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 or BP), as the … Read More
Police Tactical Units
French GIGN: A history of excellence
GIGN is a special unit within the French National Gendarmerie. It was one of the first French special units formed … Read More
FBI HRT: The Most Elite Hostage Rescue Team in the World
The FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team (FBI HRT) is widely known as the only full-time counterterrorism unit in the federal … Read More
RAID: The Black Panthers of French Police Nationale
After the Munich massacre in 1972, the European countries started to form new law enforcement and military units to deal … Read More
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 federal tactical unit. The … Read More
Tactical Assault Group (TAG): TAG East and TAG West
Tactical Assault Group (TAG) is an Australian domestic counter-terrorism unit drafted from the SASR. Today, Tactical Assault Group is divided … Read More
URNA: A police tactical unit of the Czech Republic
URNA is a police tactical unit of the Czech police. Nowadays, the unit is considered one of the best units … Read More
YAMAM: Special Police Unit of Israel Border Police
The YAMAM is an Israeli elite counter-terrorism unit, one of four special units of the Israel Border Police. The Unit … Read More
SIAS: An elite police unit of Romania
The Independent Unit for Special Interventions and Actions, or just SIAS, is Romania’s special police unit. It began its activity … Read More
K-Commando: An Elite Police Tactical Unit of Estonian Police
K-Commando is a special commando unit from Estonia. They are a special commando unit mainly assigned to the Estonian Criminal … Read More
Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE): Elite Portuguese Counter-Terrorism Unit
Grupo de Operações Especiais (GOE) is a Portuguese police tactical unit primarily formed for executing counter-terrorism tasks. Their job is … Read More
Politiets Aktionsstyrke (AKS): Prime special unit of Denmark’s police
The Politiets Aktionsstyrke or just AKS is the prime unit of Denmark’s police. Regular police duties often face difficulties, and … Read More