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Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company (MPSSC; ; Code-named: ''Night Hawks'') is a unit of the
military police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...
of the Republic of China (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
Ministry of National 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 states ...
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 Middle Eastern 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
Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit The Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit (ARP) () is an elite special operations component of the Republic of China Marine Corps. Overview ARP members are known as frogmen and have a similar mission set to the United States Navy SEALs. Th ...
.


Equipment

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


See also

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Airborne Special Service Company The Airborne Special Service Company (ASSC; ), alternatively known as the Liang Shan Special Operations Company (), is an elite special forces unit belonging to the Republic of China Army (Taiwan Army). The ASSC is the most elite unit in Taiwan ...
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Thunder Squad Thunder Squad () is a special services unit of the National Police Agency in Taiwan, a highly trained SWAT unit established in 1985 to conduct high-risk arrests and other dangerous law enforcement duties. This 200 man group is organized into sm ...
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List of military special forces units 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. These are dist ...


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ROC Military Police Command
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