List of military special forces units
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Afghanistan [edit]
Albania [edit]
Algeria [edit]
- 25eme Regiment de Reconnaissance (25th reconnaissance regiment)
- Batallion des Fusiliers Marins (Naval Commando Battalion)
- Plongeurs de combat (Combat Divers]
- 772nd and 782 Regiment des Fusiliers Commandos de l air (RFCA)
- Détachement Spécial d’Intervention
Angola [edit]
- 16th Special Forces Brigade
- Commando Battalion - (part of infantry division in Kabinda)
Argentina [edit]
Armenia, Republic of [edit]
- 23rd Spetsnaz Regiment (6 battalions)
- Special Forces battalion (ex 797th OtSpN)
- Counter-terrorism unit "Alpha"
Australia [edit]
See also: Special forces of Australia
- 1st Commando Regiment[1][2]
- 2nd Commando Regiment
Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (East) - Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)[1]
Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (West) - Special Operations Engineer Regiment
Austria [edit]
Azerbaijan [edit]
- 641st Special Warfare Naval Unit
- 555th Spetsnaz brigade
Bahamas [edit]
- Special operations unit (Naval commando type unit)
Bahrain [edit]
Bangladesh [edit]
- Bangladesh Army
- President Guard Regiment, presidential and VVIP security
- Special Security Force, specops, VVIP security
- Special Services Wing, details classified
- Para Commandos (1st Para Commando Battalion)
- Bangladesh Navy
- Special Warfare Diving and Salvage, specops, search and rescue
- ODD 71, details classified
Barbados [edit]
Belarus [edit]
Belgium [edit]
Belize [edit]
- Belize Special Assignment Group (B - SAG)
Benin [edit]
Bolivia [edit]
- Fuerza de Tarea "Diablos Azules" (FTDA) (River commando group)
- 17th, 24th and 27th Ranger Regiment (Satinadores)
Bosnia and Herzegovina [edit]
Botswana [edit]
Brazil [edit]
- Para-SAR – Special Pararescue Unit - Highly trained paratrooper, trained in evasion and extraction, tactical rescue and survival in hostile environment.
- Brazilian Special Operations Brigade – Brazilian Army Special Forces and Commandos
- COMANF – Amphibian Commando - Brazilian Marine Corps Commandos who are attached to the Especial Operations Battalion, the Batalhão Tonelero.
- GRUMEC - Combat Divers Group - Unconventional warfare, counter-terrorism and special reconnaissance at sea and seashore.
- BOPE – Special State Police Operations Battalion, is the elite special forces unit in the Police of Rio de Janeiro State.
- COT – Tactical Operations Command, special unit of Federal Police.
- Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais – Special Tactics Actions Group, special unit of São Paulo State Police.
- Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar – Tobias Aguiar's Ostensive Patrols, special unit of the São Paulo State Police.
Brunei [edit]
- Royal Brunei Land Forces
- Special Forces Regiment
- Royal Brunei Navy
- Special Combat Squadron
Bulgaria [edit]
Burkina Faso [edit]
- 1er compagnie d infanterie commando (commando coy in Republican Guard)
- 23e Regiment Infanterie Commando (23e RIC)
- 25e Regiment Parachutiste Commando (25e RPC)
Cameroon [edit]
- Compagnie des palmeurs combat (COPALCO/naval commando coy)
- Bamenda Fusiliers Commandos de l air (BAFUSCO AIR)
Cambodia [edit]
- 911 Special Forces Regiment
- National Counter Terrorism Special Forces(NCTSF/ CT detachment)
- B-70(CT unit)
Canada [edit]
Main article: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
- 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS)[8]
- Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU)[9]
- Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR)[10]
- Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)[11]
Chad [edit]
- Anti Terrorism Unit(Commando Battalion)
Chile [edit]
Main article: Special Forces of Chile
- Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Group)
- Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos (Air Counter-Terrorism Group)
- Comandos de Aviación (Aviation Commandos)
