This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that are specially organised, trained and equipped to conduct

special operations Special operations (S.O.) are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment". Special operations may include ...

. These are distinct from special-purpose infantry units, such as the Royal Marine Commandos, found on the list of commando units, and also

paratrooper A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Worl ...

units found on the list of paratrooper forces.

Definitions

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

currently defines "special operations" as:

Military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment.

In 2001, as part of efforts to create a framework for consultation and cooperation between NATO and Russia, the ''NATO-RUSSIA Glossary of Contemporary Political and Military Terms'' further defined special operations and special operations forces:

special operations military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained and equipped forces using operational techniques and modes of employment not standard to conventional forces. These activities are conducted across the full range of military operations independently or in coordination with operations of conventional forces to achieve political, military, psychological and economic objectives. Politico-military considerations may require clandestine, covert or discreet techniques and the acceptance of a degree of physical and political risk not associated with conventional operations.

special-operations forces strategic formations and units of the armed forces, whose role is to conduct sabotage, reconnaissance, subversive and other special operations on the territory of foreign countries. In wartime they may also be assigned tasks such as intelligence-gathering, the seizure or destruction of key installations, the conduct of psychological operations or the organization of insurgencies in the enemy's rear area. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have separate special-operations forces brigades, battalions and companies which are integrated with the intelligence assets of military districts, fronts, fleets, armies or corps.

The United States definition of special operations is:

Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces, requiring regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk.

The Canadian definition of special operations forces is:

Organizations containing specially trained personnel that are organized, equipped and trained to conduct high-risk, high value, special operations to achieve military, political, economic, or international objectives by using special and unique operational methodologies in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive area to achieve desired tactical operational, and/or strategic effects in times of peace, conflict, or war.

Albania

Albanian Armed Forces The Albanian Armed Forces ( sq, Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land ...

Special Operations Battalion The Special Operations Battalion ( hr, Bojna za specijalna djelovanja), or popularly BSD was founded on 8 September 2000 when the Special Combat Skills Center from Šepurine and the 1st Croatian Guards Brigade ( hr, 1. hrvatski gardijski zdrug, a ...

Algeria

Algerian Land Forces (CFT) *

104th Operational Maneuvers Regiment The 104th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (104th RMO) (Arabic:الفوج 104 للمناورات العملياتية) is a special forces regiment of the Algerian Land Forces, and is also a parachute regiment. History The 104th Operational Maneu ...

(104e RMO) * 116th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (116e RMO) Algerian Navy (AN) * Navy Special Action Regiment (RASM)

Algerian Republican Guard The Algerian Republican Guard ( ar, الحرس الجمهوري الجزائري, french: Garde républicaine algérienne), is a military corps of the Algerian army. It is under the direct authority of the President of Algeria. The Algerian Republ ...

(GR) *

Special Intervention Regiment The Special Intervention Regiment (RSI) is a special forces regiment belonging to the Algerian Republican Guard based in Khemisti in the Tipaza Province. History The Special Intervention Regiment was created in May 2015, by the former chief ...

(RSI)

Angola

Angolan Armed Forces The Angolan Armed Forces ( pt, Forças Armadas Angolanas) or FAA is the military of Angola. The FAA consist of the Angolan Army (), the Angolan Navy () and the National Air Force of Angola (). Reported total manpower in 2021 was about 107,000. ...

* Special Forces Brigade (BRIFE)

Argentina

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the comman ...

Special Operations Forces Group The Special Operations Forces Grouping ( es, Agrupación de Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales, AFOE) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army. Role Created 6 December 2005 as the first operational element of the Argentine Army Projec ...

601 Commando Company The 601 Commando Company ( es, Compañía de Comandos 601) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army. History Created on 2 April 1982, it was based on the original ''Equipo Especial de Lucha contra la Subversión Halcón 8'' created b ...

602 Commando Company The 602 Commando Company ( es, Compañía de Comandos 602) is a special operations unit of the Argentine Army. Unit insignia The members of the unit wear green berets with unit badges. The company is divided into three assault sections. History ...

Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with th ...

Tactical Divers Group The Tactical Divers Group ( es, Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos, APBT) is the premier special operations force of the Argentine Navy. The Buzos Tácticos are based at Base Naval Mar del Plata (BNMP) on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. Its men ...

Amphibious Commandos Group The Amphibious Commandos Group ( es, Agrupación de Comandos Anfibios, APCA) is a special operations force of the Argentine Marine Corps. Role Trained to perform quick and objective amphibious reconnaissance, assault raids, and direct acti ...

Armenia

Armenian Army The Armed Forces of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի զինված ուժեր, Hayastani zinvats uzher), sometimes referred to as the Armenian Army ( hy, Հայկական Բանակ, Haykakan Banak), is the national military of Armenia. It consist ...

* One Spetsnaz regiment

Australia

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), who ...

*; Special Operations Command ** Special Forces Group *** 1st Commando Regiment *** 2nd Commando Regiment
''Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (East)'' *** Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
''Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (West)'' ***

Special Operations Engineer Regiment The Special Operations Engineer Regiment (SOER) is a specialised unit of the Australian Army. The regiment forms part of the Special Operations Command. The unit was formed in 2002 as the Incident Response Regiment (IRR), they are deployed to r ...

*** 6th Aviation Regiment **** 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron **** 173rd Aviation Squadron

Royal Australian Air Force "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

* No. 4 Squadron, B Flight

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...

* Clearance Diving BranchThe Clearance Diving Branch does not have a dedicated special operations role as they also include

clearance diving A clearance diver was originally a specialist naval diver who used explosives underwater to remove obstructions to make harbours and shipping channels safe to navigate, but the term "clearance diver" was later used to include other naval unde ...

roles.
''Divers serve with 2nd Commando Regiment as part of Tactical Assault Group (East)''

Austria

Austrian Army The Austrian Armed Forces (german: Bundesheer, lit=Federal Army) are the combined military forces of the Republic of Austria. The military consists of 22,050 active-duty personnel and 125,600 reservists. The military budget is 0.74% of nat ...

* Jagdkommando

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Armed Forces The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...

* Special Forces of Azerbaijan *

641st Naval Special Operations Brigade The 641st Naval Special Operations Brigade ( az, 641-ci Xüsusi Dəniz Əməliyyatları Briqadası) is a special forces unit in the Azerbaijani Navy. It is currently based in Zığ. The unit has been described as an 'impressive new maritime specia ...

777th Special Forces Regiment The 777th Special Forces Regiment is a special forces unit in the Azerbaijani Land Forces. History First Karabakh War A special-purpose battalion (Military Unit 777) was created on 1 January 1992. Lieutenant Colonel Elchin Mammadov was appoin ...

