List of military special forces units
This list is about military units. For other units, see:
Afghanistan
- Afghan National Army
Albania
- Albanian Joint Forces Command
- Albanian Navy
Algeria
- People's National Army
Argentina
- Argentine Air Force
- Argentine Army
- Argentine Marine Corps
- Argentine National Gendarmerie
- Argentine Naval Prefecture
- Argentine Navy
Armenia
- Armenian Army
Australia
- Australian Defence Force
- Special Operations Command[1]
Austria
- Austrian Army
Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani Navy
- 641st Special Warfare Naval Unit
Bahamas
- Royal Bahamas Defence Force
- Commando Squadron
- Special Operations Unit
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Army
- 1 Para Commando Battalion 1 Para Commando is directly under command of AHQ.
- SOTRACOM - 'Special Operation Training Command'. Present Special warfare wing at 'School of Infantry & Tactics' is in the process of being separate Special Warfare school that to remain within the structure of ASOCOM.
- ASOCOM 'Army Special Operation Command'. As per forces goal 2030, BD army to raise ASOCOM which will have a Special Force Brigade as under-command(3x SF Battalion).
- Formation Commando Company Army Commandos with 09 company plus strength in all division.
- Special Security Force SSF- A force mostly trained in US, Thailand that provide close protection to all visiting State Person, VVIP, Political leaders' etc.
- President Guard Regiment PGR- A battalion size force with best soldiers of army units that provide 1st line defense to key government and international buildings/facilities and area protection to VVIP'.
- Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau -CTIB With unknown size most well-equipped unit for the task, that carry out all intelligence operation.
- Bangladesh Navy
Belarus
- Armed Forces of Belarus
- 5th Separate Spetznaz Brigade
Belgium
- Belgian Land Component
Bhutan
- Royal Bhutan Army
Brazil
- Brazilian Air Force
- Para-SAR – Special Pararescue Unit- Highly trained paratrooper, trained in evasion and extraction, tactical rescue and survival in hostile environment.
- Brazilian Army
- Brazilian Navy
- COMANF – Batalhão Tonelero -Especial Operations Battalion -(Brazilian navy commandos).
- GRUMEC(Combat Divers Group)- (Unconventional warfare,counter-terrorism and Special reconnaissance).
- Military Police
Bulgaria
Cambodia
- Royal Cambodian Army
Canada
- Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Chile
- Chilean Air Force
- Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Group)
- Chilean Army
- Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro"
- 1º Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru" (1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru")
- 1º Compañía de Comandos "Iquique" (1st Commandos Company "Iquique")
- 10º Compañía de Comandos (10th Commandos Company)
- 13º Compañía de Comandos "Escorpión" (13th Commandos Company "Escorpión")
- Grupo Especial de Montaña (Special Group Mountain)
- Chilean Navy
- Grupo de Abordaje y Registro de la Armada (GARA)
- Comando de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Command)
- Buzos Tácticos de la Armada (Tactical Divers of the Navy)
- Equipo de Intervención Rápida (Rapid Intervention Team)
People's Republic of China
- People's Armed Police
- People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Colombia
- Colombian Air Force
- Colombian National Armada
Counterterrorism Urban Special Forces Group
- Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales de Infantería de Marina (BFEIM)
- Grupos Autónomos y Unificados por la Libertad y la Antiextorsión (GAULA). Special anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion units.
- National Army of Colombia
- Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEAU) Anti-Terrorist Urban Special Forces Group. A joint service CT/Hostage rescue unit
- Agrupacion de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas y Rurales (AFEAUR) Anti-Terrorist Urban and Rural Special Forces Groups
- Brigada Contra el Narcotráfico
- Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales
- Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido (FUDRA)
- Grupo de Acción Unificada por la Libertad Personal (GAULA). Special anti-kidnapping and anti-extortion units.
