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The Special Task Unit is a 
The Special Task Unit is an elite special forces, maritime rescue, and
Certifications in lifeguarding, swim instructing, and SCUBA diving are required before even qualifying as a candidate. Candidates must undergo three months training with the Marine Corps’
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 ...
unit of the Coast Guard Administration
The Coast Guard Administration of the Ocean Affairs Council (CGA; ), also known as the Taiwan Coast Guard or R.O.C. Coast Guard, is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters of the Republic of Chin ...
of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
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Overview
The Special Task Unit is an elite special forces, maritime rescue, and counterterrorism
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 el ...
unit of the CGA. In 2010 the unit had 52 members distributed across five bases all of whom where career security forces professionals.
History
Development of the Special Task Unit began in 2000 and the unit was officially stood up in 2005 to address concerns about a rise ininternational terrorism
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
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During the 36th annual Han Kuang exercises
The Han Kuang Exercise () is the annual military exercise of the Republic of China Armed Forces in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu for combat readiness in the event of an attack from the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of ...
in 2020 they participated alongside special operations units from other branches in anti-decapitation drills.
Training
Certifications in lifeguarding, swim instructing, and SCUBA diving are required before even qualifying as a candidate. Candidates must undergo three months training with the Marine Corps’ 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. T ...
followed by two months training with the Military Police's Special Service Unit.
Training and physical fitness standards are extreme with a member's daily regimen including 100 pushups in under one minute. All members are proficient in at least two martial arts.
See also
*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 ...
* 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 disti ...
References
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