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and defe ...

* Para-Commando Brigade

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of impor ...

* Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS)

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Air Force is primarily responsible for air defence of ...

41 Squadron Airborne The 41 Squadron Airborne is an independent special operations force of the Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare ...

Belarus

Special Operations Forces Command *

5th Spetsnaz Brigade The 5th Spetsnaz Brigade () is a special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus, formerly part of the Soviet Spetsnaz GRU. History It was formed at Marjina Horka, Minsk Region, 1 January 1963 as the 5th Special Forces Brigade GRU. It in ...

* 38th Guards Mobile Brigade - Brest * 103rd Guards Mobile Brigade -

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...

State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB RB; russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Республики Беларусь, КГБ РБ; be, Камітэт дзяржаўнай бяс ...

Alpha Group (Belarus) The Belarusian Alpha Group ( be, КДБ Альфа-група, russian: КГБ «Альфа») is an elite unit of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus, tasked to handle counter-terrorism operations throughout Belarus when regu ...

Belgium

Belgian Land Component The Land Component ( nl, Landcomponent, french: Composante terre) is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander in chief. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Pierre Gérard ...

* Special Operations Regiment in Heverlee

Botswana

* Botswana Ground Force ** 1st Commando Regiment

Brazil

Brazilian Army * Special Operations Command ** 1st Special Forces Battalion (''1º BFEsp'') ** 1st Commando Battalion (''1º BAC'') **Special Operation Support Battalion

Brazilian Air Force "Wings that protect the country" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Hino dos Aviadores , mascot = , anniversaries = 22 May (anniver ...

* Airborne Rescue Squadron

Brazilian Navy ) , colors= Blue and white , colors_label= Colors , march= " Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship '' Cisne Branco'' , mascot= , equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibio ...

* Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion (''COMANF'') * Combat Divers Group (''GRUMEC'')

Brunei

* Royal Brunei Land Forces ** Special Forces Regiment (SFR)

Bulgaria

* Bulgarian Land Forces ** 68th Special Forces Brigade * Bulgarian Navy ** 65th Seaborne Special Reconnaissance Detachment

Burundi

* National Defence Force ** 4th Commando Battalion

Cambodia

* Royal Cambodian Army **

Special Forces Command (Cambodia) The Special Forces Command ( km, បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានទ័ពពិសេស), previously known as the 911th Special Forces Regiment until July 2020, is the special forces unit of the Royal Cambodian Army. Most of its commandos ...

Brigade 70 (B-70) The Brigade 70 or B-70 is an elite unit of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF; km, កងយោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ ) is Cambodia's national military force. The Supreme Commande ...

Canada

Special Operations Forces Command * Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) * Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) * 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) * Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU)

Chile

* Lautaro Special Operations Brigade/detalle/index.asp?id= "Army opens rapid deployment elite brigade"
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Chilean Army The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade. In recent years, and ...

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China - PRC

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the China, People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five Military branch, service branches: the People's ...

* People's Liberation Army Special Operations ForcesIISS Military Balance 2013, 291

Colombia

National Army of Colombia The National Army of Colombia ( es, Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, an ...

** Special Forces Division (División de fuerzas especiales (DIVFE)) ** Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas *

Colombian Air Force , "We are the Force" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Colombian Air Force Hymn , mascot = Capitan Paz , anniversaries = 8 November , ...

** Special Air Commando Group (ECOEA)

Congo - DRC

*391st Commando battalion URR

Croatia

Special Operations Command (Croatia) The Croatian Special Operations Forces Command ( Croatian: ''Zapovjedništvo specijalnih snaga OSRH'') is one of the three independent commands of the Croatian Armed Forces, subordinate to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of C ...

Cuba

* Black Wasp (Avispas Negras)

Czech Republic

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Denmark

Special Operations Command (SOKOM) * Jaeger Corps *

Frogman Corps A frogman is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater in a tactical capacity that includes military, and in some European countries, police work. Such personnel are also known by the more formal names of combat diver, comb ...

Danish Home Guard The Danish Home Guard ( da, Hjemmeværnet) (HJV) is the fourth service of the Danish military. It was formerly concerned only with the defence of Danish territory, but since 2008, it has also supported the Danish military efforts in Afghanistan ...

Special Support and Reconnaissance Company The Special Support and Reconnaissance Company ( da, Særlig Støtte- og Rekognosceringskompagni), until 1 January 2007 known as the ''Patrol Company Army Operational Command'' ( da, Patruljekompagniet) is the only remaining Long Range Surveillanc ...

Hjemmeværnet – SSR – Særlig Støtte og Rekognoscering
Hjv.dk. Retrieved on 8 September 2011.

Ecuador

Ecuadorain Army * IWIAS Jungle Commandos

El Salvador

Special Operations Command (CFE)

Egypt

Sa'ka Forces (Thunderbolt Forces) *

Unit 777 Unit 777 ( ar, الوحدة 777 قتال), also known as Task Force 777, is an Egyptian military counter-terrorism and special operations unit. It was created in 1978Ryan, p.22 by the government of Anwar Sadat in response to concerns of increased ...

Ryan, p.22 *

Unit 999 Unit 999 (Arabic: الوحدة 999 قتال), also known as ''Task Force 999'', is an Egyptian military special operations and reconnaissance unit. See also * Unit 777 Unit 777 ( ar, الوحدة 777 قتال), also known as Task Force 777, is ...

Estonia

Estonian Special Operations Force The Estonian Special Operations Force ( et, Erioperatsioonide väejuhatus; ESTSOF) is the command charged with overseeing the special operations units of the Estonian Defence Forces. Its primary objective is the development of capabilities for ...

(ESTSOF)

Ethiopia

*Agazi Commando Division

Finland

Finnish Army The Finnish Army ( Finnish: ''Maavoimat'', Swedish: ''Armén'') is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraf ...

*Special Jaeger Company of the Utti Jaeger RegimentSuomen erikoisjoukot pidetään piilossa julkisuudelta – tällaisia taistelijat ovat
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Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short f ...

*Special Action Detachment of Coastal Brigade

France

Special Operations Command

French Army History Early history The first permanent army, paid with regular wages, instead of feudal levies, was established under Charles VII of France, Charles VII in the 1420 to 1430s. The Kings of France needed reliable troops during and after the ...

* Special Forces Command and Signal Company - (Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales) (CCTFS) * 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment * 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment *

4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment The 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales ( en, 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment) or 4e RHFS is a special operations unit of the French Army Light Aviation. It is part of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore of th ...

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

* FORFUSCO ** Commandos Marine

French Air and Space Force The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Ar ...