Costa Rica
- Military of Costa Rica
- Unidad Especial de Intervención - Special Intervention Unit UEI attached to the Presidency
Côte d'Ivoire
- Military of Côte d'Ivoire
- Rapid Intervention Battalion
Croatia
Croatian Army
Military police
- Special Military Police Company (SPN VP) (Satnija za posebne namjene Vojne policije)
Cuba
- Cuban Revolutionary Navy
- Desembarco de Granma
- Formacion de Missiones Especial Naval
- Cuban Revolutionary Army
Cyprus
- Cypriot National Guard
- Special Forces Command (DKD)
- Cyprus Navy
- Underwater Demolition Command (OYK)
Czech Republic
- Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (ACR)
- 102. Průzkumný Prapor (102nd Reconnaissance Battalion)
- 601st Special Forces Group
- SOG - Útvar speciálních operací vojenské policie (Special Operation Group Of Military Police)
Denmark
- Danish Home Guard
- Royal Danish Army
- Royal Danish Navy
Ecuador
- Ecuadorian Army
- 9th Special Forces Brigade PATRIA
- Counter-terror unit "GEO" (Grupo Especial de Operaciones)
- Jungle Warfare Special Operations Iwia Battalion No. 60
- Special Boat Detachments called Ratas de Río (engl. Sea Rats) or Fusileros Fluviales.
Egypt
- Egyptian Army
- Egyptian Navy
El Salvador
- Salvadoran Army
Estonia
- Estonian Army
Finland
- Finnish Army
- Finnish Border Guard
- Southeast Finland Border Guard District
- Erikoisrajajääkärit Special Border Jaegers
- Finnish Navy
France
Almost all French special forces are attached to the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (COS).
First circle:
- Bureau forces spéciales, reassembling :
- FKSOD special ops
- Commando parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (CPA 10)
- Escadrille spécialisée hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées, reassembling to escadron d'hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées
- Escadron de transport 3/61 Poitou
- Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre:
- Commandos-Marine:
Second circle:
The COS doesn't recognize the "second circle"; it's a popular expression employed by members of units of that circle. There isn't official text which mentions the second circle.
Georgia
Germany
- German Army
- German Navy
Greece
- Hellenic Army
- Hellenic Navy
- Hellenic Air Force
- 31st Special Operations Squadron (31 MEE)
Guatemala
- Guatemalan Army
Hungary
- HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion
India
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- Indian Air Force
- Indian Army
- Indian Navy
- Paramilitary forces of India
- Research and Analysis Wing
Indonesia
- Indonesian Air Force
- Indonesian Army
- Indonesian Navy
Iran
- Iranian Army
- Revolutionary Guards
- NAJA
Iraq
- Iraqi Army
Ireland
- Irish Army
- Irish Naval Service
- Naval Service Diving Section
Israel
- Israeli Air Force
- Israeli Army
- Israeli Navy
- Carabinieri
- Italian Air Force
- Italian Army
- Italian Navy
Japan
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Japan Coast Guard
- 69 Special Reconnaissance Regiment
- Unit 71 Special Forces Division
- Unit 101 Special Forces Division
- Royal Special Forces (SWAT)
- Latvian Army
Lebanon
- Lebanese Army
- Lebanese Navy
- Lithuanian Special Operations Force
- Anti-terrorism Force squad (ARAS)
- Combat Divers Service (CDS)
- Special Operations Element (SOG)
- Special Purpose Service (YPT)
- Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion (VGJB)
Malaysia
- Malaysian Army
- Royal Malaysian Navy
- Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Royal Johor Military Force
Kenya
- Kenya Defence Forces
- 20 Para Troopers elite commandos
- Kenya Special Forces
- Kenya Police Service
- General Service Unit(G.S.U) Recce Commmandos
- AP Rapid Response Unit (S.W.A.T)
Maldives
- Maldives National Defence Force
Malta
- Armed Forces of Malta
- C (Special Duties) Company
- Rapid Deployment Team
Mexico
- Mexican Army
- Mexican Navy
Nepal
- Nepalese Army
- Shree Singha Nath Battalion (Commandos)
- Shree Bhairavnath Battalion (Para Commandos)
- Shree Mahabir Battalion (Rangers)
- Shree Yuddha Bhairav Battalion (Special Forces)
Netherlands
- Netherlands Marine Corps
- Royal Marechaussee (Netherlands gendarmerie corps)
- Royal Netherlands Army
New Zealand
- New Zealand Army
Nigeria
- Nigerian Navy
North Korea
- Korean People's Army
Norway
- Ministry of Defence
Oman
Pakistan
- Inter-Services Intelligence (Other Government Agency (OGA))
- Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous – An ISI Wing that is responsible for espionage, including offensive intelligence operations, special operations, in other countries.