- Paracaidistas de Busqueda, Salvamento y Rescate (Parachute Search, Rescue and Recovery)
- Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro"
- 1º Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru" (1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru")
- 1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique" (1st Commandos Company "Iquique")
- 10º Compañía de Comandos (10th Commandos Company)
- 13º Compañía de Comandos "Escorpión" (13th Commandos Company "Escorpión")
- Grupo Especial de Montaña (Special Group Mountain)
- Grupo de Abordaje y Registro de la Armada (GARA)
- Comando de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Command)
- Buzos Tácticos de la Armada (Tactical Divers of the Navy)
- Equipo de Intervención Rápida (Rapid Intervention Team)
People's Republic of China [edit]
- People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces[12]
- Guangzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit
- Chengdu Military Region Special Forces Unit, nicknamed "Falcon"
- Beijing Military Region Special Forces Unit
- Shenyang Military Region Special Forces Unit
- Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit, nicknamed "Flying Dragon"
- Nanjing Military Region Special Forces Unit, nicknamed "Oscar"
- Lanzhou Military Region Special Forces Unit
- 1st brigade of naval infantry (SF battalion, recon coy and diver platoon)
- 2nd brigade of naval infantry (SF battalion, recon coy and diver platoon)
- Zhong dui (battalion of naval commandos, SEAL type unit)
Colombia [edit]
Counterterrorism Urban Special Forces Group
- Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales de Infantería de Marina (BFEIM)
- Grupos Autónomos y Unificados por la Libertad y la Antiextorsión (GAULA). Special anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion units.
- Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEAU) Anti-Terrorist Urban Special Forces Group. A joint service CT/Hostage rescue unit
- Agrupacion de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas y Rurales (AFEAUR) Anti-Terrorist Urban and Rural Special Forces Groups
- Brigada Contra el Narcotráfico
- Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales
- Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido (FUDRA)
- Grupo de Acción Unificada por la Libertad Personal (GAULA). Special anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion units.
Costa Rica [edit]
- Unidad Especial de Intervención - Special Intervention Unit UEI attached to the Presidency
Republic of the Congo [edit]
- Groupement Para Commando(GPC)
- Fusiliers Commandos(FUSCO)
Democratic Republic of the Congo [edit]
- 322e Bataillon de Unite de Reaction Rapide (322nd rapid reaction battalion)
- 10eme brigade infanterie special(10th SF brigade)
- 7th commando brigade (Kamina)
Côte d'Ivoire [edit]
- 1er Bataillon de Parachutistes Commandos(1er BPC)
- Group des Forces Speciales (GFS)
- Fusiliers Commandos d Air (FUSCOA)
- Detachement d Intervention Rapide(DIR)
- Fusiliers Marins Commandos (FUMACO/ naval commandos)
Croatia [edit]
- Special Operations Battalion (BSD) (Bojna za specijalna djelovanja)
- Military Intelligence Battalion (VOB) (Vojno-obavještajna bojna)
- Special Military Police Company (SSVP) (Satnija specijalne Vojne policije)
Cuba [edit]
- Desembarco de Granma
- Formacion de Missiones Especial Naval
- Destacamento de Destino Especial Naval(DDEN)
Cyprus [edit]
- Special Forces Command (DKD)
- 31, 32, 33 and 34 MK(Moira/Monada Katadromon)
- Tmina Eidikon Omadwa(TEO/ special recon platoon)
- Underwater Demolition Command (OYK)
Czech Republic [edit]
- 102. Průzkumný Prapor (102nd Reconnaissance Battalion)
- 601st Special Forces Group
- 233rd CSAR squadron
Denmark [edit]
Djibouti [edit]
- Parachutiste Compagnie(para reconnaissance company)
Dominican Republic [edit]
- Fuerza Especializada de Comandos Navales
- Batallon de comandos
- Comando de Especial Antiterrorista
- 6th SF battalion
Ecuador [edit]
- 9th Special Forces Brigade PATRIA
- Army Counter-terror unit "GEO" Grupo de Operaciones Especiales, based in Quito.
