places Brazil *Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil *Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Duq ...
'' (COPE) - is a specialized division within the civil police of Paraná state *'' Tático Integrado de Grupos de Repressão Especial'' (TIGRE) - is a SWAT type tactical unit that specializes in hostage rescue operations in the state of Paraná *''
Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais The Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais (Portuguese for ''Coordination of Special Assets''), best known by its acronym CORE, is the police tactical unit of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State. It was formed on 4 July 1969 and is comparable ...
'' (CORE) - is a paramilitary police unit within the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State *'' Divisão de Operações especiais'' (DOE) - is a special tactics unit based in Federal District * ''Grupo de Operações Especiais'' (GOE) - is the GOE unit of the state of Pernambuco


Brunei

; Royal Brunei Police Force * Special Operations Squad (SOS; ms, Pasukan Gerak Khas — PGK)


Canada

;Federal units * Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; ) ** Emergency Response Team (ERT; ) * Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS; ) - Mobile Response Team * Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; ) ** Institutional Emergency Response Team (IERT) ** Institutional Crisis Intervention Team (ICIT) ;Provincial and Municipal units * Abbotsford Police Department - Emergency Response Team * Barrie Police Service - Tactical Support Unit (TSU) *Bathurst Police Force - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Brandon Police Service - Tactical Response Unit (TRU) * Brantford Police Service - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Brockville Police Service - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Calgary Police Service - Tactical Unit *Cape Breton Regional Police Service - Emergency Response Team (ERT) *''Service de police de la MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais'' - ''Unité spéciale d’intervention'' *Cornwall Police Service - Cornwall Emergency Response Team (CERT) *
Durham Regional Police Service The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The force serves the following local municipalities, with a combined population of 706,200. * Pickering ...
- Tactical Support Unit * Edmonton Police Service - Tactical Unit *Estevan Police Service - Containment / Warrant Entry Team (CWET) * ''Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau'' - ''Groupe d’intervention'' * Greater Sudbury Police Service - Tactical Unit *
Guelph Police Service The Guelph Police Service (GPS) is the police force for the city of Guelph, Ontario. The GPS was formed in 1827 with the founding of the city. The Guelph Police Service is the 14th largest municipal police service in Ontario with 323 members and ...
- Tactics and Rescue Unit * Halifax Regional Police - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Halton Regional Police Service - Tactical Rescue Unit (TRU) * Kingston Police - Emergency Response Unit *''
Service de police de la Ville de Laval The Service de police de Laval ( French for ''Laval Police Service'') is the municipal police force of the city of Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal. The service consists of approximately 800 officers and civilian employees. Officer fatalities Th ...
'' - ''Groupe d’intervention'' * London Police Service - Emergency Response Unit (ERU) *'' Service de police de l'agglomération de Longueuil'' - ''Groupe d’intervention'' *Miramichi Police Force - Tactical High Risk Entry and Arrest Team (THREAT) * '' Service de Police de la Ville de Montreal'' - ''Groupe Tactique d’intervention'' * Niagara Regional Police Service - Emergency Task Unit (ETU) * Ontario Provincial Police ** Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) ** Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Ottawa Police Service - Tactical Unit * Peel Regional Police - Tactical and Rescue Unit *'' Service de police de la Ville de Québec'' - ''Groupe Tactique d'intervention'' * Regina Police Service - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Royal Newfoundland Constabulary - Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) * Saskatoon Police Service - Tactical Support Unit (TSU) *Saint John Police Force & Kennebecasis Regional Police Force - Emergency Tactical Services (ETS) * South Simcoe Police Service - Containment Team/Emergency Response Unit (ERU) *Stratford Police Services - Emergency Response Unit (ERU) * '' Sûreté du Québec'' - ''Groupe d'intervention tactique'' *
Thunder Bay Police Service Thunder is the sound caused by lightning. Depending upon the distance from and nature of the lightning, it can range from a long, low rumble to a sudden, loud crack. The sudden increase in temperature and hence pressure caused by the lightning pr ...
- Emergency Task Unit (ETU) * Toronto Police Service -
Emergency Task Force The Emergency Task Force (ETF) is the tactical unit of the Toronto Police Service. Created in 1965, it is mandated to deal with high risk situations like hostage taking, emotionally disturbed persons, high risk arrests, warrant service, and protec ...
(ETF) * Vancouver Police Department - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Victoria Police Department & Saanich Police Department - Greater Victoria Emergency Response Team *
Waterloo Regional Police Service The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfrie ...
- Special Response Unit * Windsor Police Service - Tactical Unit * Winnipeg Police Service - Tactical Support Team (TST) *Woodstock Police Service - Containment Team * York Regional Police - Emergency Response Unit (ERU) * Atlona Police Service, Morden Police Service & Winkler Police Service - Regional Support Tactical Team ;Other units * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) - Nuclear Security Response Team * Bruce Power - Nuclear Response Team (NRT) *
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
- Nuclear Response Force (NRF) * NB Power - Nuclear Response Team (NRT) * Ontario Power Generation - Nuclear Security


Chile

'' Carabineros de Chile'' * ''Grupo de Operaciones Policiales Especiales'' (GOPE; 'Police Special Operations Group')
Chilean Investigation Police Investigations Police of Chile (, PDI) are the civilian police of Chile. Founded in 1933, it is one of two Chilean police bodies, along with the law enforcement police: Carabineros de Chile. The PDI is the principal law enforcement arm of the Pub ...
(''Policía de Investigaciones de Chile'') *'' Equipo de Reacción Táctica Antinarcóticos'' (ERTA; 'Antinarcotics Tactical Response Team') '' Gendarmería de Chile'' (Prison Service) *'' Sección de Operaciones Tácticas'' (SOT; 'Tactical Operations Section')


China

; Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China *
Beijing SWAT The Beijing Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (Abbr.: SWAT; ; also known as Beijing Special Police Force or simply 'Beijing SWAT' ) is a police tactical unit in the People's Republic of China that deals with incidents beyond the capabilities of nor ...
* Shanghai SWAT ;
People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...
*
Snow Leopard Commando Unit The Snow Leopard Commando Unit (Simplified Chinese: 雪豹突击队), formerly known as the Snow Wolf Commando Unit (Abbreviation: SWCU; Simplified Chinese: 雪狼突击队), is a highly elite police tactical unit of the People's Republic of Chi ...
(SWCU) * Immediate Action Unit (IAU) *
Special Police Unit The Special Police Units (abbreviation: SPU; ) are the police tactical units of the Chinese People's Armed Police (PAP) at the provincial and municipal levels. There is at least one of such unit in each Chinese province to offer their services ...
(SPU)


Colombia

; National Police of Colombia * LOBOS (Wolves) * (COPES) Comandos de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Commandos) * (JUNGLA) Jungle * (GOES) Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (Special operations group) (SWAT equivalent) * GAULA Units (Hostage rescue)


Croatia

; Special Police * Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATJ Lučko) *
Special Police Units Special or specials may refer to: Policing * Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer Literature * Specials ( ...
(SJP Split "BATT", SJP Rijeka "AJKULA", SJP Osijek "ORAO") *
Riot Police Units A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted ...
- EPZ (''Ekipa za Posebne Zadaće'') tactical platoon within Intervention/riot police


Cyprus

; Cyprus Police *
Emergency Response Unit An Emergency Response Unit is a name for a law enforcement or other civil government entity that is trained and equipped to respond quickly to emergency situations. In some instances, such a designation is given to a Special Weapons and Tactics uni ...
(MMAD)


Czech Republic

; Police of the Czech Republic * ''
Útvar rychlého nasazení The Rapid Response Unit (URNA) ('' cs, Útvar rychlého nasazení'') is a special force of the Police of the Czech Republic ('' cs, Policie České republiky''). It is under command of the Ministry of the Interior. History In 1981, the Útva ...
'' RN/URNARapid Reaction Unit, national police CT unit *''Krajská zásahová jednotka'' - ZJ8 regional police intervention units ; '' Celní správa České republiky'' *''Skupina operativního nasazení'' - ON