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Navy
- Paramilitary
- Pakistan Army Rangers (PAR) The Army Rangers Anti-Terrorist Company (ATC) has been raised since early 2004.
Panama
- Panamanian Public Forces
- Institutional Protection Service
Peru
- Peruvian Army
- 1st Special Forces Brigade (1ra Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)
- 3rd Special Forces Brigade (3ra Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)
- 26th Special Forces Group "Quevedo"
- Special Forces Group "Puma"
- Peruvian Navy
- Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales
Philippines
- Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Philippine Air Force
- Philippine Army
- Philippine Coast Guard
- Philippine Marine Corps
- Philippine Navy
Poland
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Portugal
- Portuguese Army
- Portuguese Navy
Romania
- Ministry of Defense
Russia
- Russian armed forces
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia
- 1'st Special Brigade
- 64th Brigade
- 85th Battalion
- 88th Battalion
- 99th Battalion
Serbia
- Serbian Armed Forces
Singapore
- Singapore Army
- Republic of Singapore Navy
Slovakia
- Slovak Army
Slovenia
- Slovenian Armed Forces
South Africa
- South African National Defence Force
- Republic of Korea Air Force
- Combat Control Team (CCT)
- Office of Special Investigation (OSI)
- Special Air Rescue Team (SART) ("Red Berets")
- Republic of Korea Army
- Defence Intelligence Command (DIC)
- Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment (HID)
- Joint Security Area (JSA) Security Battalion
- Special Warfare Command
- Republic of Korea Capital Defense Command
- Military Police Special Guard Team (MPSGT)
- 33rd Rangers
- 35th Commandos
- Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC)
- 1st Special Reconnaissance Battalion ("Sharkmen")
- Republic of Korea Navy
- Naval Special Warfare Flotilla
Spain
- Spanish Air Force
- Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)
- Spanish Army
- Spanish Marine Corps
- Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial (FGNE) [54]
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Army
- Sri Lanka Navy
- Sri Lanka Air Force
- Sri Lanka Police Service
Sweden
- Swedish Armed Forces
Switzerland
- Swiss Army
Syria
- Syrian Army
- 14th Special Forces Division
Thailand
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Royal Thai Air Force Commando Company
- Royal Thai Air Force Pararescue
- Royal Thai Army
- Royal Thai Marine Corps
- Marine Reconnaissance Battalion
- Royal Thai Navy
Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Republic of China (Taiwan) Army
- 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion
- Special Operation Command
- Republic of China (Taiwan) Marine Corps
- Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit
- Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy
- Underwater Demolition Units (UDU)/ Navy SEALs
- Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force
- Paratrooper Special Tactics unit
Turkey
- Turkish General Staff
- Turkish Air Force
- Combat Search and Rescue (MAK)
- AKİP commandos
- Turkish Navy
- Turkish Gendarmerie
- Gendarmerie Commandos (Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı – JÖAK)
- Gendarmerie Special Operations (Jandarma Özel Harekat – JÖH)
United Kingdom
- British Army
- Joint Service
- Royal Air Force/Army Air Corps
- Royal Navy
United States
- United States Special Operations Command
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- Joint Task Force Sword
- Joint Task Force 487
- Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)
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- Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC)
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- United States Air Force (AFSOC)
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- United States Army (USASOC)
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- United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
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Venezuela
- Special Operations Brigade "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda"
- Venezuelan Air Force
- Special Operations Squadron
- Venezuelan Army
- 106 Special Operations Battalion
- 506 Special Operations Battalion
- Venezuelan National Guard
- Special Actions Group (Grupo de Acciones Especiales)
- Counter Extortion and Hostage Groups (Grupos Anti-Extorsión y Secuestros – GAES -)
Vietnam
- Vietnam Army
- Vietnam Sapper (Đặc công Việt Nam)
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe National Army
- Boat Squadron
- Combat Diving Unit
- Special Air Service
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- Miscellaneous Notes
- ^ The Japanese Special Forces Group is the current name of the former Japanese Special Operations Group, following a name change.
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