- 24th, 25th,26th and 27th SFG
- CFE 5(5th SF company of 2nd division)
- CFE 1(1st SF coy of 7th division)
- CFE 7(7th coy of 3rd division)
- 54th special battalion(part of 19th infantry brigade)
- 60th special battalion(part of 21st infantry brigade)
- Ala de Combate No. 22(CSAR unit)
Egypt [edit]
- Sai'qa Commando Regiments
- Special Forces
- Unit 777 Domestic Counter Terrorism
- Unit 999 International Counter Terrorism
- Unit 888 (CT detachment)
El Salvador [edit]
- Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista
- Batallon de Paracaidistas(BAPAC)
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales(GOE)
- Patrullas de Reconocimiento de Alcance Largo(PRAL/ LRRP coy)
- Hatcha(2 coys of commandos)
- small SEAL unit
- naval commando coy
Eritrea [edit]
Estonia [edit]
Ethiopia [edit]
- "Agazi" commando division
- 103rd commando division
- 205th/206th commando brigade
- Anti Terrorism Battalion
Fiji [edit]
Finland [edit]
- Utti Jaeger Regiment
- Erikoisjääkärit Special Jaegers
- Laskuvarjojääkärit Airborne Jaegers
- Southeast Finland Border Guard District
- Erikoisrajajääkärit Special Border Jaegers
- Gulf of Finland Naval Military Command
- Raivaajasukeltajat EOD Divers
- Taistelusukeltajat Combat Divers
France [edit]
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This section does not cite any references or sources. (August 2012) |
Almost all French special forces are attached to the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS).
First circle:
- Bureau forces spéciales, reassembling :
- FKSOD special ops
- Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre:
- 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1er RPIMa)
- 4e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4e RHFS)
- 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13e RDP)
- Commandos-Marine:
Second circle:
The COS doesn't recognize the "second circle"; it's a popular expression employed by members of units of that circle. There isn't official text which mentions the second circle.
Gambia [edit]
Gabon [edit]
- 1er Regiment de Parachutistes Gabonais(1er RPG)
- Commandos Fusiliers Marins(COFUSMA)
- para commando coy(within Presidentiell Garde Unit)
Georgia [edit]
- Georgian Armed Forces
- Special Forces Brigade
- Special Operations Battalion
- Rapid Response Battalion
- Naval Special Operations Group
- "Iverioni" Attack Battalion
- Support Battalion
- Special Forces Brigade
Germany [edit]
Greece [edit]
- 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η ΤΑΞΚΔ-ΑΛ) including ETA (Special Paratrooper Detachment)
- 13th Special Ops Command including Z' MAK (Zeta Amphibious Raider Squadron)
- 31st Special Operations Squadron (31 MEE)
Ghana [edit]
- Airborne Force(ABF/parachute battalion)
- Special Forces Unit(SFU/SF detachment)
Guatemala [edit]
- Kaibiles
- Fuerzas Especiales Navales (FEN)
Guinea [edit]
- Bataillon Special des Commandos(BSC)
- Bataillon Autonome des Troupes Aeroportees(BATA)
- Fusiliers de l air guineens(air force commando unit)
Guinea-Bissau [edit]
Guyana [edit]
Honduras [edit]
- Primer Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales (1st SF battalion)
- 2do batallon de infanteria aerotransportada (2nd airborne battalion)
- Escuadron de Accion Directa (Direct action unit)
- Fuerza Especial Naval (FEN)
Hungary [edit]
- HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion
- 5/ 24th "Bornemisza Gergely" reconnaissance battalion
- 25/88th "Konnyu Vegyes" Zasloalj(88th mixed/airborne battalion)
India [edit]
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Main article: Special Forces of India
Indonesia [edit]
- Denjaka[citation needed]
- Kesatuan Gurita[23][24]
- Komando Pasukan Katak (Kopaska)[23][24]
- Taifib[citation needed]
Islamic Republic of Iran [edit]
- Takavar
- 21st and 22nd parachute commando divisions
- 23rd and 58th commando divisions
- 25th, 35th and 45th commando brigades
- commando brigade(stationed in Gorgan)
- commando brigade(stationed in Tabriz)
- 4th commando unit(stationed in Tehran)
- 65th special brigade(NOHED)
Iraq [edit]
- Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF)
- Golden Company
- 1st SF brigade
- 2nd commando brigade(6th, 7th, 8th and 9th regional commando battalions)
- 1st naval commando battalion
- divers coy
Ireland [edit]
- Naval Service Diving Section
IRA Irish Republican Army
Israel [edit]
See also: Sayeret
- Duvdevan Unit, undercover unit
- Egoz Reconnaissance Unit
- Sayeret Maglan
- Sayeret Tzanhanim
- Sayeret Golani
- Sayeret Matkal[26]
- Sayeret Yahalom
- Oketz Unit, canine special forces unit
- Alpinist Unit, mountain warfare unit
- LOTAR Eilat - counter-terrorism unit
- Yamas - the Israeli police special operations unit.