*Air Parachute Commando n° 10, CPA 10 *Special Operations Division, Transport section (ET 03/61 Poitou) Directorate-General for External Security *

Action Division The Action Division (french: Service Action), commonly known by its predecessor's title Action Service (french: Service Action) is a division of France's Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) responsible for planning and performing cland ...

Georgia

Defense Forces * GSOF

Germany

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

* Rapid Forces Division ** Special Forces Command (KSK) ** Specialized Army Forces with Expanded Capabilities (EGB Forces)

German Air Force The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as ...

* Kampfretter

German Navy The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mari ...

* Naval Special Forces Command (KSM)

Ghana

Ghana Armed Forces The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the unified armed force of Ghana, consisting of the Army (GA), Navy (GN), and Ghana Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces is the president of Ghana, who is also the supreme military comman ...

Ghana Navy The Ghana Navy (GN) is the naval warfare organizational military branch of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF). The Ghanaian Navy, along with the Ghanaian Army (GA) and Ghanaian Air Force (GHF), make up the Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF) which are co ...

** Special Boat Squadron

Greece

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is th ...

13th Special Operations Command The 13th Special Operations Command "Sacred Band" ( el, 13η Διοίκηση Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων «ΙΕΡΟΣ ΛΟΧΟΣ», 13 ΔΕΕ) was an umbrella unit of the Hellenic Army's special operation forces. History The 13th S ...

** 1st Infantry Division *** 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (LOK) (MAK) ** 32nd Marines Brigade

Hellenic Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label ...

* 31st Search & Rescue Squadron (31MEED)

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of var ...

* Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) - is organized into sections called Underwater Demolition Teams (OYK)

Hungary

* HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion * HDF 25/88th Light Mixed Battalion * HDF 5/24th 'Gergely Bornemissza' Reconnaissance Battalion

India

Armed Forces Special Operations Division The Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD) is a tri-service command of the Indian Armed Forces. The division is tasked to carry out special operations. The AFSOD draws personnel from all three special warfare branches of the Armed Fo ...

Indian Army The Indian Army is the Land warfare, land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Arm ...

Para (Special Forces) Para (Special Forces), also known as Para SF, are a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialize in various roles including hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, unconventional warfare ...

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates si ...

** Marine Commando Force (MARCOS) *

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct ...

** Garud Commando Force

Indonesia

Special Operations Command *

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD), ) is the land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,000 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its ...

Kopassus The Kopassus ( id, Komando Pasukan Khusus, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...

(''Komando Pasukan Khusus'')
Indonesian army special forces command, *** SAT-81/Gultor (''Detasemen Khusus-81 Penanggulangan Teror'')

Counter-terrorism Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...

unit of Kopassus ** Tontaipur (''Peleton Intai Tempur'')
Indonesian army special combat reconnaissance platoon from the

Kostrad The Army Strategic Reserves Command ( id, Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat; abbreviated ) is a combined-arms formation of the Indonesian Army. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops. It also supervises operatio ...

corps *

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol ...

** Kopaska (''Komando Pasukan Katak'')
Indonesian navy

frogman A frogman is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater in a tactical capacity that includes military, and in some European countries, police work. Such personnel are also known by the more formal names of combat diver, com ...

and

Underwater demolition Underwater demolition refers to the deliberate destruction or neutralization of man-made or natural underwater obstacles, both for military and civilian purposes. History Charles Pasley In 1839 Charles Pasley, at the time a colonel of the Royal ...

unit ** Denjaka (''Detasemen Jala Mangkara'')
Indonesian joint navy-marine

counter-terrorism Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...

special force It is a combined detachment formed from selected personnel of the Navy's Kopaska and Marine Corps' Taifib ** Taifib (''Batalyon Intai Amfibi'')
Indonesian

amphibious reconnaissance Amphibious reconnaissance is ground and naval reconnaissance in the littoral area bordering coastal or ocean areas. Initially, it is used for preliminary reconnaissance in collecting pertinent information about the beachhead in its permeabilit ...

commandos battalion from the Indonesian Marine Corps ** Kesatuan Gurita
The Indonesian Marine Corps counter-terrorism unit for shipping and oil installations * Indonesian Air Force ** Kopasgat (''Komando Pasukan Gerakan Cepat'')
The

air force infantry and special forces Air force ground forces and special forces are ground forces, and may include special forces, special operations units that are part of a nation's air force. Airmen assigned to such units may be trained, armed and equipped for Ground warfare, g ...

corps of the Indonesian Air Force, *** Bravo Detachment 90 ''(Detasemen Bravo 90)''

unit of the Indonesian Air Force which its personnel comes from selected individuals from Kopasgat.

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran Army , founded = , current_form = (Islamic Republic) , disbanded = , branches = , headquarters = Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters, Tehran , website = , commander-in-chief = Maj. Gen ...

* 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

Quds Force The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...

* Sepah Navy Special Force

Iraq

Iraqi Special Operations Forces * Counter Terrorism Command (CTC)

Ireland

Irish Army * Army Ranger Wing (ARW)

Israel

Military Intelligence Directorate *General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269 -

Sayeret Matkal General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (formerly Unit 269 or Unit 262), more commonly known as Sayeret Matkal ( he, סיירת מטכ״ל) is the special reconnaissance unit (''sayeret'') of Israel's General Staff (''matkal''). It is the prime special ...

Israeli Army The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branch ...

* 89th "Oz" Brigade **Unit 212 - Maglan **Unit 217 - Duvdevan **Unit 621 - Egoz

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in ...

*13th Flotilla -

Shayetet 13 Shayetet 13 ( he, שייטת 13, lit. ''Flotilla 13'') is a unit of the Israeli Navy and one of the primary sayeret ''(reconnaissance)'' units of the Israel Defense Forces. Shayetet 13 specializes in sea-to-land incursions, counter-terrorism, ...

Israeli Air and Space Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defens ...

*7th Special Air Forces Wing ( He) **Unit 5101 - Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) **

Unit 669 Airborne Combat Rescue And Evacuation Unit 669 ( he, יחידת החילוץ והפינוי הקרבי בהיטס 669,''Yechidat HaHilu'tz VeHaPinu'i HaKravi Behetes 669'') is the Israel Defense Forces heliborne Combat Search and Rescue extracti ...

- Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit **Unit 5700 - Forward Airfield Tactical Unit ( He)

Italy

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

Army Special Forces Command (Italy) The Army Special Forces Command ( it, Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito - COMFOSE) in Pisa is a brigade-level command of the Italian Army, which is responsible for the training, preparation, doctrinal and procedural development, and the ...

