Law Enforcement

The operator from the SIPA SSU stands alongside his colleague from the US Special Forces

SIPA SSU: Standing strong against terrorism in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Special Support Unit (SSU) of SIPA is a modern, highly skilled, and professionally trained unit…

Special Assault Team (SAT): Japanese equivalent to the FBI HRT

Special Assault Team (SAT): Japanese equivalent to the FBI HRT

Special Assault Team is a police tactical unit. It operates in central Japanese prefectural police departments;…

Enota za Specialno Delovanje (ESD) from Slovenia

Enota za Specialno Delovanje: A Slovenian prime SOF unit

Even the Slovenian Armed Forces have their own special unit, called the Enota za Specialno Delovanje…

EKO Cobra is Austrian prime counter-terrorist unit

EKO Cobra: A prime tactical unit of the Austrian police

The Einsatzkommando Cobra (EKO Cobra) is an elite special unit of the Austrian police. They were…

GSG 9 is a prime German counter-terorrism unit

GSG 9 der Bundespolizei: To protect the Fatherland

GSG 9 der Bundespolizei was formed in the aftermath of the Munich massacre. The tragic moments…

The Pontifical Swiss Guard: A close protection detail of the Holy See

Pontifical Swiss Guard: A close protection detail of the Holy See

Pontifical Swiss Guard is the historical unit in service as the Pontifical Swiss Guard of the…

Highly trained, and proven under incredible fire, U.S. Border Patrol's BORTAC might just be the most elite force you've never heard of

BORTAC: A National-Level Tactical Unit of Border Patrol

BORTAC is an elite tactical unit of the United States Border Patrol. The Border Patrol (USBP…

The French equivalent for the US Navy SEALs

French GIGN: A history of excellence

GIGN is a special unit within the French National Gendarmerie. It was one of the first…

The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team is America’s PREMIERE SWAT team with focus on hostage rescue and is solely focused on that one task. It exists for when all other SWAT units have failed

FBI HRT: The Most Elite Hostage Rescue Team in the World

The FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT) is a premier unit within the federal law enforcement…

French Nationale Police RAID assault group during operation in Paris

RAID: The Black Panthers of French Police Nationale

After the Munich massacre in 1972, the European countries started to form new law enforcement and…

US Marshals SOG

US Marshals Service SOG: The nation’s oldest federal tactical unit

Created in 1971, the US Marshals Service Special Operations Group (USMS SOG) is the nation’s oldest…

Former special forces soldiers are mostly engaged in private military companies doing jobs as PMCs (Private Military Contractors)

From Ordinary Mercenaries to the Private Military Contractors

The profession of a mercenary or gun for hire is not changed so much through history.…

URNA - Czech Special Police Unit 5

URNA: A police tactical unit of the Czech Republic

The Czech police’s URNA unit is a highly skilled and elite tactical unit, widely recognized as…