Denmark

;'' Rigspolitiet'' * ''
Politiets Aktionsstyrke Politiets Aktionsstyrke (AKS, English: ''The Special Intervention Unit'') is the police tactical unit of the Danish National Police. It is meant to handle extraordinarily difficult or life-threatening criminal situations, such as terrorism, host ...
'' (Special Intervention Unit) ; ''Københavns Politi'' (Copenhagen Police Department) *'' Udrykningssektionen'' (First Response Unit)


Ecuador

* GOE - ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (Police) * GIR - ''Grupo de Intervención y Rescate'' (Police)


Egypt

;
Egyptian National Police , ') , mottotranslated = Police of the people ( ar, شرطة الشعب, ') Counter-terrorism and hostage rescue Combat all types of crimes Maintaining public health Achieve the tranquility of the citizen , formedyear = 1878 ( years) , for ...
*
Unit 333 Hostage Rescue Force (Arabic: قوة إنقاذ الرهائن )(also known as Unit 333) is Egypt's premier domestic counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit. It is subordinate to the National Security Directorate of the Egyptian Ministry of I ...
(Special unit of the interior ministry)
Black Cobra
(Counter terrorism special unit)


Estonia

; Estonian Police * K-Commando (Special unit of the Central Crime Police)


Fiji

* Police National Operations Support Unit


Finland

; Police of Finland * Police Rapid Response Unit ; Finnish Border Guard * Border Guard Special Intervention Unit


France

; National Police * ''Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion'' (RAID). RAID is composed of a central unit based in Bièvres (near Paris) and 13 regional branches named ''Antennes du RAID''. The 13 Regional branches are located in metropolitan and overseas France and were formerly known as GIPNs. *''
Brigade anticommando A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. ...
'' (BRI-BAC). The Paris Police Prefecture (PP) anti-terrorism task force. It is activated in emergency situations. BRI-BAC is primarily composed of personnel from the Paris Police Prefecture ''Brigade de recherche et d'intervention'' (BRI-PP) (from the Judiciary Police directorate) with reinforcements from other PP units. Although the official name of the unit when activated is ''Brigade anticommando'', it is often simply referred to by the press as BRI (which can be confusing as there are BRIs in each region of France). In an emergency situation, BRI-BAC and RAID can also form a task-force called FIPN (''Force d'intervention de la Police nationale''), under the command of the RAID commander. ;
Gendarmerie Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (literally, ...
* ''Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale'' (GIGN; "National Gendarmerie Intervention Group"). GIGN is composed of a central unit based in Versailles-Satory, near Paris and 14 regional branches based in metropolitan and overseas France which are known as '' Antennes du GIGN'' (AGIGN). *''Pelotons spécialisé de protection de la Gendarmerie'' (PSPG). 20 units primarily dedicated to protecting the French civilian nuclear sites. Can be engaged as tactical units in a secondary role. ;Helicopter support for GIGN and RAID * ''
Groupe interarmées d'hélicoptères A group is a military unit or a military formation that is most often associated with military aviation. Air and aviation groups The terms group and wing differ significantly from one country to another, as well as between different branches ...
'' (GIH). A joint army/air force helicopter unit belonging to COS (''Commandement des opérations spéciales'' : Special operations command). Its primary role is support of GIGN and RAID. ; Ministry of Justice * (Regional Intervention and Security Team). Unit under the command of the carceral administration, formed partially by the GIGN, to intervene inside prison in case of particular events (riots, mutiny, evasion, terrorism).


Ghana

; Ghana Police Service *National SWAT Unit


Georgia

State Security Service of Georgia *Counterterrorist Center *Special Operations Center Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia *Counter Intelligence Department *Special Emergency and Situations Management Center *Central Anti Crime Department *Regional Special Task Divisions Special State Protection Service (SSPS) *Tactical Response Group


Germany

;Federal * ''Bundespolizei'' (Federal Police) ** ''Grenzschutzgruppe 9 der Bundespolizei'' (GSG 9) - Special Operations and Counterterrorism unit ** ''Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit'' (BFE) - Special Detention Unit of Federal Anti Riot Police ** ''Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit plus'' (BFE+) - Special Counter-Terrorism Unit of Federal Anti Riot Police ** ''Polizeiliche Schutzaufgaben Ausland der Bundespolizei'' - Police protection unit of German Diplomatic Missions *'' Bundeskriminalamt'' (Federal Criminal/Investigation Police) ** ''Mobiles Einsatzkommando'' (MEK) - Tactical Unit, but also handles surveillance, observation and arrests ** ''Auslands- und Spezialeinsätze'' (ASE) - Close protection unit for high-threat environments *'' Zollkriminalamt'' (Customs Investigation Bureau) **'' Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll'' (ZUZ) ''-'' Customs Tactical Unit *'' Feldjäger'' (Military Police) **''Zugriffskräfte'' ('Special Tactics and Apprehension Unit') ;State *''
Landespolizei ''Landespolizei'' (; ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany. History The ''Landespolizei'' of today can trace its origins to the late 19th century, when Germany united into a single country in 18 ...
'' ''(State Police)'' **''
Spezialeinsatzkommando ''Spezialeinsatzkommando'' (SEK, "Special Task Force") are police tactical units of each of the 16 German State Police forces. Along with the ''Mobile Einsatzkommando'' (MEK), ''Personenschutzkommando'' (bodyguards), and the ''Verhandlungsgruppe'' ...
'' (SEK) - State Tactical Unit, Part of Uniformed Police **'' Beweissicherungs- und Festnahmeeinheit'' (BFE) - Special Detention Unit, Part of State Anti Riot Police **''
Mobiles Einsatzkommando Mobile may refer to: Places * Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city * Mobile County, Alabama * Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S. * Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels * Mobile (b ...
'' (MEK) ''-'' Tactical and Surveillance Unit, Part of Criminal Police


Greece

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Greek Police The Hellenic Police ( el, Ελληνική Αστυνομία, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of the Hellenic Republic. It is a large agency with responsibilities rang ...
* Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (EKAM) ; Greek Coast Guard * Special Operations Teams (OEA)


Haiti

; Haitian National Police * Le Groupe d'Intervention de la Police Nationale d'Haïti (GIPNH) - National Police Intervention Group


Hong Kong

; Hong Kong Police Force *
Airport District An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
** Airport Security Unit (ASU) * Police Tactical Unit Headquarters ** Special Duties Unit (SDU) **
Special Tactical Contingent The Special Tactical Contingent (STC; ), nicknamed the "Raptors" (), commonly known as the Special Tactical Squad (STS), is a specialist riot contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force under the command of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). It w ...
(STC) * Counter-Terrorism and Internal Security Division ** Counter-Terrorism Response Unit (CTRU) * Crime Wing ** Operation Support Unit (aka Hit Team) * Railway District ** Railway Response Team (RRT) * Security Wing ** VIP Protection Unit (VIPPU) **
Witness Protection Unit In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, e ...
(WPU) *Marine Police ** Maritime Emergency Response Team (MERT) ; Hong Kong Correctional Services * Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) * Regional Response Team (RRT)


Hungary

* Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK - ''Terrorelhárítási Központ'') * '' Készenléti Rendőrség'' (Operational Police)


Iceland

; Icelandic Police * '' Víkingasveitin'' ('Viking Squad') - Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner


