Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company (MPSSC; ; Code-named: ''Night Hawks'') is a unit of the

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of the

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(Taiwan). This unit is stationed at Wugu, Taipei. Little is known about this unit, since informations regarding it are classified by the

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. It was formed in 1978. According to the

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the MPSSC has a standing collaboration with

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which includes regular joint exercises. They also have a standing invitation to the Pacific Area Special Operations Conference hosted annually by

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History

Following the 1972

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and success of

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in 1976, in December 1977 the

was ordered to start the training and preparation for forming MPSSC, mainly because the rise of international

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has diffused internationally in the 1970s. In 2020 it was revealed that the MPSSC was providing counter-terrorism training for the special operations forces of an unnamed

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country. New members of the Coast Guard’s

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undergo two months of training with the Special Services Company following three months of training with the

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Equipment

The SSC operates handheld non-projectile anti-drone weapons. Centurion Arms CM4.

References

External links

ROC Military Police Command
{{Military of the Republic of China 1978 establishments in Taiwan Special forces units of the Republic of China Military police units and formations Counterterrorist organizations

History

Equipment

See also

References

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