- Other
- Mista'arvim - alleged Israeli undercover units
- Kidon - alleged assassination unit
Italy [edit]
Main article: Italian special forces
- 4th Alpini Parachutist (Ranger) Regiment "Monte Cervino"
- 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin"[29][31][33]
- 26th Special Operations Helicopter Unit "Giove"
- 185th Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore"
Jamaica [edit]
- Counter Terrorism Operations Group(C - TOG)
Japan [edit]
- Special Security Team (SST)
Jordan [edit]
- 37th King Abdullah II Royal Special Forces Brigade
- 28th Prince Hussein Royal Rangers Brigade (Al-Saiqa)
- 5th Prince Hashim Special Operation Aviation Brigade
- 91st Airborne Orientation Battalion
- 81st Airborne Battalion
- 61st Special Reconnaissance Battalion [34]
- 30th Hussein Bin Ali Paratrooper Brigade
- 15th Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Airborne Battalion
- 16th King Faisal Airborne Battalion
- 20th Tariq Bin Zyad Airborne Battalion
- 77th Marines Reconnaissance Battalion
- Maritime Assault Team
- Maritime Counter-terrorism Unit
- Royal Jordanian Navy Frogman Team
- Royal Jordanian Navy Special Boat Unit
Yemen [edit]
Kazakhstan [edit]
- 270th independent coy(VIP - protection)
- 4th recon battalion
- 261st Spetsnaz battalion
- 1st naval infantry battalion 55033(naval commando unit)
- Kokzhal(Wolves/ CT unit within Republican guard)
- Arystan(Eagles/ CT unit within KNB)
Kenya [edit]
- Kenya Defence Forces
- Kenya army special operations forces(KSOF)
- 40th Ranger Strike Force battalion
- 30th special operations battalion
- 20th parachute battalion
- Clearance Diving Unit(CDU)
- GSU Recce Company (police/paramilitary SF unit)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea [edit]
- Special Operation Forces
- 17th,60th and 61st "sniper" reconnaissance brigade
- 7 independent reconnaissance battalions
- 23rd and 24th amphibious brigade
- naval commando/seaborne Unit 459, 632, 793 and 755
- 28th, 48th and 58th airborne brigades
- 80th, 81th, 82nd and 87th light infantry brigades
- 11th, 16th, 17th and 21st air force "sniper" brigades
- one light infantry brigade and one SF battalion per infantry division(27) - 5 reconnaissance battalions and 4 light infantry brigades(mechanized corps) - 4 reconnaissance battalions, 3 sniper brigades and 3 light brigades(1st,2nd,4th and 5th corps)
Republic of Korea [edit]
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Defense Intelligence Command (DIC)
- Army Intelligence Command (AIC)
- Underwater Demolition Unit (UDU)
- 20th Special Service Group
- Defense Intelligence Command (DIC)
- Defense Security Command (DSC)
- Republic of Korea Air Force
- Combat Control Team (CCT)
- 6th Search and Rescue Group
- Republic of Korea Navy
- Naval Special Warfare Flotilla
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
- Sea Air Land Team (SEALs)
- Ship Salvage Unit (SSU)
- Special Mission Unit (SMU)
- Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)
- Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC)
- 1st Special Reconnaissance Battalion
- Naval Special Warfare Flotilla
Kyrgyzstan [edit]
- "Alpha" (CT specialist unit)
- 25th Spetsnaz brigade "Scorpions"
- 24th Spetsnaz brigade"Ilbirs"(Snow Leopards)
Kuwait [edit]
- 25th commando brigade
- naval infantry battalion
- combat divers unit
- SF unit(within National Guard)
Latvia [edit]
- OMEGA counter-terrorism
Lebanon [edit]
- Lebanese Commando Regiment (Also known as the Maghaweer)
- lebanese airborne regiment
- Counter-Sabotage (Moukafaha) Branch and the Strike Force (Kouwa el-Dareba) Anti-Terrorism Branch
Lesotho [edit]
- Commando company
Libya [edit]
- 36th commando battalion(stationed in Benghazi) and commando battalion(Tripolis)
- naval commando detachment
Lithuania [edit]
- Anti-terrorism Force squad (ARAS)
- Combat Divers Service (CDS)
- Special Operations Element (SOG)