India

; Law Enforcement in India * National Security Guard ** Special Action Group (SAG) - the main offensive or the strike wing of the NSG ***
51 Special Action Group The 51 Special Action Group is a special response unit of the National Security Guards (NSG) of India. It was raised by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of 1985. The Special Action Group (SAG) comprises 54% of the ...
- counter-terrorism operations ***
52 Special Action Group 5 (five) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typ ...
- counter-hijack operations ** Special Ranger Group (SRG) - provides logistical support to the SAGs during operations ***
11 Special Ranger Group Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''E ...
***
12 Special Ranger Group 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment ...
***
13 Special Ranger Group Thirteen or 13 may refer to: * 13 (number), the natural number following 12 and preceding 14 * One of the years 13 BC, AD 13, 1913, 2013 Music * 13AD (band), an Indian classic and hard rock band Albums * ''13'' (Black Sabbath album), 2013 * ...
** Special Composite Group (SCG) - conduct regional counter terror operations *** 26 Special Composite Group in Mumbai *** 27 Special Composite Group in Chennai *** 28 Special Composite Group in Hyderabad *** 29 Special Composite Group in Kolkata *** 30 Special Composite Group in Gandhinagar * Border Security Force (BSF) ** Creek Crocodile Commando * Railway Protection Force ** Commandos for Railway Safety (CORAS) *
Anti-Terrorism Squad Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is a special police force in several states of India including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. In Maharashtra, it is headed by senior of the Indian Police Ser ...
* Andhra Pradesh Police **
Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations Organisation for Counter Terrorist Operations (OCTOPUS) is an elite counter terrorism joint unit of the Andhra Pradesh Police in the state of Andhra Pradesh & and the Telangana Police in the state of Telangana in India. History On 1 October 200 ...
* Jammu and Kashmir Police ** Special Operation Group (SOG) * Gujarat Police ** Chetak Commandos * Odisha Police ** Special Operation Group (Odisha Police) ***
Special Tactical Unit The Special Tactical Unit (STU) is an urban counter terrorist unit of the Odisha Police in Odisha, India. They specialise in urban warfare scenarios including hostage situations. History After the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks, the state of ...
- Urban counter-terrorist unit of the parent force * Maharashtra Police ** C-60 Commando force **
Mumbai Police The Mumbai Police (Marathi: मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: ''Mumbaī Pulīs'', formerly ''Bombay Police'') is the police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibiliti ...
*** Force One - specialized in counter-terrorism * Central Reserve Police Force **
Commando Battalion for Resolute Action COBRA (backronym for ''COmmando Battalion for Resolute Action'') is a special operation unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India proficient in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare. Originally established to counter the Naxalit ...
''(COBRA)'' - Special operation force of the CRPF ** Rapid Action Force - A specialized wing of CRPF * West Bengal Police ** Counter Insurgency Force - Counter insurgency & Counter terrorism unit of West Bengal Police * Greyhounds - Police special force unit operating in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for anti-insurgency operations * Punjab Police SWAT Team * Kerala Police ** Kerala Thunderbolts ;Protective Service Unit * Special Protection Group * SWAT teams of States like Punjab, Delhi & Jammu & Kashmir


Indonesia

Indonesian National Police (POLRI) * Mobile Brigade Corps ( Indonesian: ''Korps Brigade Mobil'') abbreviated as Brimob ** Gegana is a detachment from Brimob which specializes in bomb disposal, counter-terrorism, CBR defense and intelligence operations. * Detachment 88, known locally as (''Densus 88'') is the special counter-terrorism unit of the
Indonesian National Police '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...
. Directorate General of Customs and Excise (''Bea Cukai'') *"
Customs Tactical Unit Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ha ...
" also known as "CTU" is the special unit of the Indonesian
Customs Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, customs ...
Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) *"
Maritime Rapid Reaction Unit Maritime may refer to: Geography * Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps * Maritime Region, a region in Togo * Maritime Southeast Asia * The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Pri ...
" (''Unit Reaksi Cepat Laut'') abbreviated as URCL.


Iran

; Iranian Police *
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**
Counter-terrorism Special Force The NOPO ( fa, نوپو) officially standing for Counter-terrorism Special Force ( fa, نیروی ویژه پاد وحشت), and in some sources Guardians of the Islamic Jurist Special Forces ( fa, نیروهای ویژه پاسداران ولای ...


Iraq

; Iraqi Police *
Hilla SWAT Team Hillah ( ar, ٱلْحِلَّة ''al-Ḥillah''), also spelled Hilla, is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River, south of Baghdad. The population is estimated at 364,700 in 1998. It is the capital of Babylon Province an ...
*
Golden counterterrorism squad Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...


Ireland

;''
Garda Síochána (; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards", is the national police service of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Gover ...
'' (National Police) *
Emergency Response Unit An Emergency Response Unit is a name for a law enforcement or other civil government entity that is trained and equipped to respond quickly to emergency situations. In some instances, such a designation is given to a Special Weapons and Tactics uni ...
(ERU) * Armed Support Unit (ASU)


Israel

; Israel Police *''
Yasam The Yasam ( he, יס"מ) is the Israel Police Special Patrol Unit ( he, יחידת סיור מיוחדת ''Yeḥidat Siyur Meyuḥedet''), a riot police unit dedicated to continuous security, riot and crowd control, and other special operations. ...
'' *'' Gidonim'' ; Israel Border Police '' Yamam'' Yamas ; Israel Prison Service *''Nachshon'' *''Dror'' * Metzada


Italy

;'' Carabinieri'' (National Gendarmerie) * '' Gruppo di Intervento Speciale'' (GIS) * '' Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale'' (ROS) ;'' Polizia di Stato'' (National Civil Police) * '' Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza'' (NOCS) * '' Servizio Centrale Operativo'' (SCO) ; Italian Penitentiary Police * ''
Gruppo Operativo Mobile Gruppo may refer to: * groupset A groupset or gruppo (from the Italian for "group", sometimes misspelled grouppo) is a bicycle component manufacturer's organized collection of mechanical parts. It generally refers to all of the components that mak ...
'' (GOM) ; Italian Finance Security: * ''
Antiterrorismo Pronto Impiego The ''Counter-terrorism Rapid Response'' (Italian: Antiterrorismo Pronto Impiego, or ATPI) force, formed in 1983, is a special police unit of the Guardia di Finanza dealing with anti-terrorism in Italy. The unit took part in counterterror ...
'' (AT-PI) * ''
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'' (GICO)


Japan

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Security Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercive change) caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be of persons and social ...
Bureaus of Prefectural police headquarters (supervised by the National Police Agency Security Bureau) * Special Assault Team (SAT) - national-level counter-terrorism units * Anti-firearms squads - territorial-level counter-terrorism units ; Criminal Investigation Bureaus of Prefectural police headquarters * Special Investigation Team (SIT) - Akita/Iwate/Ibaraki/Miyagi/Fukushima/Tochigi/Tokyo/Shizuoka/Aichi/Mie/Fukuoka/Nagasaki * Martial Arts Attack Team (MAAT) - Osaka * Assault Response Team - Chiba * Special Tactical Section - Saitama * Special Investigation Section - Kanagawa * Technical Special Team - Aomori * Hostage Rescue Team - Hiroshima ; Japan Coast Guard *
Special Security Team The is a counter terrorism tactical unit of the Japan Coast Guard, based at the . The acronym of its Kanji name has already been used by other units, the abbreviation "SST" is used for this team. Background In 1985, the Maritime Safety Agency ...
(SST) - national-level maritime counter-terrorism teams * - regional-level riot control and special reaction teams


Jordan

; General Directorate Of Gendarmerie * Unit 14 ; GID * GID Special Unit


Kenya

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General Service Unit (Kenya) The General Service Unit (GSU) is a paramilitary wing in the Kenya Police Service, consisting of highly trained police officers, transported by seven dedicated Cessnas and three Bell helicopters. Having been in existence since 1948, the GSU ha ...