** 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" **

185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" The 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" ( it, 185° Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore", abbreviated as: 185° RAO) is an Italian Army special forces unit. The regiment is pa ...

** 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment **

3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute'' Places * 3rd Street (disambiguation) * Third Avenue (disambiguation) * H ...

Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

* Comando Subacquei ed Incursori (COMSUBIN)

Italian Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello , mascot = , anniversaries = 28 March ...

* 17º Stormo Incursori (ex R.I.A.M., CCT)

Carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign polic ...

* Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS) - in addition to special operations, is responsible for civil policing as a

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 ...

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...

* Special Forces GroupThe Japanese Special Forces Group is the current name of the former Japanese Special Operations Group, following a name change.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , abbreviated , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJ ...

Special Boarding Unit The is a special forces unit established by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on March 27, 2001, in response to a spy ship incursion that had taken place on the Noto Peninsula in 1999. The unit was created to perform similar roles to thos ...

Jordan

Joint Special Operations Command The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a joint component command of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and is charged with studying special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equi ...

*Special Forces Group - "King Abdulah II" ** Special Unit I - Specializing in counter terrorism on the basis of the

71st Special Battalion 71st Special Battalion or 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion or as known today Special Unit II is a Jordanian Special Forces battalion that specializes in combating terrorism. Established in 1973, it is today known as being one of the best trained s ...

Kenya

* Special Operations Regiment (SOR) *

Kenya Special Forces The Kenya Special Forces are units tasked with special operations found within the three branches of the Kenya Defence Forces and are under Special Forces Operations Command. The Army has the largest number of these units under the Army Special Op ...

Kuwait

Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade The Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade of the State of Kuwait, commonly known as the 25th Commando, is one of Kuwait's various principal Commando brigades. The 25th Commando operates at the disposition of the respective commander who reports to the r ...

Korea, North - DPRK

Korean People's Army Special Operation Force

Korea, South - ROK

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...

Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command The Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC; ko, 대한민국 육군 특수전사령부 or 특전사; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍特殊戰司令部), also known as the Republic of Korea Army Special Forces "Black Berets" (R.O.K. ...

707th Special Mission Group The 707th Special Mission Group ( ko, 제707특수임무단, Hanja: 第707特殊任務團) is an elite counter-terrorism unit of the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command. History The unit was formed after the Munich massacre, which fo ...

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy inc ...

* Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla

Republic of Korea Marine Corps The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ko, 대한민국 해병대, Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps or ROK Marines, is the marine corps of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy respo ...

Spartan 3000 The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ko, 대한민국 해병대, Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps or ROK Marines, is the marine corps of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy resp ...

Republic of Korea Air Force The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF; ko, 대한민국 공군; RR: ''Daehanminguk Gong-gun''), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the aerial warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the Ministry of N ...

Air Force Aerial Command Unit (CCT) The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Gravity of Earth, Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating Atmo ...

6th Search and Rescue Squadron (SART) 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second ...

Kyrgyzstan

;

Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic The Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic (; Kyrǵyz Respublikasynyn Kuralduu Küctörü) is the national military of Kyrgyzstan. It was originally formed from the former Soviet forces of the Turkestan Military District stationed in newly indepen ...

* 25th Special Force Brigade Scorpion

Latvia

Latvian National Armed Forces *

Latvian Special Tasks Unit The Special Tasks Unit ( lv, Speciālo uzdevumu vienība, SUV) is a special operations unit of the National Armed Forces. It was established in September 1991. The unit is specially organized, trained and equipped for the performance of high-dan ...

(SUV)

Lebanon

Special Operations Command * Lebanese Armed Forces **Counter-Sabotage Regiment (aka Moukafaha) *

Lebanese Army ) , founded = 1 August 1945 , current_form = 1991 , disbanded = , branches = Lebanese Ground Forces Lebanese Air ForceLebanese Navy , headquarters = Yarze, Lebanon , flying_hours = , websit ...

Lebanese Commando Regiment The Commando Regiment ( ar, فوج المغاوير, translit=Fawj al-Maghaweer) is an elite light infantry and is considered the first special forces regiment in the Lebanese Armed Forces. The regiment, which was founded in 1966, is also a membe ...

(aka "Ranger Regiment") *

Lebanese Navy The Lebanese Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية اللبنانية ''Al-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya'', literally "the Lebanese Sea Forces") is the Navy of the Lebanese Armed Forces. It was formed in 1950 and based in Beirut Naval Bas ...

Marine Commandos The Marine Commandos ( ar, مغاوير البحر, translit=Maghāwīr al Baħr) are an elite unit of the Lebanese Armed Forces. They are part of the Lebanese Special Operations Command. Established with assistance from the United States Navy ...

* Lebanese Air Force **Airborne Regiment

Lithuania

Lithuanian Special Operations Force , image = Insignia of the Lithuanian Special Operations Force.svg , image_size = 180px , caption = SOF insignia , dates = 1997–present , country ...

Malaysia

Malaysian Army The Malaysian Army ( ms, Tentera Darat Malaysia; Jawi: تنترا دارت مليسيا) is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Steeped in British Army traditions, the Malaysian Army does not carry the title ‘royal’ () as do th ...

Grup Gerak Khas The 21st Special Service Group ( Abbr.: 21 SSG, ) is a command for Malaysian Army special forces, the '' Gerak Khas''. The 21 SSG and 10th Parachute Brigade are elite fighting formations of the Malaysian Army. Both units are independent units und ...

(GGK)

Royal Malaysian Navy The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ms, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of op ...

* PASKAL

Royal Malaysian Air Force The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF, ms, Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia; TUDM; Jawi: ) was formed on 2 June 1958 as the Royal Federation of Malaya Air Force (; ). However, its roots can be traced back to the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force format ...

* PASKAU

Maldives

* Special Force

Malta

* Armed Forces of Malta **

Special Operations Unit (SOU) Special operations unit may refer to special forces in general. Special Operations Unit may also refer to: * Boston Police Special Operations Unit * Special Operations Unit (Serbia), a former police unit of the State Security Service * Special Op ...

Mexico

Mexican Army The Mexican Army ( es, Ejército Mexicano) is the combined land and air branch and is the largest part of the Mexican Armed Forces; it is also known as the National Defense Army. The Army is under the authority of the Secretariat of National ...

* Special Forces Corps ** Special Reaction Force

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...

* Amphibious Special Forces Group

Mongolia

084th Special Task Battalion The 084th Special Task Battalion (), named after former Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Shagalyn Jadambaa and also known as the Parachute Special Forces Battalion is a military unit of the Armed Forces of Mongolia. It specializes in direct ...