- Special Purpose Service (YPT)
- Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion (VGJB)
Macedonia [edit]
- Special operations regiment(SF and Ranger battalion)
- 501st para commando detachment
Madagascar [edit]
- 1er Regiment Forces d Intervention(RFI1/ parachute battalion)
- 2eme Regiment Forces d Intervention(RFI2/ naval commando coy)
Malaysia [edit]
- Grup Gerak Khas/Special Service Group (GGK/SSG)
- 11th Gerak Khas Regiment
- 21st Commandos
- 22nd Commandos
Mali [edit]
- L Echelon Tactique Interarme(ETIA/ SF battalion)
- 33eme Regiment Commando Parachutiste(33 RPC)
- Fusiliers de l air(air force commando detachment)
Maldives [edit]
- Special Forces(CT unit)
- MNDF Marine Corps(rapid reaction coys)
Malta [edit]
- C (Special Duties) Company
- Rapid Deployment Team
Mauritania [edit]
- 1er Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes(1er BCP)
- 2eme Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes(2eme BCP)
- Bataillon de la Securite Presidentielle(BASEP)
- Bataillon Special d Intervention(BSI)
- Group Special d Intervention(GSI)
Mexico [edit]
*Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando(FEAM). Santa Fe,Distrito Federal
Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales(CFE). Temamatla, Estado de México
*Primera Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales. Puebla, Puebla
- Primer Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(1/BFE). Puebla, Puebla
- Segundo Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(2/BFE). San Miguel de los Jagüeyes, Estado de México
- Tercer Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(3/BFE). San Miguel de los Jagüeyes, Estado de México
- Décimo Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(10/BFE). Temamatla, Estado de México
- Decimoprimer Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(11/BFE). Temamatla, Estado de México
*Segunda Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales. Tijuana, Baja California
- Quinto Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(5/BFE). Tijuana, Baja California
- Sexto Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(6/BFE). Nogales, Sonora
- Séptimo Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(7/BFE). Nogales, Sonora
- Octavo Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(8/BFE). Nogales, Sonora
- Primer Grupo Anfibio de Fuerzas Especiales(1/GANFE). San Felipe, Baja California
- Segundo Grupo Anfibio de Fuerzas Especiales(2/GANFE). Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur
- Tercer Grupo Anfibio de Fuerzas Especiales(3/GANFE). Esperanza, Sonora
*Tercera Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales. Cd.Ixtepec, Oaxaca
- Cuarto Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales(4/BFE). Cd.Ixtepec, Oaxaca
- Noveno Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales (9/BFE). San Juan Copular, Chiapas
- Fuerza de Intervención Rápida(FIR). San Juan Copular, Chiapas
- Cuarto Grupo Anfibio de Fuerzas Especiales(4/GANFE). Cancún, Quintana Roo
- Quinto Grupo Anfibio de Fuerzas Especiales(5/GANFE). Dzilam de Bravo, Yucatán
Fuerza Especial de la Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas (FE BFP). Lomas de Sotelo, Distrito Federal
Fuerza Especial de la Policia Militar(FE PM). Lomas de Sotelo, Distrito Federal
Fuerzas Especiales (FES/Fuerza, Espitu y Sabiduria)
Mongolia [edit]
- 84th special battalion
Montenegro [edit]
- SF company
- Naval detachment(naval commando unit)
Morocco [edit]
- Land Army:
- 3 Commandos : Units Cobra, Aigle and Tigre
- Royal Navy:
- 2 Battalions : Al Hoceima and El Ayoune
- Groupe d Intervention de la Marine Royale(GIMR)
- Royal Gendarmerie:
- Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie royale (G.I.G.R)
Mozambique [edit]
- 3 commando battalions
Myanmar [edit]
- Para Commando Division
- Naval Infantry Battalion
- 27 Intelligence Coys
Namibia [edit]
- SF company(?)