Kosovo

* NJSI - Special Intervention Unit * NJSO - Special Operation Unit * NJRSH - Rapid Response Unit


Kuwait

* Kuwait Special Force (''Al Quwat Al Khasa'') * Kuwait Swat team


Latvia

; State Police of Latvia * Special Tasks Battalion ( lv, Speciālo Uzdevumu Bataljons) former as Special Tasks Battalion "ALFA" * Counter-terrorist unit " OMEGA" ( lv, Pretterorisma vienība " OMEGA")


Lebanon

Lebanese Internal Security Forces Directorate *Black Panthers (Al Fouhoud) - Special Operations Unit *
Information Branch The Information Branch, also the Information Department ( ar, شعبة المعلومات/فرع المعلومات, commonly known as ''al-maʿlumāt'' ''"The Information"''), is the intelligence unit of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces ...
- Intelligence Unit


Liechtenstein

; ''
Landespolizei ''Landespolizei'' (; ) is a term used to refer to the state police of any of the states of Germany. History The ''Landespolizei'' of today can trace its origins to the late 19th century, when Germany united into a single country in 18 ...
'' * Intervention Unit (german: Interventionseinheit (IVE))


Lithuania

Police Department The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and ...
* ARAS - Lithuanian Police Anti-terrorist Operations Unit ( lt, Lietuvos policijos antiteroristinių operacijų rinktinė) * Mobile Squads - Lithuanian Public Police Tactical Support, Riot Control, and Crimesupression units ( lt, Lietuvos viešosios policijos mobilus būrys)
State Border Guard Service The Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic also commonly known as the Kyrgyz Frontier Force is the border guard of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is currently a Public Service department of the government ...
* SPS "Perkūnas" - Special Purpose Unit " Perkunas" ( lt, Specialios Paskirties Skyrius "Perkūnas") former as Special Purpose Squad (VSAT SPB) Public Security Service * ORKA - Operative Reaction Counterattack Squad ( lt, Viešojo Saugumo Tarnybos Operatyvus Kontratakos Būrys) Dignitary Protection Service * Tactical Support Unit - ( lt, Vadovybės Apsaugos Tarnybos Taktinės Paramos Skyrius)


Luxembourg

; Grand Ducal Police * '' Unité Spéciale de la Police''


Macau

; Public Security Police Force of Macau *Police Tactical Intervention Unit ** Special Operations Team (GOE) ;
Correctional Services Bureau The Correctional Services Bureau (; pt, Direcção dos Serviços Correccionais, DSC) is the agency responsible for maintaining inmates in Macau, China. It is under the administration of the Secretariat for Security. History On 1 January 20 ...
*Tactical Response Unit


Republic of Macedonia

;
Macedonian Police Law enforcement in North Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia (, ''Policija na Republika Severna Makedonija''). The police headquarters are located in Skopje at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and ...
* Special Anti-Terrorism Unit - "Tigers" (''Специјална Антитерористичка Единица —Тигар'') * Unit for fast deployment (''Единица за Брзо Распоредување'')


Malaysia

; Royal Malaysia Police *'' Pasukan Gerakan Khas'' (PGK; 'Special Operation Command') ** 69 Commando Battalion (VAT 69; ) - Police special forces unit that specialised in jungle warfare. Some also trained as a counter-terrorism unit. **
Special Actions Unit The Special Actions Unit ('','' Jawi: اونيت تيندق خاص), commonly known as and abbreviated to UTK is a tactical unit of the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP). The unit is headquartered at the RMP buildings in Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. T ...
() - Police special forces unit that specialised in counter-terrorism in the urban area and big cities. Some also assigned as close-protection to the top government executives. * General Operations Force ** Tiger Platoon - Paramilitary police front-line special combat unit *
Marine Operations Force The Marine Police Force, Royal Malaysia Police (Abbreviation: MPF RMP; ms, Pasukan Polis Marin, Polis Diraja Malaysia; PPM PDRM) is the Marine Police division of the Royal Malaysia Police tasked with maintainin ...
** Marine Assault Team (MAST; ) - Marine police counter-terrorism unit ;
Malaysia Coast Guard The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency ( Abbr.; MMEA; ms, Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia – ''APMM''); formally known as Malaysia Coast Guard for international identification, is the coast guard organisation of Malaysia, and princip ...
*
Special Task and Rescue The Special Task and Rescue ( ms, Pasukan Tindakan Khas dan Penyelamat APMM – PTK APMM, Jawi: ''ڤاسوكن تيندقن خاص دان ڤڽلامت ماريتيم'') or STAR is the maritime tactical unit of the Malaysian Maritime Enforceme ...
(STAR) - Coast Guard's counter-terrorism unit ;Other federal government agencies * ''
Trup Tindakan Cepat The Trup Tindakan Cepat ( en, Rapid Action Troops), or TTC, is an elite counter terrorism unit within the Malaysian Prison Department. Formed on 3 October 2005, TTC Force is a highly trained elite force that is deployed for various high risk a ...
'' (TTC) - Prison's SWAT team * '' Pasukan Taktikal Khas'' (PASTAK) - Immigration's SWAT team * Customs Operational Battle Force Response Assault (COBRA) - Customs' SWAT team


Malta

;Maltese Police * Rapid Intervention Unit (RIU) and Special Intervention Unit (SIU)


Mexico

; ''Policia Federal'' * ''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'' (GOPES) * '' Fuerzas Federales de Apoyo'' * '' Proteccion Federal'' * ''Policia Federal de Caminos'' * '' Division de Inteligencia''


Mongolia

;Mongolian Police * Special Response Unit * SWAT


Morocco

Royal Gendarmerie *''Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie royale'' (G.I.G.R) National Police *''Bureau central des investigations judiciaire'' (B.C.I.J)


Myanmar

Myanmar Police Force *''Special Weapona and Tactics (S.W.A.T)''


Namibia

; Namibian Police Force *
Special Reserve Force The Special Reserve Force is a division with in the Namibian Police Force. Primarily its role is a police tactical unit based on the Special Task Force of the South African Police Service. The unit was a reserve unit within Special Field Force t ...
(SRF)


Netherlands

;''Nationale Politie'' (National Police) * '' Dienst Speciale Interventies'' (Special Intervention Service) - Collection of joint, on-call or part-time basis SWAT teams recruiting from police, military police and army (but falling under civilian police command). The Service consists of four Units: **''Aanhoudings- en Ondersteuningsteams'' (Arrest and Support Teams) - High-risk arrests, protection of undercover police officers and secret agents and supporting investigation work. **''Unit Interventie'' (Intervention Unit) - Small-scale high-risk operations, deployed in situations involving heavy firearms, explosions, hazardous substances and/or suicidal gunmen. **'' M-Squadron'' (Marine Intervention Unit), also known by the name of its main component, NLMARSOF - Large-scale counter-terrorism operations. Capable of land, air, amphibious, marine and submarine operations and responsible for operations in large aircraft and buildings and installations at sea. Called in when the ''Unit Interventie'' can no longer handle the situation, which makes it the ultimate special law enforcement unit of the Netherlands. **''Unit Expertise en Operationele Ondersteuning'' (Expertise and Operational Support Unit) - Sniper teams. Police and army each provide one half of the snipers. *''Dienst Bewaken & Beveiliging'' (Guard & Security Service) - VIP security, most notably
the royal family A royal family is the immediate family of kings/queens, emirs/emiras, sultans/ sultanas, or raja/ rani and sometimes their extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term ...
, politicians and diplomats. *''Mobiele Eenheid'' (ME) (Mobile Unit) - Part-time non-lethal riot police. When not deployed, officers serve as regular police. ;''Koninklijke Landmacht'' (Royal Army) *''Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) - Responsible for counter-terrorism and special operations in foreign countries.'' ; ''Koninklijke Marechaussee'' (Royal Military Constabulary) * '' Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten'' (Special Protection Tasks Brigade) - Very high-risk arrests, infiltration and VIP security. Unlike the secret agents of the AIVD, its undercover police officers are allowed to carry weapons. *''Bijstandseenheid'' (Support Unit) - Various SWAT duties and, most notably, serving as heavy riot police and internal security force cleared to use lethal force if necessary to restore public order. ;''Dienst Justitionele Inrichtingen'' (Custodial Institutions Agency) *''Intern Bijstand Team'' (Internal Support Team) - Low-risk prison riot squads and backup teams for regular prison officers, available around the clock at every institution *''Dienst Vervoer en Ondersteuning'' (Transport and Support Service) - In addition to the offices and training facilities of the Agency, also consists out of: **''Landelijke Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid'' (National Special Support Unit) - High-risk prison riot, shakedown and evacuation unit. Also includes canine units and escorts for when prisoners have to go to hospitals. **''Bijzonder Ondersteunings Team'' (BOT) (Special Support Team) - High-risk prisoner transport.


