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Special forces units in the world
Portuguese Military – Special Operations and Elite Units
Portuguese military has a long history of special operations and elite units. Portugal is a relatively small country…
Naval Special Operations Group | NAVSOG
Being one of the smallest elite unit of the Philippine Navy, the Naval Special Operation Group is trained…
Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces
They are the Portuguese Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) and are part of the Army Rapid Reaction Brigade.…
German alternative to US Navy SEALs: Special forces of underwater commandos
The elite detachment of combat divers, Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (KSM) is a special unit of commandos of the…
JW Komandosow: People are more important than hardware
JW Komandosow is part of the Polish Special Operations Forces. The unit or JWK (Polish: Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosow, JW Komandosow)…
Special Boat Service (SBS): By Strength and Guile
Special Boat Service (SBS) is one of those units that you are probably heard about but still doesn’t…
New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS)
New Zealand Special Air Service are often seen as the toughest unit in the New Zealand Army. They…
FSB Alpha Group: Where Alpha appears, compromise stops
Alpha Group (Alfa), also known as Spetsgruppa “A” and Directorate “A”, is a special unit within FSB Special…
Canada’s Special Operations Regiment – CSOR
The Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) is a part of the secretive Joint Task Force 2 (JTF-2). The…
Estonian Special Operations Force – ESTSOF or EOG
Estonia, the small country in the Baltic, have an elite Special Operations Force known as ESTSOF or EOG.…
Irish Army Ranger Wing
The Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is the special unit in the Irish Defence Forces. The Army Ranger Wing is Ireland’s hostage…
The Royal Irish Rangers
The Royal Irish Rangers, an elite unit of the British army, came into being on 1 July 1968…