Encyclopedia of Special Forces Units
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Unit 101. Historic Israeli special operations unit.
US Army Intelligence Support Activity. The unit is tasked to collect actionable intelligence in advance of missions by other US special operations forces, especially Delta Force and DEVGRU in counter-terrorist operations.
US Army Rangers. US Army Special Forces Unit.
US Army Special Forces. Also known as the Green Berets, are a Special Operations Force of the U.S. Army trained for unconventional warfare and special operations.
United States Marine Corps. Specialised amphibious assault force of the US Army.
US Navy SEALs. US Navy Special Forces. One component of the Navy's Special Warfare Command that is tasked with special operations.
United States Special Operations Command or USSOCOM. A unified command established in 1987 and headquartered at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida. lt has overall operational command of military special operations forces.
United States Secret Service or USSS. Close protection unit (body guard unit) of the President of the United States.
Unit Tindakan Khas or UCK. Royal Malaysian Police SWAT Unit. Merged with VAT69 in the Pasukan Gerakan Khas in 1997.
Útvar Rychlého Nasazení or URNa. Special Forces unit of the Czech Republic Police Force.
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69th Commando Battalion or VAT69. Royal Malaysian Police Special Forces Unit. Merged with UTK in the Pasukan Gerakan Khas in 1997.
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Waffen-SS. German World War II elite combat organisation. Their effectiveness was not defined by their skills, equipment or abilities but by their sheer fanatism in combat.
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Z Special Unit. A joint Australian, New Zealand and British World War II commando unit.