New Zealand

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New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police ( mi, Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintai ...
* Armed Offenders Squad (AOS), incidents involving weapons * Special Tactics Group (STG), counter terrorist


Nicaragua

;Policia Nacional-DOEP * ''Tácticas y Armas Policiales de Intervención y Rescate'' (TAPIR) * ''Departamento de Intervención Rápida'' (GIR)


Nigeria

; Nigeria Police Force * Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) - counter terrorist unit * Rapid Response Squad (RRS) * Criminals Investigation Department (CID) * Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) * Anti-Riot Squad * Nigerian Mobile Police Force * Anti-Bomb Squad. ; State Security Service (Nigeria) * Department of State Security (DSS), VIP protection/counter terrorist


Norway

; Norwegian Police Service * Delta ( no, Beredskapstroppen) * '' Utrykningsenheten'' (UEH)


Pakistan

; Federal agencies ** Federal Investigation AgencyCounter-terrorism Wing (CTW) ; Provincial agencies * Punjab PoliceElite Force &
Dolphin Force Dolphin Force is an elite unit of the Punjab Police that focuses on combating street crime. It was modeled after the Istanbul Police Dolphin Force and launched by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, in Lahore in 2016. Since then, it ...
* Sindh PoliceSpecial Security Unit * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PoliceSpecial Combat Unit


Panama

* Darien-
Kuna Yala Guna Yala, formerly known as San Blas, is a ''comarca indígena'' (indigenous province) in northeast Panama. Guna Yala is home to the indigenous people known as the Gunas. Its capital is Gaigirgordub. It is bounded on the north by the Cari ...
Border Security Police (DARKUN)


Peru

; National Police of Peru *Tactical Action Sub-Unit - (Sub-Unidad de Acción Táctica) SUAT


Philippines

;
Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Current ...
*
Special Action Force The Special Action Force (SAF) is the elite unit of the Philippine National Police founded by Fidel V. Ramos, later the twelfth president of the Philippines. History Formed on May 12, 1983, by the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary (PC) as th ...
* SWAT *Regional Mobile Force Battalions (RMFB) in each Regional Police Offices. *District Mobile Force Battalions (DMFB) in each Police District under the National Capital Region Police Office. *Provincial Mobile Force Companies (PMFC) in each Provincial Police Office. *City Mobile Force Companies (CMFC) in City Police Offices in Major cities outside Metro Manila.


Poland

; ABW ; BOR ;'' Policja'' * BOA *''Centralne Biuro Śledcze Policji'' (CBŚP) * ''Samodzielny Pododdział Antyterrorystyczny Policji'' (SPAP) ; ''Straż Graniczna'' (SG)


Portugal

Public Security Police * Special Police Unit (UEP) ** Intervention Corps - riot control unit ** Special Operations Group (GOE) - special tactical assault unit ** Personal Security Corps - VIP protection unit ** Center for Explosive Disposal and Subsoil Security (CIESS) - EOD and subsoil security unit ** Cino-technical Operational Group - K9 unit National Republican Guard * Intervention Unit (UI) ** Special Operations Intervention Group (GIOE) - special tactical assault unit ** Public Order Intervention Group (GIOP) - riot control unit ** Protection and Rescue Intervention Group (GIPS) - Rescue and firefighting unit ** Center for Explosive Disposal and Subsoil Security (CIESS) - EOD and subsoil security unit ** Cino-technical Intervention Group (GIC) - K9 unit Prison Guard * Cino-technical Operational Group - K9 unit * Intervention and Prison Security Group (GISP) - tactical intervention unit Maritime Police * Tactical Actions Group (GAT) - special boarding unit * Forensic Diving Group - underwater forensic investigation unit


Romania

; Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform * Special Group for Protection and Intervention (GSPI) - disbanded ; Police * '' Detașamentul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă'' ** SAS - the service for special actions **''SIIAS Serviciul Independent pentru Intervenții și Acțiuni Speciale'' (Independent Special Actions and Intervention Service) ; Romanian Gendarmerie * BSIJ Special Intervention Brigade "Vlad Țepeș" ; Romanian Secret Service (SRI) * BAT - Anti-Terror Brigade


Russia

; Center of Special Operations of the FSB * Directorate "A" (''Spetsgruppa Alpha'') * Directorate "V" (''Spetsgruppa Vympel'') * Directorate "S" (''Spetsgruppa Smerch'') * Directorate "K" ('' Kavkaz'' - formerly Special Purpose unit for the city of Yessentuki) * Directorate "T" (Spetsgruppa ''Tavrida'') ( Crimea, previously - 2nd service "SN" of FSB) * Special Arms Service ; Foreign Intelligence Service * Special Operations Department of Directorate Z (''Zaslon'') ; Ministry of Internal Affairs *OSN "Grom" for Counter-Drugs operations (formerly it was subordinated to the defunct Federal Drug Control Service of Russia) ; National Guard of Russia * Special Purpose Mobile Unit (''O.M.O.N.'') * Special Rapid Response Units (''S.O.B.R.'') Ministry of Justice *Dozens of various independent detachments, such as OSN Saturn. Federal Penitentiary Service OSNs: *OSN "Fakel" *OSN "Rossy" *OSN "Akula" *OSN "Ajsberg" *OSN "Gurza" *OSN "Korsar" *OSN "Rosomaha" *OSN "Sokol" *OSN "Saturn" *OSN "Tornado" *OSN "Kondor" *OSN "Yastreb" *OSN "Berkut" *OSN "Grif" *OSN "Titan" *OSN "Gepard"


Singapore

; Singapore Police Force * Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Special Operations Command (SOC) * Rapid Deployment Troops * Police Tactical Unit (PTU) * Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR) * Special Guard and Counter-Terrorism Unit (GC) * Special Action Group (GC) * Special Tactical Unit (GC) * In-Situ Reaction Team (ProCom) *
Counter Assault Unit Counter may refer to: Mathematics and computing * Counter machine, a subclass of register machines * Counter (digital), an electronic device, mechanical device, or computer program for counting * Loop counter, the variable that controls the iterat ...
; Singapore Prison Service * Singapore Prisons Emergency Action Response (SPEAR) ; Police Coast Guard * Special Task Squadron (STS) * Emergency Response Force


Slovenia

* '' Specialna Enota Policije'' (SEP) - the principle counter-terrorist & hostage rescue unit, * '' Posebna Policijska Enota'' (PPE) - the principle public order & peace enforcement unit.


Serbia

* Special Anti-Terrorist Unit *
Gendarmery Wrong info! --> A gendarmerie () is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to "men-at-arms" (literally, " ...


