List of military special forces units
This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that are specially organized, trained and equipped to conduct special operations.
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List of military special forces units
This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that are specially organized, trained and equipped to conduct special operations.
These are distinct from special-purpose infantry units, such as the Royal Marine Commandos, found on the list of commando units, and also paratrooper units found on the list of paratrooper forces.
Definitions
List of military special forces units
NATO currently defines "special operations" as:
Military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment.
In 2001, as part of efforts to create a framework for consultation and cooperation between NATO and Russia, the NATO-RUSSIA Glossary of Contemporary Political and Military Terms further defined special operations and special operations forces:
special operations military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained and equipped forces using operational techniques and modes of employment not standard to conventional forces. These activities are conducted across the full range of military operations independently or in coordination with operations of conventional forces to achieve political, military, psychological and economic objectives. Politico-military considerations may require clandestine, covert or discreet techniques and the acceptance of a degree of physical and political risk not associated with conventional operations.
special-operations forces strategic formations and units of the armed forces, whose role is to conduct sabotage, reconnaissance, subversive and other special operations on the territory of foreign countries. In wartime they may also be assigned tasks such as intelligence-gathering, the seizure or destruction of key installations, the conduct of psychological operations or the organization of insurgencies in the enemy's rear area. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have separate special-operations forces brigades, battalions and companies which are integrated with the intelligence assets of military districts, fronts, fleets, armies or corps.
The United States definition of special operations is:
Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces, requiring regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk.
The Canadian definition of special operations forces is:
Organizations containing specially trained personnel that are organized, equipped and trained to conduct high-risk, high value, special operations to achieve military, political, economic, or international objectives by using special and unique operational methodologies in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive area to achieve desired tactical operational, and/or strategic effects in times of peace, conflict, or war.
Albania
List of military special forces units
Albanian Armed Forces
• Special Operations Regiment
Algeria
List of military special forces units
Algerian People's National Army (PNA)
• 104th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (104th RMO) • 116th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (116th RMO)
Algerian Navy (ANF)
• Navy Special Action Regiment (RASM)
Republican Guard (GR)
• Special Intervention Regiment (RSI)
Angola
List of military special forces units
Angolan Armed Forces
• Special Forces Brigade (BRIFE)
Argentina
List of military special forces units
• Special Operations Forces Grouping • 601 Commando Company • 602 Commando Company
• Tactical Divers Group • Amphibious Commandos Group
Armenia
List of military special forces units
• 1st Special Forces Regiment (Armenia) – Spetsnaz unit.
Australia
List of military special forces units
• Special Operations Command • Special Forces Group • 1st Commando Regiment • 2nd Commando Regiment - Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (East) • Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) - Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (West) • Special Operations Engineer Regiment • 6th Aviation Regiment • 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron • 173rd Special Operations Aviation Squadron
Royal Australian Air Force
• No. 4 Squadron, B Flight
Royal Australian Navy
• Clearance Diving Branch Divers serve with 2nd Commando Regiment as part of Tactical Assault Group (East)
Azerbaijan
List of military special forces units
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
• Special Forces of Azerbaijan • 641st Naval Special Operations Brigade • 777th Special Forces Regiment
Bangladesh
List of military special forces units
• Para Commando Brigade
• Special Warfare Diving and Salvage (SWADS)
Bangladesh Air Force
• 41 Squadron Airborne
Belarus
List of military special forces units
• 5th Spetsnaz Brigade • 38th Guards Mobile Brigade – Brest • 103rd Guards Mobile Brigade – Vitebsk
Belgium
List of military special forces units
• Special Operations Regiment in Heverlee
Botswana
List of military special forces units
• Botswana Ground Force • 1st Commando Regiment
Brazil
List of military special forces units
• Special Operations Command • 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º BFEsp) • 1st Commando Battalion (1º BAC) • Special Operation Support Battalion
• Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion (COMANF) • Combat Divers Groupment (GRUMEC)
Brunei
List of military special forces units
• Royal Brunei Land Force • Special Forces Regiment (SFR)
Bulgaria
List of military special forces units
• 68th Special Forces Brigade • Bulgarian Land Forces • 101st Alpine Regiment • Bulgarian Navy • 65th Seaborne Special Reconnaissance Detachment
Burundi
List of military special forces units
• Burundi National Defence Force • 4th Commando Battalion
Cambodia
