Special Forces (US & World)

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Special Forces

Still working on getting more articles and information. A great deal of what we have here is from www.specialoperations.com/ who have compiled the most extensive collection of SF unit information for both the USA and the world.

Special Operations Units:
Civil Affairs (CA)
Rangers (Airborne)
Special Forces ("Green Berets")
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta ("Delta Force")
10th Mountain Division
82nd Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
Long Range Surveillance Units (LRSUs)
Psychological Operations (PSYOP)
Special Operations Chemical Reconnaissance Detachments (CRDs)

U.S. Navy Special Warfare Units:
Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S)
Mobile Communications Team (MCT)
SEa, Air, Land (SEAL) Teams
Special Boat Units (SBR)
Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams
Very Shallow Water Mine Countermeasures Detachment

U.S. Coast Guard:
U.S. Coast Guard Special Mission Units

U.S. Air Force Special Operations - Ground Units:
Aviation FID
Combat Controller Teams (CCTs)
Combat Weather Teams
Pararescue (PJs)
Phoenix Ravens
Security Forces
Special Tactics Teams (STT)
Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs)

U.S. Air Force Special Operations - Air Units:
CV-22 Osprey
EC-130 Variants
HH/MH-60G "Pave Hawk"
MC-130E/H "Combat Talon"
MC-130P "Combat Shadow"
MH-53J "Pave Low"
Special Operations Low Level, Version 2 (SOLL-ll) "Low Level Heavies"

U.S.M.C. Special Operations- Capable Units:
4th Civil Affairs Group (CAG)
Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF)
Direct Action Platoons (DAP)
Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST)
Force Recon
Marine Expeditionary Units - Special Operations Capable - MEU(SOC)
Marine Scout / Snipers
Marine Security Guard Battalion
Radio Reconnaissance Teams
Reconnaissance Battalions
Special Reaction Teams (SRT)
US Marine Corps' Maritime Special Purpose Force
Special Operations Training Group

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Central Intelligence Agency - Special Operations

Department of Energy (DOE): Special Response Teams

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA): Special Operations and Special Mission Units
~ Aviation Operations
~ BORTAC (Border Tactical (BORTAC) Communications System)
~ Mobile Enforcement Teams (MET)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Special Operations and Response Teams
~ Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG)
~ Hostage Rescue Team (HRT)

Federal Bureau of Prisons: Special Operations and Response Teams (SORT)

U.S. Customs: Special Response Teams and Air Interdiction

U.S. Marshall's Service: Special Operations and Programs

U.S. Park Police (Washington, DC): Special Forces Branch

U.S. Secret Service: Counter Assault Team (CAT)

l SF Articles:

Special Forces Association Home Page The Special Forces Association is a non-profit veterans' fraternal organization formed in 1964, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and is chartered in the State of North Carolina. The purpose for which the Association was formed was to unite, fraternally, all men who are now or ever have been assigned to the United States Army Special Forces, to perpetuate Special Forces traditions.

The Israeli Special Forces & Special Operations The Israeli Special Forces Database™ is the world's leading provider of Israeli Special Forces information exclusively focused on the Israeli Special Forces,and is a one-stop-shop which offers hundreds of detailed guides and thousands of unique high quality photos covering all aspects of the Israeli Special Forces. This is a Pay Site for full access.

MSNBC: Special forces Forces such as Britain's Special Air Service and the U.S. Army Rangers are designed to fight behind enemy lines, often in places where conventional troops or airstrikes would be ineffective. Virtually all major nations have special forces of some kind.

THE ALLIED SPECIAL FORCES ASSOCIATION The Allied Special Forces Association is an International civilian organization with no official connection to any military unit! We are creating The Allied Special Forces Memorial Grove within the National Memorial Arboretum by the banks of the River Tame in Staffordshire. We will be remembering and commemorating those many thousands of men, women and children from around the world who lost their lives whilst serving with or assisting the Allied Special Forces and Resistance Units during World War II and in the many conflicts since. For without their bravery and courage in the face of overwhelming odds we would not have the freedom we enjoy today!

US Army Special Forces Vietnam Studies 1961-1971 CMH Publication 90-23 As long ago as 1957, U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were in the Republic of Vietnam, going about their business of training, advising, and assisting members of the Vietnamese Army. Despite the old Army witticism about never volunteering for anything, the Special Forces soldier is, in fact, a double volunteer, having first volunteered for airborne training and then again for Special Forces training. From a very meager beginning but sustained by a strong motivation and confidence in his mission, the Special Forces soldier has marched through the Vietnam struggle in superb fashion.

Special Forces in SE Asia Information from and about the Special Forces soldiers in South East Asia and the troops we worked with.

BBC News Online | Special Forces Special forces have one of the most important roles to play in any of the US's armed engagements. This is because America does not want a repeat of the Vietnam War where it committed huge numbers of troops to fight a conventional war against an unconventional enemy. Special forces are highly trained, mobile, work in small units and travel relatively lightly. This makes them ideal for dangerous missions behind enemy lines. BBC News Online examines some of the techniques and equipment of special forces around the world.

Special Forces Jargon and Terminology A soldier's world is filled with equipment and concepts peculiar to his occupation and life style. There is no way to express the thoughts and actions of the soldier I was then without that jargon.

DefenseLINK News: Commanders: Special Forces Must Evolve "We've got to field a warrior or technician that is culturally attuned (and) linguistically capable," Navy Capt. Sean Pybus, commander of Naval Special Warfare Group 1, said. "Those are key requirements in the years to come."

US Army Special Forces Photo Gallery Collection of selected US Army Special Forces Photo Gallery specops personnel and equipment photographs.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) Special Forces units of the U.S. military are very active in Latin America and the Caribbean. They are present in nearly every country in the hemisphere, taking part in counter-narcotics operations, training missions, and other activities.

UK/Australian Special Forces:
5th ABN Pathfinders
148th FOB
HCF (RN)
RAAF Airport Defense Force
Special Air Service
SASR
Special Boat Squadrons

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