Slovakia

* ''Útvar Osobitného Určenia'' (UOU) Lynx commando - Special Designation Unit of the Presidium of Police


South Africa

; South African Police Service *
Special Task Force Special Task Force may refer to: * Special Task Force (SAPS), a South African Counter-Terrorist force * Special Task Force (Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan Police Counter-Terrorist force * Special Task Force (India) In India, a Special Task Force (STF) i ...
(STF) * National Intervention Unit (NIU) - This Unit of the South African Police Service respond to incidents of medium to high risk. * Tactical Response Team (TRT) a part of the South African Police Response services, respond to incidents medium to high risk situations. Tasked with follow up operations, battle craft rural and urban operations, support at ports of entry, cluster operations, land borne operations overt & covert ops. Most of its members are now part of the parliamentary security team. They also provide escorts of dangerous prisoners. * South African Police Service Riot Squad/Anti-Riot Squad/ Public Order Policing/Internal Stability Unit (POP/ISU) Its members are highly trained in advance crowd control both French & Belgium tactics, medium to high risk operations


South Korea

; National Police Agency * Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) ** Seoul Metropolitan Police SWAT Team (Unit 868) ** Incheon Metropolitan Police SWAT Team (Unit 313) ** Busan Metropolitan Police SWAT Team (Unit 431) ** Daegu Metropolitan Police SWAT Team ** Jeju Metropolitan Police SWAT Team ; Republic of Korea Coast Guard * Sea Special Assault Team (SSAT) ** Busan SSAT Team ** Incheon SSAT Team


Spain

; ''Guardia Civil'' (Spanish gendarmerie) * ''
Unidad Especial de Intervención The Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI) () is the Police Tactical Unit of the Guardia Civil (), the Spanish gendarmerie. Overview UEI was established in 1978 to respond to high risk situations and including those involving hostages. Its mot ...
'' (UEI, Special Intervention Unit) - "Tier 1" special forces unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue among other critical tasks. * ''
Grupo de Acción Rápida ''Grupo de Acción Rápida'' (GAR) ( en, Rapid Action Group) is the rural police tactical unit of the Spanish Civil Guard ( es, Guardia Civil, link=no). Tracing its origins to the ''Unidad Antiterrorista Rural'' (UAR) formed in April 1978. The ...
'' (GAR, Rapid Action Group) - "Tier 2" special forces unit formerly focused on counter-terrorism in rural areas, now multipurpose. ; National Police Corps of Spain * '' Grupo Especial de Operaciones'' (GEO, Special Operations Group) - "Tier 1" special forces unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue among other critical tasks. * ''Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad'' (GOES, Special Operative Security Groups) - smaller SWAT-like teams throughout Spain. ;'' Mossos d'Esquadra'' (Catalonian regional police) * ''Grup Especial d'Intervenció'' (GEI, Special Intervention Group) - Catalonian regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO. ;'' Ertzaintza'' (Basque regional police) * ''Berrozi Berezi Taldea'' (BBT, Special Intervention Group) - Basque regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO. ; ''
Policía Foral The Chartered Police of Navarre ( es, Policía Foral de Navarra, eu, Nafarroako Foruzaingoa) is the Autonomous communities, autonomous police force for the chartered Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Navarre in Spain, larg ...
'' (Navarrese regional police) *''Grupo de Intervención Especial'' (GIE, Special Intervention Group) - Navarrese regional special unit similar to UEI and GEO.


Sri Lanka

; Sri Lanka Police Service *
Special Task Force Special Task Force may refer to: * Special Task Force (SAPS), a South African Counter-Terrorist force * Special Task Force (Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan Police Counter-Terrorist force * Special Task Force (India) In India, a Special Task Force (STF) i ...
(STF)


Sweden

;
Swedish Police Authority The Swedish Police Authority ( sv, Polismyndigheten) is the national police force (''Polisen'') of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first modern police force in Sweden was established in the mid-19th century, and the police remained in effect under loc ...
* National Task Force (''Nationella insatsstyrkan'') * Reinforced Regional Task Force (''Förstärkt Regional Insatsstyrka'') ** Reinforced Regional Task Force Stockholm (''Förstärk Regional Insatsstyrka Stockholm'') ** Reinforced Regional Task Force South (''Förstärkt Regional Insatsstyrka Syd'') ** Reinforced Regional Task Force West (''Förstärkt Regional Insatsstyrka Väst'') *
Regional Task Force The Regional Cooperation Initiative for the elimination of the LRA (RCI-LRA) with its military arm, the African Union Regional Task Force (AU-RTF or RTF) was a multi-national operation to counter the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). On 22 November ...
(''Regional Insatsstyrka'') **
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Regional Task Force Bergslagen In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
** Regional Task Force Middle ** Regional Task Force North


Switzerland

; Federal Office of Police (FedPol) * ''Einsatzgruppe'' TIGRIS ;''Cantonal'' (states) police : * Basel-campaign State Police **'' Interventionseinheit Barracuda'' * Bern State Police **'' Einsatzgruppe Enzian'' * Central Switzerland Police **'' Interventionseinheit Lynx'' * Fribourg State Police **'' Groupe d'intervention de la police cantonale fribourgeoise'' (GRIF) * Geneva State Police **'' Groupe d'intervention de la police cantonale'' (GRIC/GI) *
Jura State Police Jura may refer to: Places *Jura, Scotland, island of the Inner Hebrides off Great Britain * Jūra, river in Lithuania Mountain ranges *Jura Mountains, on the French–Swiss–German border * Franconian Jura, south-central Germany *Swabian Jura, ...
**'' Groupe d'intervention et Tireurs d'Elite'' (GITE) * Neuchatel State Police ** GI COUGAR *
Ticino State Police Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...
**'' Reparti Speciali-Gruppo d'Intervento'' (ReS-GI) *
Valais State Police Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the Sw ...
**'' Groupe d'intervention "Edelweiss"'' (GI Edelweiss) * Vaud State Police **''
Détachement d'Action Rapide et de Dissuasion The ''Détachement d'Action Rapide et de Dissuasion'' (DARD) ( en, Swift Action and Deterrent Detachment) is a specialist unit of the cantonal police of Vaud, originally established to counter the growing rate of terrorism in Europe during ...
'' (DARD) *
Zürich State Police , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () i ...
**''
Einsatzgruppe Diamant (, ; also ' task forces') were (SS) paramilitary death squads of Nazi Germany that were responsible for mass murder, primarily by shooting, during World War II (1939–1945) in German-occupied Europe. The had an integral role in the impl ...
'' **'' Interventionseinheit Skorpion''


Taiwan

; National Police Agency (NPA) * National Police Agency Special Operations Group * Criminal Investigation Bureau Special Task Unit * Special Police Corps ** Wei-An Special Services Commando * Thunder Squad (Special Weapons And Tactics Police Counter-Terrorism unit) ; Coast Guard Administration * Special Task Unit


Thailand

; Royal Thai Police * Royal Thai Police ''
Arintaraj 26 Arintaraj 26 ( th, หน่วยปฏิบัติการพิเศษอรินทราช 26) is the tier 1 police tactical unit of the Royal Thai Police (RTP). Introduction Arintaraj 26 or Anti-Terrorism Sub-Division placed und ...
'' Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Black Tiger Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Burapa 491 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Counter Terrorism Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Danthai 54 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Eagle 7 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Hanuman Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Kumhang-Songkram Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU) * Royal Thai Police Narcotics Suppression Bureau Commando (NSB Commando) * Royal Thai Police ''Naresuan'' 261 Special Operation Unit * Royal Thai Police Pali 63 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Rajadej Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Siharaj 65 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Thotsarot 491 Special Operations Unit * Royal Thai Police Yakkharajh 49 Special Operations Unit Independent agencies * Court of Justice (COJ) ** Office of Security (OOS) *** Fugitive Unit (FU) Ministry * Ministry of Finance (MOF) ** Customs Department (CD) *** Special Operations Unit (SOU) * Ministry of Interior (MOI) ** Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) *** Department of Provincial Administration Special Wisdom And Tactics (DOPA S.W.A.T.) * Ministry of Justice (MOJ) ** Department of Corrections (DC) *** Special Operations Section (SOS) ** Department of Special Investigation (DSI) *** Bureau of Special Operation (BSO) ** Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) *** Eagle 19 Special Operations Team (Eagle 19 SOT) *
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, ...
(MNRE) ** Royal Forest Department (RFD) *** Naam Peung 62 Special Operations Unit (Naam Peung 62 SOU) *** Small Ranger Unit (SRU) * Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) ** National Intelligence Agency (NIA) ***Special Operations Division (SOD)


Turkey

; General Directorate of Security * '' Police Special Operation Department'' * '' Police Counter Attack Team'' ; Turkish Gendarmerie * ''
Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command The Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command ( tr, Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı) or shortly as JÖAK, is the tactical unit of the Gendarmerie General Command. It has several missions which include counter-terrorist actions, underwat ...
'' * '' Gendarmerie Special Operations''