Montenegro

* Special Forces Company

Namibia

Namibian Special Forces

Netherlands

Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM) * Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) * Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF)

New Zealand

Special Operations Component Command *

New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins ...

Nigeria

Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF) *

72nd Special Forces Battalion The 72nd Special Forces Battalion is a special forces unit of the Nigerian Army. It is stationed at Makurdi. Previously it appears to have been the 72 Paratrooper Battalion; it may have been re-designated circa 2010. There are indications that it ...

Nigerian Navy The Nigerian Navy (NN) is a branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is among the largest navies on the African continent, consisting of several thousand personnel, including those of the Coast Guard. History The Nigerian Navy owes its origin t ...

*Special Boat Service

North Macedonia

Army of the Republic of Macedonia An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

* Special Operations Regiment ("Wolves")

Norway

Norwegian Special Operation Forces (NORSOF) * Armed Forces' Special Command * Navy Special Operation Command

Oman

* Sultan's Special Forces

Pakistan

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the Partition of British India, which occurred as a result ...

** Special Service Group (SSG) *

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Qur'an, 3:173'') , type ...

** Special Service Group Navy (SSGN) *

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

Special Service Wing The Pakistan Air Force Special Service Wing is a special operations forces who specialised in all aspects of air-to-ground communication, including air traffic control, fire support (including fixed and rotary wing close air support), and comman ...

(SSW) * Civil Armed Forces (paramilitary) **

142 Special Operations Wing 142 Special Operations Wing is a paramilitary special forces unit of the Frontier Corps Balochistan (South) in Pakistan. Information about the unit is generally classified, and the unit is rarely mentioned by officials. There was a brief men ...

(SOW)

Paraguay

Paraguayan Armed Force *Special Forces Battalion - (Batallón Conjunto de Fuerzas Especiales)

Peru

Peruvian Armed Forces *

Peruvian Army The Peruvian Army ( es, Ejército del Perú, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missi ...

**Special Forces Brigades *

Peruvian Navy The Peruvian Navy ( es, link=no, Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to from the Peruvian littoral. Add ...

Peruvian Marines The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry ( es, Infantería de Marina del Perú - IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transport ships (one used as a training ship), four tank landing ships, ...

***Batallón de Comandos (BACOM) de la Infantería de Marina - Naval Infantry Commando Battalion ***Fuerza Delta

Philippines

Special Operations Command (Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Operations Command (AFPSOCOM) is the unified special operations command of the AFP. It is responsible for planning, conducting, and supporting special operations. Although the current command was establ ...

Philippine Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Fo ...

710th Special Operations Wing The 710th Special Operations Wing is the rapid deployment force of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which is divided into ten-man airborne attack teams as most of its members are airborne qualified. The wing also controls the 772nd Explosives Ord ...

(SPOW) *

Philippine Army The Philippine Army (PA) (Tagalog: ''Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas''; in literal English: ''Army of the Ground of the Philippines''; in literal Spanish: ''Ejército de la Tierra de la Filipinas'') is the main, oldest and largest branch of the ...

** 1st Scout Ranger Regiment (SRR) Philippine Journals Online
Philjol.info. Retrieved on 8 September 2011. **

Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) is a Special Operations Forces unit of the Philippine Army. The unit is based on and continually trains with its American counterpart, the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets). The basic combat organizat ...

(SFR-A) ** Light Reaction Regiment (LRR) *

Philippine Navy The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an ...

Naval Special Operations Command The Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) is a separate command of the Philippine Navy trained in special operations, sabotage, psychological and unconventional warfare and is heavily influenced by the United States Navy SEALs. NAVSOCOM is h ...

(NAVSOCOM) *

Philippine Marine Corps The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) ( fil, Hukbong Kawal Pandagat ng Pilipinas) is the marine corps of the Philippines, a naval infantry force under the command of the Philippine Navy. The PMC conducts amphibious, expeditionary, and special op ...

Marine Special Operations Group The Marine Special Operations Group (also known as the Force Reconnaissance Group), formerly known as the Force Recon Battalion, is the Philippine Marine Corps' elite special forces unit for unconventional warfare and special operations. It spe ...

(MARSOG) *

Philippine Coast Guard The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ( fil, Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is recognized as the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within P ...

Special Operations Force Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

(SOF)

Poland

Special forces of Poland The Special Troops Command (Pol.: ''Wojska Specjalne'') is the special forces command of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland (SZ RP). The command was formed in 2007 and is the fourth military branch of the SZ RP. Composition The Special ...

(Dowództwo Komponentu Wojsk Specjalnych, DKWS) * JW GROM (Jednostka Wojskowa GROM) * JW Komandosów (Jednostka Wojskowa KOMANDOSÓW, JWK) * JW Formoza (Jednostka Wojskowa FORMOZA) * JW AGAT (Jednostka Wojskowa AGAT) * JW NIL (Jednostka Wojskowa NIL) * 7th Special Operations Squadron (7. Eskadra Działań Specjalnych, EDS)

Portugal

Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army ( pt, Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With it ...

* Commando Regiment *

Paratroopers A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Worl ...

** Pathfinders Company *

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Port ...

* Portuguese Marine Corps ** Special Actions Detachment (DAE) *

Sappers Divers Group The Divers Group (AGRUMERG, pt, Agrupamento de Mergulhadores) is the Portuguese Navy's diving unit. It was created in 2004 through the grouping of the several already existing diving subunits, to exercise administrative, logistical and operation ...

Portuguese Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 1 July , equipment = , equipment_label ...

* Portuguese Air Police **Core of Tactical Operations of Protection (NOTP - ''Núcleo de Operações Táticas de Proteção'')

Romania

Ministry of Defense {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in state ...

* Direcţia Generală de Informaţii a Apărării ** Special Detachment of Protection and Intervention *

Romanian Land Forces The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Lan ...

: ** 6th Special Operations Brigade "Mihai Viteazu"

Rwanda

Rwanda Defence Force french: Forces rwandaises de défense sw, Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda , image = Rwanda Defense Force emblem.png , alt = , caption = , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 ...

*Special Forces Brigade

Russia

Special Operations Forces Command * Special Purpose Center "Senezh" * Special Purpose Center "Kubinka-2" * 344th Army Aviation Combat Center

Main Intelligence Directorate Main Intelligence Directorate may refer to: * Main Directorate of Intelligence (Ukraine), the military intelligence service of Ukraine * GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Armed Forces * GRU (Soviet Union) Main Intel ...

(GRU) * Unit 29155 - based at the 161st Special Purpose Specialist Training Center * Unit 54777 - alternately called the 72nd Special Service Center * Unit 26165 - Fancy Bear, STRONTIUM * Unit 74455 - also known as the Sandworm Team or the Main Center for Technologies * Special Forces of the GRU **

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Force ...

