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Special Operations Unit (other)
Special Operations Unit may refer to: * Boston Police Special Operations Unit * Special Operations Unit (Serbia), a former police unit of the State Security Service * Special Operations Unit (North Macedonia), a Macedonian police unit * Unidad de Operaciones Especiales, a former unit of the Spanish Navy and Marines * Special Operations Unit (Slovenia), an elite unit of the Slovenian Armed Forces The Slovenian Armed Forces or Slovenian Army (SAF; ; 'SV'' are the armed forces of Slovenia. Since 2003, it is organized as a fully professional standing army. The Commander-in-Chief of the SAF is the President of the Republic of Slovenia, ... See also * List of special operations units * Special Operations Group (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Boston Police Special Operations Unit
The Boston Police Department (BPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1854, the BPD is the oldest municipal police department in the United States. It is also the 20th largest law enforcement agency in the country, with 2,713 sworn and unsworn personnel.A Brief History of The B.P.D. (). City of Boston, Police Department (accessed 3 December 2009). History Pre-incorporation (1635–1828) Before the existence of a formal police department, the first night watch was established in Boston in 1635. In 1703, pay in the sum of 35 shillings a month was set for members of the night watch. In 1796, the watch was reorganized, and the watchmen carried a badge of office, a rattle, and a six-foot pole, which was ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Special Operations Unit (Serbia)
Unit for Special Operations ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Јединица за специјалне операције, Jedinica za specijalne operacije; abbr. ЈСО or JSO) or Special Operations Unit, also known as Red Berets (by berets; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Црвене беретке, Crvene beretke, links=no) or Frankies (by Franko Simatović; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Френкијевци, Frenkijevci, links=no), was an elite special forces police unit of Serbian State Security Directorate (RDB). The JSO was created in 1996 by merging paramilitary units under the command of Željko Ražnatović "Arkan" and Franko Simatović and incorporating them into the security system of the Serbia under the auspice of Jovica Stanišić, head of the State Security Directorate. From 1996 to November 2001, it was formally under the competence of the RDB. The unit was finally disbanded in March 2003, after the Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Đinđić was assassinated as a result of a conspiracy in which some membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Special Operations Unit (North Macedonia)
The Special Anti-terrorist Unit is a police unit from North Macedonia. History On March 13, 1981, the unit was established in SR Macedonia (now North Macedonia). The unit was involved in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. On March 29, Tigers along with the military units Wolves and Scorpions took over Tanuševci. In the battle of Aračinovo, the Tigers and Wolves failed to stop the rebels' defense line. Tigers defended the water supply during the battle of Raduša. The unit was withdrawn from the battlefield, allegedly due to being sent into battle without adequate support, and refusing to obey orders. During the insurgency, the unit was also involved in the raid and killing of five ethnic Albanian National Liberation Army rebels on August 7 in Skopje. According to Institute for War and Peace Reporting in 2002, most of the recruits to the Tigers were members of VMRO-DPMNE, with a significant number having criminal records. 14 Tigers got charged for being involved in a fight in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