United Arab Emirates

; Dubai Police Force * Police Special Unit


United Kingdom

; Firearms unit (with
SFO San Francisco International Airport is an international airport in an unincorporated area of San Mateo County, south of Downtown San Francisco. It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe, the Middle ...
or CTSFO) ;National * British Transport Police Firearms **Dynamic Search Team (DS) **Interdiction Team (IT) **Strategic Escort Group (SEG) * Ministry of Defence Police Tactical Support Group ;Territorial police forces *
Avon & Somerset Constabulary Avon and Somerset Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in the county of Somerset and in four districts that used to be in the defunct county of Avon: Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and So ...
Firearms unit and Dog unit *
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Cambridgeshire Constabulary is the local territorial police force that covers the county of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough unitary authority. It provides law enforcement and security for an area of and population of 856,000 people, in a pred ...
Tactical Firearms Unit *
City of London Police The City of London Police is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temples. The force responsible for law enforcement within the remainder of the London region, ou ...
Tactical Firearms Group * Cleveland Police Specialist Operations Unit * Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Tactical Aid Group * Dorset Police Tactical Firearms Unit * Durham Constabulary Specialist Operations Unit * Greater Manchester Police Tactical Firearms Unit *
Kent Police Kent Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the and approximately 1.8 million inhabitants of Kent, a county in the south east of England. History On 14 January 1857, a 222-strong 'Kent County Constabulary' was formed u ...
Training and Tactical Firearms Unit * Hampshire Constabulary Tactical Firearms Support Unit *
Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
Specialist Firearms Command and Territorial Support Group *
Norfolk Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Norfolk in East Anglia, England. The force serves a population of 908,000 in a mostly rural area of , including 90 miles of coastline and 16 rivers, including the B ...
Firearms Training & Operations Unit * North Yorkshire Police Firearms Support Unit * Police Service of Northern Ireland
Headquarters Mobile Support Unit The Headquarters Mobile Support Unit (HMSU) is the police tactical unit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The HMSU was originally formed in the then Royal Ulster Constabulary part of RUC Special Branch, Special Branch and was involved in ...
* Police Scotland Specialist Firearms Unit * South Wales Police, Gwent police & Dyfed-Powes Police Joint Firearms Unit *
Suffolk Constabulary Suffolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Suffolk in East Anglia, England. The force serves a population of 761,000 in a mostly rural area of 1,466 square miles (3,796 km2), including 49 miles of coastline and ...
Tactical Firearms Unit * Surrey Police Tactical Firearms Unit *
Sussex Police Sussex Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing in the whole of Sussex. Its jurisdiction covers the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. The force is headquartered in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex. His ...
Tactical Firearms Unit * Staffordshire Police Central Firearms Unit * Thames Valley Police Tactical Firearms Team * West Midlands Police Firearms Operations Unit * Wiltshire Police Armed Response Group


United States

;Federal Law Enforcement Agencies The federal law enforcement agencies in the United States have tactical units. *
U.S. Department of Energy The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the United States. ...
** Special Response Force (SRF) * United States Department of Defense **
Special Reaction Teams A special reaction team (SRT) is a specially trained team or element within law enforcement units of the United States Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Marine Corps, and civilian police departments that responds to the highest-risk situations ...
(SRT) - United States Army Military Police Corps, Master-at-arms (United States Navy), United States Air Force Security Forces and United States Marine Corps Military Police have tactical units. * U.S. Department of Homeland Security ** Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ***
Office of Field Operations The Office of Field Operations (OFO) is a federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responsible for managing United States customs operations at 20 Field Operations offices, 328 ports of entry, and 16 pre-c ...
(OFO) **** Special Response Teams (SRT) **** Quick Reaction Force (QRF) - CBP National Capital Region based tactical team ***
U.S. Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency under the United States' U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Customs and Border Protection and is responsible for securing ...
**** Special Operations Group *****
Border Patrol Tactical Unit The Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) is the tactical unit of the United States Border Patrol. In 2007, BORTAC was placed under the command of the newly formed Special Operations Group (SOG) together with the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, an ...
(BORTAC) ***** Sector BORTAC ***** Border Patrol, Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) ** Federal Protective Service (FPS) - Rapid Protection Force (RPF) ** Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) *** Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) - Special Response Teams (SRT) *** Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) - Rapid Response Team (RRT) *** Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) **** Special Response Teams (SRT) ** U.S. Coast Guard ***Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) **** Tactical Law Enforcement Teams (TACLET) **** Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) **** Vessel Boarding Security Teams (VBST) **
U.S. Secret Service The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and ...
*** Counter Sniper (CS) Unit *** U.S. Secret Service Uniform Division (UD) - Emergency Response Team (ERT) *** U.S. Secret Service - Counter Assault Team (CAT) * United States Department of Justice **
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), commonly referred to as the ATF, is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and preven ...
(ATF) - Special Response Teams (SRT) ** Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) *** Foreign Deployed Advisory Support Team (FAST) ***
DEA Special Response Teams The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enf ...
(SRT) **
Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...
(FBI) *** Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) **** Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) **** Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU) **** Special Weapons and Tactics Teams (FBI SWAT) **** Tactical Helicopter Unit (THU) ** Federal Bureau of Prisons - Special Operations Response Team (SORT) **
U.S. Marshals Service The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The USMS is a bureau within the U.S. Department of Justice, operating under the direction of the Attorney General, but serves as the enforcem ...
(USMS) *** USMS Special Operations Group (SOG) *** USMS - Special Response Teams (SRT) * U.S. Department of State ** Diplomatic Security Service - Office of Mobile Security Deployments (MSD) *
U.S. Department of the Treasury The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and th ...
** U.S. Mint Police - Special Response Teams (SRT) * National Park Service ** Special Response Teams (SRT) *** Grand Canyon Special Response Team *** Yellowstone Special Response Team *** Western Region Special Response Team ** Special Event and Tactical Teams (SETT) *** Midwest Special Event and Tactical Team *** Pacific West Region Special Event and Tactical Team *** Southeast Region Special Event and Tactical Team *** Blue Ridge North Carolina Tactical Tracking Team ** U.S. Park Police Special Weapons and Tactics Team ** United States Park Police, New York Field Office Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit ;Independent Federal Agencies * Amtrak Police - Special Operations Unit (SOU) * Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Security Protective Service (SPS) - Rapid Response Team (RRT) *
Federal Reserve Police The U.S. Federal Reserve Police is the law enforcement unit of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. History Federal Reserve System Law Enforcement Officers derive their authority from Section 11(q) of ...
- Special Response Team (SRT) * National Security Agency Police (NSAP) - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Pentagon Force Protection Agency ** Pentagon Police Directorate - Emergency Response Team (ERT) *
U.S. Capitol Police The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a federal law enforcement agency in the United States with nationwide jurisdiction charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States an ...
- Containment Emergency Response Team (CERT) ;State Police/Highway Patrol Agencies The state police (state troopers) and highway patrols of the United States have tactical units. * Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST) - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) * Arizona Department of Public Safety Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * California Highway Patrol - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team * California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ** Crisis Response Teams (CRT) ** Special Service Unit (SSU) * Colorado Department of Corrections Special Operations and Response Team (SORT) * Connecticut Department of Correction Special Operations Group (SOG) * Connecticut State Police - State Police Tactical Unit (SPTU) * Delaware State Police - Special Operations Response Team (SORT) *
Florida Highway Patrol The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. It is Florida's highway patrol and is the primary law enforcement agency charged with investigating traffic crashes and criminal laws ...
- Tactical Response Teams (TRT) * Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) - Special Operations Teams (SOT) * Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Special Operations Group (FWCSOG) * Georgia Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTTF) (State level multi-agency tactical team) * Georgia State Patrol - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team *
Hawaii Department of Public Safety The Hawaii Department of Public Safety is a department within the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is headquartered in the 919 Ala Moana Boulevard building in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Department of Public Safety is m ...
Sheriff Division - Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT) * Idaho Department of Correction - Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) * Illinois State Police - Tactical Response Team (TRT) * Indiana State Police - Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Kansas Highway Patrol - Special Response Team (SRT) * Kentucky Department of Corrections - Corrections Emergency Response Team ( CERT) * Louisiana State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Maine State Police - Tactical Team * Maine Department of Corrections Special Operations Group * Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police Special Operations Division, Tactical Response Team * Maryland State Police ** Special Tactical Assault Team Element (STATE) ** Tactical Medical Unit (TMU) * Maryland Transportation Authority Police - Special Response Team (SRT) * Maryland Transit Administration Police - Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) Teams/Tactical Unit (formerly Special Response Team - SRT) * Maryland Maritime Tactical Operations Group (MTOG) - Joint federal, state, and local tactical unit specializing in maritime tactical operations * Massachusetts State Police - Special Tactical Operations Team (STOP) * Massachusetts Department of Correction Special Reaction Team (SRT) * Michigan State Police - Emergency Support Team (EST) * Minnesota Department of Corrections Emergency Response Team (ERT) * Minnesota State Patrol Special Response Team (SRT) * Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Special Operations Response Team (SORT) *
New Hampshire Division of State Police The New Hampshire State Police is a state police agency within the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Department of Safety of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Police employees of the State Police are ex officio constables and have the primary ro ...
- Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit *
New Jersey State Police The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is the official state police force of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with statewide jurisdiction, designated by troop sectors. History As with other state police organization ...
- Technical Emergency And Mission Specialists (TEAMS) * New Jersey Transit Police - Emergency Services Unit (ESU) * New Jersey Transit Police - Conditions Tactical Unit (CTU) * New Mexico State Police - Tactical Team * New York State Police - Special Operations Response Teams (SORT) *
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is a state-level law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Background The SBI provides investigative assistance to local law enforcement agencies when requested by police, sheriffs, distric ...
(SBI) - Special Response Team (SRT) * North Carolina Department of Correction Special Operations Response Team (SORT) * Ohio State Highway Patrol - Special Response Team (SRT) *
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
** Special Response Teams (SRT) ** Special Tactics and Response (STAR) * Oklahoma Highway Patrol Tactical Team * Oklahoma Department of Corrections - Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) * Oregon State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team *
Pennsylvania State Police The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is the state police agency of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. The Pennsylvania State Police is a full service law enforcement agency which handles both traffic and cr ...
- Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) * Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ** Corrections Rifle Specialist Team (CRST) ** Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) **Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) * Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) – Emergency Services Unit (ESU) * Rhode Island Department of Corrections Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) * Rhode Island State Police - Tactical Team, WMD Tactical Team *
South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is a statewide investigative law enforcement agency in South Carolina. SLED provides manpower and technical assistance to other law enforcement agencies and conducts investigations on behalf of ...
(SLED) - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Tennessee Highway Patrol - Special Operations Unit (SOU) * Texas Department of Public Safety ** Ranger Division *** Ranger Recon Teams (RRT) *** Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Texas Department of Public Safety - Special Response Teams (SRT) * Texas Parks and Wildlife Department SCOUT Team (Tactical Response) * Utah Highway Patrol - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) * Vermont State Police - Tactical Services Unit * Virginia State Police - Special Weapons and Tactics Teams (SWAT) * Virginia Department of Corrections - Tactical Support Unit (TSU) * Washington State Patrol - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) ;Local Police/County Sheriff Agencies The police departments and
sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...
's offices of thousands of towns, cities, and counties across the United States have tactical units, which are usually called Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, (SERT), or Emergency Response Team (ERT). Some examples are below. *
Anchorage Police Department The Anchorage Police Department (APD) is the police department of the Municipality of Anchorage in Alaska. Functioning as a service area of the Municipality, its patrol area includes the core "Anchorage bowl", the Seward Highway corridor from Po ...
Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team * Denver Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team
Columbus Indiana Police Department
-Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) *
Fairbanks Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
Police Department The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and ...
Special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team *
Miami Police Department The Miami Police Department (MPD), also known as the City of Miami Police Department, is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving Miami, Florida. MPD is the largest municipal police department in Florida. MPD officers are distingu ...
- Special Threat Response: Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) and Hostage Negotiators * Nassau County Police Department - Bureau of Special Operations (BSO), Emergency Service Unit (ESU) * New York City Police Department - Emergency Service Unit (ESU), Critical Response Command (CRC) and Strategic Response Group (SRG) * Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics Team * Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Division - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Oakland Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team * Portland Police Bureau - Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) *
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
- Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team * Greensboro Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT) *Hawaii County Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT) *Honolulu Police Department - Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) *Kauai County Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT) *Maui County Police Department - Special Response Team (SRT) *Raleigh Police Department - Selective Enforcement Unit (SEU)