List of military special forces units
• Royal Cambodian Army • Special Forces Command (Cambodia) • Brigade 70 (B-70)
Canada
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Forces Command
• Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) • Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) • 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS) • Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU)
Chile
List of military special forces units
• Lautaro Special Operations Brigade
China – PRC
List of military special forces units
• People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces • People's Liberation Army Ground Force • 71st Special Forces Brigade • 75th Special Forces Brigade • People's Liberation Army Navy • People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps • 7th Marine Brigade (PLA Navy Marine Corps) • People's Liberation Army Air Force • People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps • Airborne Corps Special Forces Brigade
Colombia
List of military special forces units
• National Army of Colombia • Special Forces Division (División de fuerzas especiales [DIVFE]) • Colombian Aerospace Force • Special Air Commando Group (ECOEA) • Colombian Armada (Navy) • Special Operations Division • Joint units under CCOES • Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas • ARES
Croatia
List of military special forces units
Croatian Special Operations Forces Command
Cuba
List of military special forces units
• Black Wasp (Avispas Negras)
Cyprus
List of military special forces units
• Special Forces Command (Cyprus) • Underwater Demolition Team (Cyprus)
Czech Republic
List of military special forces units
• Czech Republic Special Operations Forces • Ministry of Defence SOF Directorate • 601st Special Forces Group
• 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion
Democratic Republic of the Congo
List of military special forces units
Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 31st Rapid Response Unit Brigade • 391st Commando Battalion
Denmark
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Command (SOKOM)
• Jaeger Corps (former Royal Danish Army) • Frogman Corps (former Royal Danish Navy)
• Special Support and Reconnaissance Company
El Salvador
List of military special forces units
• Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista
Egypt
List of military special forces units
Sa'ka Forces (Thunderbolt Forces)
• Unit 777 • Unit 999
Estonia
List of military special forces units
Estonian Special Operations Force (ESTSOF)
Finland
List of military special forces units
• Utti Jaeger Regiment
• Coastal Brigade • Naval Reconnaissance Battalion • Special Operations Detachment • Nyland Brigade • Coastal Jaegers
France
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Command (French Army)
• 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment • 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment • 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment • Special Forces Command and Signal Company (Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales - CCTFS)
• FORFUSCO • Commandos Marine
French Air and Space Force
• Air Parachute Commando No. 10 (CPA 10) • Special Operations Division, Transport section (ET 03/61 Poitou)
Directorate General for External Security
Georgia
List of military special forces units
• GSOF
Germany
List of military special forces units
• German Army • Special Forces Command (KSK) • German Navy • Naval Special Forces Command (KSM) • German Air Force • No. 4 Squadron Helicopter Wing 64
Ghana
List of military special forces units
• Ghana Navy • Special Boat Squadron
Greece
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• 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (LOK) (MAK) • 32nd Marines Brigade
• 31st Search & Rescue Squadron (31MEED)
• Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) – is organized into sections called Underwater Demolition Teams (OYK)
Guatemala
List of military special forces units
Armed Forces of Guatemala
Hungary
List of military special forces units
• 1st Special Forces Brigade "Arpad Bertalan" • 34th Special Forces Battalion "Bercsényi László" • 88th Light Mixed Battalion
India
List of military special forces units
Armed Forces Special Operations Division
• Indian Army • Para (Special Forces) • Indian Navy • MARCOS • Indian Air Force • Garud Commando Force
Indonesia
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Command
• Kopassus – Army special force command • Tontaipur – Army combat reconnaissance platoon
• Kopaska – Naval frogman commando • Denjaka – Joint navy-marine special forces • Taifib – Marine amphibious reconnaissance battalion
Indonesian Air Force
• Kopasgat – Air force special forces command • Bravo Detachment 90 – counterterrorism unit of Kopasgat
Iran
List of military special forces units
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
• 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
• Quds Force • Saberin Takavor Brigade • 110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade • Sepah Navy Special Force
Iraq
List of military special forces units
• Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) • Iraqi Special Operations Forces
Ireland
List of military special forces units
• Army Ranger Wing (ARW)
Israel
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Military Intelligence Directorate
• General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269 – Sayeret Matkal
• Unit 888 – Multidimensional Unit • Pereh • Unit 707 – LOTAR • LOTAR Eilat
• 89th "Oz" Brigade • Unit 212 – Maglan • Unit 217 – Duvdevan • Unit 621 – Egoz • Israeli Combat Engineering Corps • Yahalom
• 13th Flotilla – Shayetet 13
Israeli Air and Space Force
• 7th Special Air Forces Wing (He) • Unit 5101 – Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) • Unit 669 – Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit • Unit 5700 - Forward Air Field Tactical Unit