*** 2nd Special Purpose Brigade in Promezhitsa,

Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the city of Pskov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 673, ...

*** 3rd Special Purpose Brigade in

Tolyatti Tolyatti ( rus, Толья́тти, p=tɐlʲˈjætʲ(ː)ɪ), also known as Togliatti, formerly known as Stavropol (1737–1964), is a city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center ...

*** 10th Special Purpose Brigade in Mol'kino,

Krasnodar Territory Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

*** 14th Special Purpose Brigade in Ussuriysk *** 16th Special Purpose Brigade in

Tambov Tambov (, ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers, about south-southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,161 ( 2010 Census); 29 ...

*** 22nd Special Purpose Brigade in Stepnoi,

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a popula ...

*** 24th Special Purpose Brigade in

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is the 25th-larges ...

Russian Airborne Troops The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units ...

*** 45th Guards Special Purpose Brigade ** Russian Navy *** Naval Special Reconnaissance (OMRP) – Reconnaissance divers under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) *** Counteraction Underwater Diversionary Forces and Facilities (PDSS) There are PDSS units in all major Naval Bases.

National Guard of Russia The National Guard of the Russian Federation (russian: Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации , translit = Federal'naya sluzhba voysk natsional'noy gvard ...

* Dzerzhinsky Division (''O.D.O.N.'') ** 604th Special Purpose Center * National Guard Naval Service Corps

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Navy The Royal Saudi Navy ( ar, البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah) or Royal Saudi Naval Forces ( ar, القُوَّات البَحْريَّة الْمَلك� ...

* Special Navy Security Units (SNSU)

Saudi Arabian Army Royal Saudi Land Forces ( ar, القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah) is the land warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arab ...

*64th Special Forces Brigade

Serbia

Serbian Armed Forces The Serbian Armed Forces ( sr, Војска Србије, Vojska Srbije) is the military of Serbia. The President of Serbia acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government ...

* 72nd Brigade for Special Operations *

63rd Parachute Brigade The 63rd Parachute Brigade ( sr, 63. падобранска бригада, 63. padobranska brigada) is an airborne and special reconnaissance unit, one of two special forces brigades (other being 72nd Brigade for Special Operations) of the Ser ...

* MP Detachment for Special Operations "Cobras"

Singapore

Special Operations Task Force The Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) is a special operations command of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for conducting special operations. It is composed of only highly-trained regular servicemen from the Army's Special Operatio ...

* Naval Diving Unit * Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation *

Slovakia

Slovak Armed Forces *

5th Special Forces Regiment (Slovakia) The 5. Pluk špeciálneho určenia, ''5. PŠU'' (literally ''5th Special Purpose Regiment'') is based in Žilina, and serves as the Slovak Armed Forces primary Counter-Terrorism, counter-terrorism and special operations unit. The unit is the main ...

Slovenia

* Posebna Enota za Specialno Taktiko (PEST) "FIST"

Somalia

Danab Brigade The Danab Brigade ( Somali: Ciidamada Danab, "''Lightning Force"'') is a highly trained Somali National Army commando force. Its strikes have repeatedly raided land in quick succession previously held by Somali Al-Qaeda linked insurgents Al-Shab ...

South Africa

South African National Defence Force The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa. The commander of the SANDF is appointed by the President of South Africa from one of the armed services. They are in turn accountable to the Minister ...

* Special Forces Brigade

Spain

* ''

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'' (MCOE, Joint Special Operations Command) ** Spanish Land Army ***'' Mando de Operaciones Especiales'' (MOE, Special Operations Command) **** Manages four Special Operations Groups (''Grupo de Operaciones Especiales'', GOE), totalling about 1200 green berets. **

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, ...

*** Special Naval Warfare Command ****''

Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial The Special Naval Warfare Force (FGNE) ( es, Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial) is the special forces unit of the Spanish Navy. It was created on June 10, 2009 through the fusion of the Special Operations Unit (UOE) of the Spanish Navy Marines and ...

'' (FGNE, Special Naval Warfare Force), which until 2009 was known as ''

Unidad de Operaciones Especiales The (''Special Operations Unit'' – UOE) was the elite special operations force of the Spanish Navy and marines from 1967 to 2009. In June 2009, the unit was absorbed into the newly formed Special Naval Warfare Force (), which inherited the re ...

'' (UOE, Special Operations Unit), when it was merged with the ''Unidad Especial de Buzos de Combate'' (UEBC, Special Combat Diver Unit) to form the FGNE. **

Spanish Air and Space Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = Spanish Air and Space Force Anthem , mascot = , anniversaries = 10 December , equipment ...

***'' Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas'' (EZAPAC, Paratrooper Sappers Squadron).

Sri Lanka

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

* Special Forces Regiment * Commando Regiment

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It in ...

* Special Boat Squadron

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...

* Regiment Special Force * Special Airborne Force

Sweden

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces ( sv, Försvarsmakten, "the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Sweden, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting internati ...

* Special Operations Task Group (SOG)

Swedish Army The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces. History Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav ...

* Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) **

31st Ranger Battalion The 31st Ranger Battalion ( sv, 31. jägarbataljonen), previously called the 31st Light Infantry Battalion ( sv, 31. lätta skyttebataljonen, 31. LSkbat), is a specialized light infantry unit of the Swedish Army. The unit is part of the Life Regi ...

32nd Intelligence Battalion The 32nd Intelligence Battalion ( sv, 32. Underrättelsebataljonen) is the premier reconnaissance and intelligence gathering unit of the Swedish Army. The battalion possesses units and material to conduct long range reconnaissance, sabotage and c ...

*** 323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron (Fallskärmsjägarna) *

Norrland Dragoon Regiment The Norrland Dragoon Regiment ( sv, Norrlands dragonregemente), also K 4, is a Swedish Army unit specialized in arctic warfare and special operations. Located in the province of Lappland, it was historically a cavalry unit that traces its origin ...

(K 4) ** 193rd Ranger Battalion (Arméns jägarbataljon - AJB)

Swedish Air Force The Swedish Air Force ( sv, Svenska flygvapnet or just ) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. History The Swedish Air Force was created on 1 July, 1926 when the aircraft units of the Army and Navy were merged. Because of the e ...

Blekinge Wing Blekinge Wing ( sv, Blekinge flygflottilj), also F 17 Kallinge, or simply F 17, is a Swedish Air Force wing with the main base located near Ronneby in southern Sweden. It is one of the three remaining wings in Sweden and currently has two squadr ...

(F 17) ** Air Force Rangers (Flygbasjägarna)

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels ...