Nepal [edit]
- Shree Singha Nath Battalion (Commandos)
- Shree Bhairavnath Battalion (Para Commandos)
- Shree Mahabir Battalion (Rangers)
- Shree Yuddha Bhairav Battalion (Special Forces)
- Shree Yuddha Kavach Battalion (Special Forces C.T. Wing)
Netherlands [edit]
- Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)
- Vlucht 5 Special group of pilots that transport the KCT and NLMARSOF.
New Zealand [edit]
Niger [edit]
- 122e compagnie parachutiste(122nd para coy stationed in Niamey)
- 322eme compagnie parachutiste(322nd para coy stationed in Maradi)
- Rapid reaction company(?)
Nigeria [edit]
- Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service (NNSBS)
- Nigeria Army 72nd Special Forces Battalion (PARA SF)
- Nigerian Air Force Quick Response Force (QRF)
- Composite Counter Terrorism Units
Nicaragua [edit]
- Comando de Operaciones Especiales(COE)"General de Division Pedro Altamirano"(SF brigade)
- Destacamento de Operaciones Especiales de la Fuerza Naval(naval commando detachment)
Norway [edit]
Oman [edit]
- Sultans Special Forces
- Combat divers unit
- Parachute regiment
- 1st SF battalion
Pakistan [edit]
- Special Service Wing (SSW)
- Special Service Group (SSG)
- Special Response Force (SRF) was inducted in April 2012 to strengthen the security of strategic nuclear assets.[38]
- Special Service Group Navy (SSGN)
- Paramilitary
- Pakistan Rangers Anti Terrorist Wing was founded in 2004.Trained by Pakistan Special Service Group Zarrar Battalion and had several war games with British Special Air Service in Karachi.
Panama [edit]
Paraguay [edit]
- Batallon de Tropas Especiales
- Batallon Conjunto de Fuerzas Especiales(BCFE)
- CT coy(within Regimiento Guardia Presidencial)
Peru [edit]
- 1st Special Forces Brigade (1ra Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)
- 3rd Special Forces Brigade (3ra Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)Cuartel General del BCFE, Base Militar del Campo Grande, Asuncion, Paraguay
- 26th Special Forces Group "Quevedo"
- Special Forces Group "Puma"
Philippines [edit]
Poland [edit]
Portugal [edit]
Romania [edit]
- 6th special operations brigade "Mihai Viteazul"
- Detasamentul Interventie Rapida(DIR/CT intervention detachment)
- Grupul Naval de Forte pentru Operatii Speciale(GNFOS/ combat divers)
- Detasamentul Cautare Salvare in Lupta(DCSL/ CSAR unit)
- 313rd, 317th and 528th recon battalion
Russia [edit]
Main article: Spetsnaz
- Russian Armed Forces
- 2nd Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Pskov)
- 10th Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Krasnodar Kraj)
- 14th Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Primorski Kraj)
- 16th Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Tambov)
- 22nd Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Rostov)
- 24th Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Burjatija)
- 62nd Spetsnaz brigade(stationed in Novosibirsk)
- 83rd Spetsnaz brigade
- 216th Spetsnaz battalion
- 40 independent Spetsnaz coys
- CT units("Alpha","Vympel","Grom","Kaskad","Zenit"
- 159th naval reconnaissance regiment
Saudi Arabia [edit]
- 1st Special Brigade
- 64th Brigade
- 66th Battalion
- 85th Battalion
- 88th Battalion
- 91th Battalion
- 99th Battalion
- 1st airborne brigade
- Royal Saudi Navy SEALs
- Royal Saudi Naval Special Forces(RSNSF)
Senegal [edit]
- Bataillon des Parachutistes(Para battalion)
- Batallion des Commandos(Commando battalion)