Ukraine

; Security Service of Ukraine *
Alpha Group Spetsgruppa "A", also known as Alpha Group (a popular English name), or Alfa, whose official name is Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center (TsSN FSB) (Russian: Спецназ ФСБ "Альфа"), is an elite stand-alone sub-unit o ...
; National Guard of Ukraine * 18th Operational Regiment, Mariupol ** 1st Patrol Battalion ** 2nd Special Purpose Battalion "Donbas", Mariupol ** Special Purpose Regiment "Azov", Mariupol ** Special Patrol Company, Mariupol *"Scorpion" Special Forces Detachment, Kyiv, tasked with guarding Ukraine's nuclear industry *"Omega" Special Forces Anti-terrorism Detachment,
Novi Petrivtsi Novi Petrivtsi ( uk, Нові Петрівці, Russian language, Russian: Новые Петровцы) is a large village#Ukraine, village located just north of Kyiv, in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Today it is the administrative seat ...
*"Vega" Special Forces Detachment, Lviv *"Ares" Special Forces Intelligence Detachment, Kharkiv *"Odessa" Special Forces Detachment,
Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...
; National Police of Ukraine *
Rapid Operational Response Unit The Rapid Operational Response Unit, commonly abbreviated KORD, is a special purpose unit of the National Police of Ukraine. It is designed to respond to emergency situations, the level of which is so high and complex that it may exceed the capa ...
(KORD) ( uk, КОРД (поліція особливого призначення)) Special Tasks Patrol Police (Ukraine), Special Tasks Patrol Police are the Ukrainian volunteer battalions (since 2014), volunteer corps law enforcement units, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), Ministry of Internal Affairs. * Artemivsk Battalion * Bogdan Battalion * Chernihiv Battalion * Dnipro-1 Regiment * Donetsk-1 Battalion * Donetsk-2 Battalion * Ivano-Frankivsk Battalion * Kharkiv Police Battalion * Kherson Battalion * Kirovohrad Battalion * Kremenchuk Battalion * Kryvbas Battalion * Kyiv-1 Battalion * Kyiv-2 Battalion * Kyivshchyna Battalion * Luhansk-1 Battalion * Lviv Battalion * Myrnyi Battalion * Myrotvorets Battalion * Poltava Battalion * Shakhtarsk Battalion * Shtorm Battalion * Sich Battalion * Sicheslav Battalion * Skif Battalion * Sumy Battalion * Svityaz Battalion * Svyatyi Mykolai Battalion * Ternopil Battalion * Ukraine Battalion * Vinnytsia Battalion * Zoloti Vorota Battalion


Venezuela

;Venezuelan National Police, Policía Nacional Bolivariana *Unidad de Operaciones Tácticas Especiales (UOTE)


Vietnam

Vietnam People's Public Security *Mobile Police Command, Vietnam Mobile Police (''Cảnh sát cơ động'') - Counter-terrorist and riot police ''Bộ Tư lệnh Cảnh sát Cơ động K20'' (K20 Police Headquarters) *Vietnam Rapid Response Police (''Cảnh sát Phản ứng nhanh''), also known as CS113 - Counter criminal police *Vietnam Special Criminal Investigation Police (''Cảnh sát Hình sự Đặc nhiệm'') - Investigation of special criminal cases


See also

* List of commando units * List of paratrooper forces * List of military special forces units * List of military diving units * List of defunct special forces units * List of reconnaissance units * List of Special Reconnaissance organizations * List of HALO/HAHO Jump capable units * List of protective service agencies * Emergency management *SWAT *Field Force * ATLAS Network


References

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