* Amphibious Corps ** 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) *** 202nd Coastal Ranger Company (Kustjägarna)

Switzerland

Special Forces Command (KSK) * Army Reconnaissance Detachment (ARD 10) * Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 (FSK-17)

Syria

Special Forces Command * 14th Special Forces Division *

15th Special Forces Division The 15th Special Forces Division is a division of the Syrian Armed Forces specializing in light infantry operations, based in the As-Suwayda Governorate, and headed by Major General Ghassan Al Yasmina. Role Syrians use the term 'Special Forces ...

* 25th Special Forces Division

Taiwan - ROC

Republic of China Army The Republic of China Army (ROCA), previously known as the Chinese Nationalist Army or Nationalist Revolutionary Army and unofficially as the Taiwanese Army, is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of th ...

101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion The 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (), known as the Sea Dragon Frogmen, is an elite special operations unit of the Republic of China Army. The members of the 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion are commonly known as Sea Dragon ...

* Airborne Special Service Company Republic of China Military Police * Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company

Republic of China Marine Corps The Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC; ), also known colloquially as the Taiwan Marine Corps, is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) responsible for amphibious combat, counter-landing and reinforcement of the areas under th ...

* Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit Coast Guard Administration * Special Task Unit

Thailand

Royal Thai Army The Royal Thai Army or RTA ( th, กองทัพบกไทย; ) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. History Origin The Royal Thai Army is responsible for protecting the kingdom's ...

Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command The Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command ( th, หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษ) also known as Pa Wai Airborne ( th, พลร่มป่าหวาย) is the special forces of the Royal Thai Army. ...

(Royal Thai Army Special force) ** 3rd Special Forces Regiment, King's Guard (Airborne) *** Special Operation Battalion, King's Guard *** Ranger Battalion, King's Guard ** Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols Company (

LRRP A long-range reconnaissance patrol, or LRRP (pronounced "lurp"), is a small, well-armed reconnaissance team that patrols deep in enemy-held territory.Ankony, Robert C., ''Lurps: A Ranger's Diary of Tet, Khe Sanh, A Shau, and Quang Tri,'' revised ...

) Royal Thai Navy *

Naval Special Warfare Command The United States Naval Special Warfare Command (USNSWC), also known as (NAVSPECWARCOM and WARCOM), is the naval component of United States Special Operations Command, the unified command responsible for overseeing and conducting the nation's ...

(Royal Thai Navy SEALs) *

RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion The Reconnaissance Battalion or RECON ( th, กองพันลาดตระเวน กองพลนาวิกโยธิน) is a elite reconnaissance battalion in the Royal Thai Marine Corps. It falls under the command of the Royal ...

Royal Thai Air Force "Royal Thai Air Force March" , mascot = , anniversaries = 9 April 1937 (Royal Thai Air Force Day) , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles ...

* Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment ** Special Operations Regiment (Air Force Commando)

Tunisia

Tunisian Army * Special Forces Group (GFS) ** Military Intervention Group (GIM) Tunisian Air Force * Special Air Regiment (RCA) Tunisian Navy * 51st Regiment Marine Corps (RMC) * 52nd Regiment Marine Commandos (RMC)

Turkey

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chie ...

* General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces ** Special Forces Command (OKK) (aka Maroon Berets) *

Turkish Naval Forces The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establis ...

** Underwater Defence Group (SAS) ** Underwater Offence Group (SAT) *

Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...

Combat Search and Rescue Combat search and rescue (CSAR) are search and rescue operations that are carried out during war that are within or near combat zones. A CSAR mission may be carried out by a task force of helicopters, ground-attack aircraft, aerial refueling ...

(MAK) **

Air Force Search and Rescue Air Force Search and Rescue ( Turkish: ''Personel kurtarma'') is unit of the Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back ...

(AKIP) ;Northern Cyprus * TRNC Special Task Force Command (ÖGKK)

Ukraine

Special Operations Forces - headquarters in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

* 3rd Special Purpose Regiment (

Kropyvnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast. Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...

) * 8th Special Purpose Regiment ( Khmelnytskyi) * 140th Special Purpose Center ( Khmelnytskyi) *

Information Warfare Information warfare (IW) (as different from cyber warfare that attacks computers, software, and command control systems) is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) in pursuit of a ...

Psychological Operations Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PsyOp), have been known by many other names or terms, including Military Information Support Operations (MISO), Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and M ...

Ukrainian Navy units * 73rd Naval Special Purpose Center (73 MTSSN) (

Ochakiv Ochakiv, also known as Ochakov ( uk, Оча́ків, ; russian: Очаков; crh, Özü; ro, Oceacov and ''Vozia'', and Alektor ( in Greek), is a small city in Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast (region) of southern Ukraine. It hosts the admini ...

) * 801st Anti-Diversionary Detachment (801 OZB) (Ochakiv) National Guard of Ukraine *1st Special Purpose Brigade (Kalinivka Airfield, Vinnytsia Oblast)

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Special Forces The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is a directorate comprising the Special Air Service, the Special Boat Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the Special Forces Support Group, 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment and the Joint Special Forc ...

(UKSF) *

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...

Special Boat Service The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the special forces unit of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The SBS can trace its origins back to the Second World War when the Army Special Boat Section was formed in 1940. After the Second World War, the Roya ...

(SBS) (SBS) ** Special Boat Service (Reserve) *

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkha ...

Special Air Service The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-te ...

(SAS) *** 22 Special Air Service RegimentOverstretched SAS calls up part-time troops for Afghanistan, www.telegraph.co.uk
Retrieved 21 February 2014 ** Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) *** 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) ***

23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) (23 SAS(R)) is a British Army Reserve special forces unit that forms part of United Kingdom Special Forces. Together with 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) (21 SAS(R)), it forms the S ...

** Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)Special Reconnaissance Regiment, publications.parliament.uk
Retrieved 21 February 2014 ** 18 Signal Regiment (

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield commun ...

) **

Special Forces Support Group The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) is a unit of the British Armed Forces. The SFSG is the newest addition to the United Kingdom Special Forces. It was formed officially on 3 April 2006 to provide specialist infantry and other support to th ...

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...

** Special Forces Flight of 47 Squadron (Royal Air Force) ** Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing *** 7 Squadron (

) *** 658 Squadron (Army Air Corps, British Army)

United States

United States Special Operations Command The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Ar ...

(USSOCOM) *

(JSOC) **

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, ...

*** 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D or "Delta Force") *** Intelligence Support Activity (ISA) *** Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC) (part of the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment) *** Flight Concepts Division (FCD) **

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

*** Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU or "SEAL Team Six") **

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...