- Compagnie des fusiliers marins commandos(COFUMACO/naval commando coy)
- Groupement des fusiliers commandos d air(GROUFUAIR)
- Compagnie des forces speciales(CFS)
Seychelles [edit]
- Special Forces Unit
- Barbarons Unit(commando coy)
Somalia [edit]
- Commando battalion
- Alpha commando detachment
Serbia [edit]
Sierra Leone [edit]
- Force Reconnaissance Group(FRG)
Singapore [edit]
Slovakia [edit]
Slovenia [edit]
- Enota za specialno delovanje(ESD/Special purpose unit)
- Vod protidiverzantskih potapljačev(Antidiversionary diver platoon,part of special underwater detachment)
South Africa [edit]
Spain [edit]
- Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial (FGNE) [56]
Sri Lanka [edit]
Sudan [edit]
- Special forces brigade(143rd and 144th SF battalion)
South Sudan [edit]
- Commando brigade
Surinam [edit]
- Korps Special Troepen(KST/ SF coy)
Sweden [edit]
Switzerland [edit]
Kommando Spezialkräfte KSK (Special Forces Command)
Professional units
- Army Reconnaissance Detachment (ARD 10)[57][58]
- Militärpolizei Spezialdetachement (Military Police Special Detachment)
Militia units
- Grenadier Battalion 20
- Grenadier Battalion 30
- Grenadier Battalion 40 (Reserve)
- Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17 (Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17)
Syria [edit]
- 14th "As Saiqa"division(1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th SF regiment)
- 7 independent para SF regiments(HQ in Zabadani)
- 3 independent SF regiments(HQ in Damascus)
Tajikistan [edit]
- CT detachment "Alpha"
- 7th air assault brigade of mobile forces
- Spetsnaz detachment(within National Guard)
Thailand [edit]
Main article: Special Forces of Thailand
- Special Forces
- Marine Reconnaissance Battalion
- Royal Thai Air Force Commando Company
- Royal Thai Air Force Pararescue
Republic of China (Taiwan) [edit]
- 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion(ARB 101)
- Special Operation Command(862nd and 871st special operations group)
- Army Special Services Company(ASSC/CT unit)
- Amphibious Reconnaissance Group(ARG)
- Paratrooper Special Tactics unit
Tanzania [edit]
- Maritime Special Forces
Togo [edit]
- Regiment Commando de la Garde Presidentielle(RCGP)
- Regiment Parachutiste Commando(RPC)
- Fusiliers Marins Commandos(FUMACO/ naval commando coy)
Trinidad and Tobago [edit]
- SF section
- Naval SF section(size of platoon)
Tunisia [edit]
Tunisian Army [edit]
- Groupement Forces Spéciales (G.F.S/ "Army's Special Brigade")
- Groupement d'Intervention Militaire (G.I.M/ G.F.S's Elites)
- GFS Naval Commandos Unit
- GFS Combat Divers
- GFS Paratroopers
[edit]
- Marine Corps Commandos
Tunisian National Guard [edit]
- Department of Anti-terrorism
- Unité Spéciale de la Garde Nationale (U.S.G.N/ "BS3")
- Unités Commandos de la Garde Nationale (U.C.G.N/ "BS2" and "BS1")
- Countering Terrorism Squad
Tunisian Police [edit]
- Brigade Anti Terrorisme (B.A.T/ "SWAT-Police")
- Brigade Nationale d'Intervention Rapide (B.N.I.R/ "SWAT-Police")
- Police Commandos (BOCP)
Tunisian Presidency [edit]
- Groupe d'Intervention Présidentielle (G.I.P)
- Soutien Oppérationelle Présidentielle (S.O.P/ Also called "Groupes d'Appui")
- Groupe d'Intervention Maritime (diver, navy commandos)
Turkey [edit]
- Maroon Berets (known as "Bordo Bereliler")
- 5 commando brigades(1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th)
- Combat Search and Rescue (MAK)
- AKİP commandos