Italy
List of military special forces units
• Army Special Forces Command (Italy) • 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" • 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" • 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment • 3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment
• Comando Subacquei ed Incursori (COMSUBIN)
• 17º Stormo Incursori (ex R.I.A.M., CCT)
Japan
List of military special forces units
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
• Special Forces Group
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
• Special Boarding Unit
Jamaica
List of military special forces units
Jamaica Defence Force
• Special Activities Regiment • Counter Terrorism Operations Group (CTOG)
Jordan
List of military special forces units
Joint Special Operations Command
• Special Forces Group – "King Abdulah II" • Special Unit I – Specializing in counter terrorism on the basis of the 71st Special Battalion
Kenya
List of military special forces units
Kenya Special Forces
• Special Operations Regiment (SOR) • Kenya Navy#Special Operations Squadron
Kuwait
List of military special forces units
• Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade
Kyrgyzstan
List of military special forces units
Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
• 25th Special Force Brigade Scorpion
Latvia
List of military special forces units
Latvian National Armed Forces
• Latvian Special Tasks Unit (SUV)
Lebanon
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Command
• Lebanese Armed Forces • Counter-Sabotage Regiment (aka Moukafaha) • Lebanese Army • Lebanese Commando Regiment (aka "Ranger Regiment") • Lebanese Navy • Marine Commandos • Lebanese Air Force • Airborne Regiment
Lithuania
List of military special forces units
Lithuanian Special Operations Force
Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces
Malaysia
List of military special forces units
• 21st Special Service Group / 21 Grup Gerak Khas (GGK)
Royal Malaysian Navy
• Naval Special Warfare Forces / Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL)
Royal Malaysian Air Force
• Pasukan Khas TUDM / RMAF Special Force (PASKAU)
Maldives
List of military special forces units
• Maldives National Defence Force • Special Force
Malta
List of military special forces units
• Armed Forces of Malta • Special Operations Unit (SOU)
Mexico
List of military special forces units
Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA)
• Joint Special Operations Command (FEC)
• Special Forces Corps • 1st Special Forces Battalion • 2nd Special Forces Battalion • 3rd Special Forces Battalion • 4th Special Forces Battalion • 5th Special Forces Battalion • 6th Special Forces Battalion
• Special Forces (FES)
Mongolia
List of military special forces units
• 084th Special Task Battalion
Namibia
List of military special forces units
Namibian Special Forces
Netherlands
List of military special forces units
Netherlands Special Operations Command (NLD SOCOM)
• Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) • Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF)
New Zealand
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Component Command
• 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment
Nigeria
List of military special forces units
• Nigerian Defence Headquarters • DHQSOF • Nigerian Army Special Operations Command (NASOC) • 72nd Special Forces Battalion • Nigerian Air Force Special Operations Command (NAFSOC) • NAF Regiment Special Forces (Panthers) • NN Special Operations Command (NNSOC) • Special Boat Service • Deep Blue Special Intervention Forces (Maritime Security Unit)
North Korea – DPRK
List of military special forces units
• Korean People's Army Special Operation Force
North Macedonia
List of military special forces units
Army of the Republic of Macedonia
• Special Operations Regiment ("Wolves")
Norway
List of military special forces units
Armed Forces' Special Command
• Special Operations Command (FSK) • Navy Special Operation Command (MJK) • 339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
Royal Norwegian Navy
• Coastal Ranger Command (KJK)
Oman
List of military special forces units
• Sultan's Special Force
Pakistan
List of military special forces units
• Pakistan Army • Special Service Group (SSG) • Light Commando Battalion (LCB) • Pakistan Navy • Special Service Group Navy (SSGN) • Pakistan Air Force • Special Service Wing (SSW) • Inter-Services Intelligence • Covert Action Division (CAD)
Papua New Guinea
List of military special forces units
• Land Element • Long Range Reconnaissance Unit (LRRU)
Paraguay
List of military special forces units
Paraguayan Armed Force
• Special Forces Battalion – (Batallón Conjunto de Fuerzas Especiales)
Philippines
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Command (Philippines)
• Philippine Air Force • 710th Special Operations Wing (SPOW) • Philippine Army • 1st Scout Ranger Regiment (SRR) • Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) (SFR-A) • Light Reaction Regiment (LRR) • Philippine Navy • Naval Special Operations Command (NAVSOCOM) • Philippine Marine Corps • Force Reconnaissance Group • Philippine Coast Guard • Special Operations Force (SOF)
Poland
List of military special forces units
Special Troops Command
• Operational-Maneuver Response Group (GROM) • Army Commandos • JW AGAT • JW Formoza • Nil Military Unit • Special Operations Aviation Unit, commanded by Headquarters Special Troops Command, but part of Polish Air Force
Portugal
List of military special forces units
• Commando Regiment • Paratroopers • Pathfinders Company • Special Operations Force
• Portuguese Marine Corps • Special Actions Detachment (DAE) • Sappers Divers Group
Romania
List of military special forces units
Ministry of Defense
• General Directorate for Defense Intelligence (DGIA) • Special Detachment of Protection and Intervention • Romanian Armed Forces: • Romanian Special Operations Forces Command