*** 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS) *** 66th Air Operations Squadron (66th AOS) *** 427th Special Operations Squadron (427th SOS) *** Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group (AVTEG) * Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) ** 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) - 1st SFC (A) *** Special Forces Groups ("Green Berets") **** 1st Special Forces Group **** 3rd Special Forces Group **** 5th Special Forces Group ****

7th Special Forces Group The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7th SFG) (A) is an operational unit of the United States Army Special Forces activated on 20 May 1960. It was reorganized from the 77th Special Forces Group, which was also stationed at Fort Bragg, Nor ...

****

10th Special Forces Group The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (10th SFG (A), or 10th Group) is an active duty United States Army Special Forces (SF) Group. 10th Group is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare (UW), foreign in ...

**** 19th Special Forces Group (National Guard) **** 20th Special Forces Group (National Guard) ***

Groups **** 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) ****

8th Psychological Operations Group The 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) or 8th POG(A) is one of the United States Army's active Psychological Operations units alongside the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne). The unit was activated August 26, 2011. The activ ...

(Airborne) ***

95th Civil Affairs Brigade The 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) is a Special Operations civil affairs brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The concept for a civil affairs brigade had been under consideration for ...

*** 528th Sustainment Brigade ****

112th Special Operations Signal Battalion 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion (Airborne) is part of the 528th Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) and specializes in supporting United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) forces. History The 112th Signal ...

(Airborne) ****

389th Military Intelligence Battalion The 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne) is the United States Army's intelligence support battalion to 1st Special Forces Command. It is headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was originally known as the ...

(Airborne) **

75th Ranger Regiment The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is the U.S. Army's premier light infantry unit and special operations force within the United States Army Special Operations Command. The regiment is headquartered at Fort Benning, G ...

** Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC) ***

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR (A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces. Its missions have include ...

"Night Stalkers" *** Army Special Operations Command Flight Company *

(NSWC) ** Naval Special Warfare Group 1 ***

SEAL Seal may refer to any of the following: Common uses * Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly: ** Earless seal, or "true seal" ** Fur seal * Seal (emblem), a device to imp ...

Teams 1, 3, 5 & 7 ** Naval Special Warfare Group 2 ***SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8 & 10 ** Naval Special Warfare Group 4 *** Special Boat Teams 12, 20 & 22 **Naval Special Warfare Group 8 *** SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams 1 & 2 *** Special Reconnaissance Teams 1 & 2 *** Training Detachment 3 *** Logistical Support 3 *** Mission Support Center ** Naval Special Warfare Group 11 ***SEAL Teams 17 & 18 ( Reserves) *

Air Force Special Operations Command Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force. An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command ...

(AFSOC) ** 1st Special Operations Wing ** 24th Special Operations Wing ** 27th Special Operations Wing ** 137th Special Operations Wing (ANG) **

193rd Special Operations Wing The 193rd Special Operations Wing is a unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stationed at Harrisburg Air National Guard Base, Middletown, Pennsylvania. The wing is gained by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when in a "state" status, as we ...

(ANG) ** 919th Special Operations Wing (AFRC) **

352nd Special Operations Group The 352nd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command currently stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. The unit's heritage dates back to 1944 as an air commando unit. The 352nd ...

** 353rd Special Operations Group * Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) **

Marine Raider Regiment The Marine Raider Regiment (MRR), formerly known as the Marine Special Operations Regiment (MSOR), is a special operations force of the United States Marine Corps, which is a part of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Renamed ...

** Marine Special Operations Support Group

Venezuela

Venezuelan Army The Venezuelan Army, officially the National Army of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Ejército Nacional de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is one of the six professional branches of the Armed Forces of Venezuela. Also known ...

*99th Army Special Operations Brigade Venezuelan Air Force * Special Operations Air Group 10 * Special Operations Air Group 15 * Special Operations Air Group 17

Vietnam

General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army * Vietnam People's Ground Force ** Special Operation Force Arms ***Special Forces Command at Thanh Trì District,

Hanoi Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi i ...

*** 1st Special Forces Brigade (M1 Brigade) at

*** 113rd Land Commando Brigade at Vĩnh Phúc Province *** 198th Land Commando Brigade at Đắk Lắk Province *** 429th Land Commando Brigade at Bình Dương Province *** 5th Water Commando Brigade at Ninh Thuận Province **

High Command of Capital Hanoi The Hanoi Capital Command ( vi, Bộ tư lệnh Thủ đô Hà Nội) of the People's Army of Vietnam, is directly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defe ...

***18th Commando Battalion at

** 1st Corp ***1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at

Ninh Bình Ninh Bình () is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province. Geography Ninh Bình Province is located in northern Vietnam comprising 48 square kilometres; the 2007 city population was 130,5 ...

** 2nd Corps ***1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Bắc Giang ** 3rd Corps ***20th Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Pleiku, Gia Lai ** 4th Corps ***1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Bình Dương ** 1st Military Region ***20th Commando Battalion at Thái Nguyên ** 2nd Military Region ***19th Commando Battalion at

Phú Thọ Phú Thọ () is a district-level town in Phú Thọ Province, Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland ...

** 3nd Military Region ***41st Commando Battalion at

Hải Phòng Haiphong ( vi, Hải Phòng, ), or Hải Phòng, is a major industrial city and the third-largest in Vietnam. Hai Phong is also the center of technology, economy, culture, medicine, education, science and trade in the Red River delta. Haiphong ...

4th Military Region The 4th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army, is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the North Central Vietnam. The predecessor, 4th War Zone ( vi, Chiến ...

***31st Commando Battalion at Hà Tĩnh ** 5th Military Region ***409th Commando Battalion at

Đà Nẵng Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...

** 7th Military Region ***60th Commando Battalion at Bình Dương ** 9th Military Region ***2012nd Commando Battalion at

Vĩnh Long Vĩnh Long () is a city and the capital of Vĩnh Long Province in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Vĩnh Long covers and has a population of 147,039 (as of 2009). The name was spelled 永隆 ("eternal prosperity") in the former Hán Nôm writing syst ...

Vietnam People's Navy The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; vi, Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), or the Naval Service (), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsi ...

** Naval Commando Force ***126th Naval Commando Brigade at Hải Phòng city

Zimbabwe

Special Forces of Zimbabwe Special Forces of Zimbabwe are the units of the Zimbabwe National Army that operate as special forces. These forces have been deployed in several African conflicts, including the Mozambique Civil War and the Second Congo War. Antecedents In 198 ...

*One special forces brigade headquarters *One special forces regiment *One commando battalion

Notes

Miscellaneous Notes

References

External links

US Special Operation Forces – 2009 SOCOM Factbook

China Special Operation Units

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