- Gendarmerie Commandos (Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı – JÖAK)
- Gendarmerie Special Operations (Jandarma Özel Harekat – JÖH)
Turkmenistan [edit]
- CT detachment(within national security agency)
- 152nd air assault brigade(Spetsnaz brigade)
United Arab Emirates [edit]
- UAE Special Operations Command
Uganda [edit]
- "Black Cobra" Commando Squad(CT platoon)
- Anti Terror Crack Unit
- Paratroop Unit(400 men)
- UPDF Marines
United Kingdom [edit]
Main article: United Kingdom Special Forces
Special Boat Service [edit]
Main article: Special Boat Service
Special Air Service [edit]
Main article: Special Air Service
Special Reconnaissance Regiment [edit]
Main article: Special Reconnaissance Regiment
18 Signal Regiment [edit]
Main article: 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
Special Forces Support Group [edit]
Main article: Special Forces Support Group
- 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army[65]
- F Company, 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines[65]
Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing [edit]
Main article: Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
- 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force[66]
- 657 Squadron, Army Air Corps, British Army[67]
Ukraine [edit]
- 3rd Separate Spetsnaz Regiment (stationed in Kirovograd)
- 8th Separate Spetsnaz Regiment (stationed in Khmelnitskyi)
- 10th Separate Spetsnaz Detachment (stationed in Kyiv)
- 801st Anti-diversionary Detachment (stationed in Sevastopol)
- 73rd Special Naval Center (73 MTSSN) (stationed in Ochakiv)
- "A" CT unit(within SBU)
Uruguay [edit]
- 14th parachute infantry battalion(SF unit)
- Compania de Operaciones Especiales(COE/CT coy)
United States [edit]
Main article: United States special operations forces
Green Beret
Uzbekistan [edit]
- Rapid Reaction Brigade 7332
- Spetsnaz battalion(Within eastern military district)
- 17th air assault brigade 64411
- Spetsnaz detachment(Tashkent)
- Rapid reaction detachment "C"(CT unit)
- 4th parachute brigade
- 2nd Spetsnaz brigade(actually coy within National Guard)
Qater [edit]
Venezuela [edit]
- Special Operations Brigade "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda"
- 106 Special Operations Battalion
- 506 Special Operations Battalion
8th Special Operations Command Brigade Generalissimo
- Special Operations Squadron
- Special Actions Group (Grupo de Acciones Especiales)
- Counter Extortion and Hostage Groups (Grupos Anti-Extorsión y Secuestros – GAES -)
Vietnam [edit]
- Vietnam Commando (Đặc công Việt Nam)
- M1(FIBUA and CT operations)
- M13(operations in jungle and mountains)
- K3(intelligence recon regiment)
- 2 naval commando groups(Doan Dac Cong M26 and 126)
- M44(within 2nd infantry division)
- DC20(within 1st military zone)
- Doan Dac Cong 41/B1(4th military zone)
- Doan Trinh Sat 12(recon unit in 4th military zone)
- Doan Dac Cong 409(5th military zone)
- Doan TS 1(2nd army corps)
- Doan Dac Cong 198(3rd army corps)
- Doan Dac Cong 129(4th army corps)
- M5, M113,M429 commando units
Zambia [edit]
- 1st commando battalion
Zimbabwe [edit]
Main article: Special Forces of Zimbabwe
- Boat Squadron
- Combat Diving Unit
- Special Air Service
- 1st Zimbabwe Parachute battalion
- Commando regiment
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- Miscellaneous Notes
- ^ The Japanese Special Forces Group is the current name of the former Japanese Special Operations Group, following a name change.
