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 and special operations unit. The unit is the main component of the newly created Special Operiations Forces (SK SOCOM). It has a strength of over 450 personnel, organized into a command and staff section, medical section, and seven detachments: three special purpose detachments, one special signal detachment, one intelligence support detachment, one combat support detachment and a training detachment. Each special purpose detachment has four ten-man teams composed of two officers, two medics, a radio operator, two snipers, an engineer, an operator, and a technician. These teams will then be specialized in special reconnaissance,

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, communications, medicine, or demolitions/heavy weapons. The combat support detachment has a section of 9 snipers, a combat diver section, and an anti-tank section equipped with anti-tank missiles. The 5. PŠU regularly trains with western special operations units, including the US Army's

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. Since the unit's creation in 1994, 5. Pluk špeciálneho určenia has increasingly adopted western

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techniques and equipment, and has, in recent years, been a participant in the EUFOR Althea, and since 2011 within ISAF War in Afghanistan (2001–present).

Weapons

* Glock 17 * M4 carbine * Heckler & Koch MP5 * Heckler & Koch UMP * Heckler & Koch HK416 * Heckler & Koch G36 * FN Minimi * Barrett M82 * M2 Browning *

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Vehicles

* Iveco LMV 10 *

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3+ * International MaxxPro 2+ * Polaris MRZR

Links

5. PŠU WWW site

5. PŠU presentation

5. PŠU unofficial site
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