Rwanda
List of military special forces units
Rwanda Defence Force
Russia
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Forces Command
• Special Purpose Center "Senezh" • Special Purpose Center "Kubinka-2" • 344th Army Aviation Combat Center
• Russian Airborne Troops • 45th Guards Special Purpose Brigade
• Russian Navy • Naval Special Reconnaissance (OMRP) – Reconnaissance divers under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) • Counteraction Underwater Diversionary Forces and Facilities (PDSS)
Special Forces of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (Special Forces of the GRU)
Serbia
List of military special forces units
• 72nd Brigade for Special Operations • 63rd Parachute Brigade
Seychelles
List of military special forces units
Seychelles People's Defence Force
Singapore
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Task Force
• Naval Diving Unit • Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation • Special Operations Force
Slovakia
List of military special forces units
• 5th Special Forces Regiment (Slovakia)
Slovenia
List of military special forces units
• Posebna Enota za Specialno Taktiko (PEST) • Enota za Specialno Delovanje (ESD)
South Africa
List of military special forces units
South African National Defence Force
• Special Forces Brigade
South Korea – ROK
List of military special forces units
Republic of Korea Army
• ROK Army Special Warfare Command ("Black Berets") • 1st Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) • 3rd Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) • 7th Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) • 9th Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) • 11th Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) • 13th Special Mission Brigade • 707th Special Mission Group
Republic of Korea Navy:
• ROK Naval Special Warfare Flotilla
Republic of Korea Marine Corps:
• Marine Special Reconnaissance Brigade • 1st Reconnaissance Battalion (attached to 1st Marine Division) • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (attached to 2nd Marine Division) • 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (attached to HQ command)
Republic of Korea Air Force:
• ROK Air Force Combat Control Team (CCT) • 6th Search and Rescue Squadron (SART)
Spain
List of military special forces units
• Mando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales (MCOE, Joint Special Operations Command) • Spanish Land Army • Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE, Special Operations Command) • Manages four Special Operations Groups (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales, GOE) • Spanish Navy • Special Naval Warfare Command • Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial (FGNE, Special Naval Warfare Force) – formerly Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE, Special Operations Unit), until a 2009 merger with Unidad Especial de Buzos de Combate (UEBC, Special Combat Diver Unit) to form the FGNE. • Spanish Air and Space Force • Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC, Paratrooper Sappers Squadron).
Sri Lanka
List of military special forces units
• Special Forces Regiment • 1st Special Forces Regiment (1 SF) • 2nd Special Forces Regiment (2 SF) • 3rd Special Forces Regiment (3 SF) • 4th Special Forces Regiment (4 SF) • Commando Regiment
• Special Boat Squadron
• Special Airborne Force
Sweden
List of military special forces units
Swedish Armed Forces
• Special Operations Task Group (SOG)
• Life Regiment Hussars (K 3) • 31st Ranger Battalion • 32nd Intelligence Battalion • 323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron (Fallskärmsjägarna) • Norrland Dragoon Regiment (K 4) • 41st Ranger Battalion (Arctic) • 42nd Ranger Battalion (Arctic)
• Blekinge Wing (F 17) • Air Force Rangers (Flygbasjägarna)
• Amphibious Corps • 1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1) • 202nd Coastal Ranger Company (Kustjägarna)
Switzerland
List of military special forces units
Special Forces Command (KSK)
• Army Reconnaissance Detachment (ARD 10) • Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 (FSK-17)
Taiwan – ROC
List of military special forces units
Republic of China Army
• 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion • Airborne Special Service Company
Republic of China Marine Corps
• Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit
Republic of China Military Police
• Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company
Coast Guard Administration
Tanzania
List of military special forces units
Tanzania People's Defence Force
Thailand
List of military special forces units
• Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command (RTASWC) • 1st Special Forces Division (1st SFD) • 3rd Special Forces Regiment, King's Guard (Airborne) • Ranger Battalion, King's Guard, 3rd Special Forces Regiment, King's Guard • Special Operations Battalion, King's Guard, 3rd Special Forces Regiment
• Naval Special Warfare Command (Royal Thai Navy SEALs) • RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion
Royal Thai Air Force
• RTAF Security Force Command • Special Operations Regiment (SOR)
Timor-Leste
List of military special forces units
Timor Leste Defence Force
Trinidad and Tobago
List of military special forces units
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
Tunisia
List of military special forces units
• Special Forces Group (GFS) • Military Intervention Group (GIM)
• 51st Marine Commando Regiment (51st RCM) • 52nd Marine Commando Regiment (52nd RCM)
Turkey
List of military special forces units
Turkish Armed Forces
• General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces • Special Forces Command (OKK) (aka Maroon Berets) • Turkish Naval Forces • Underwater Defence Group (SAS) • Underwater Offence Group (SAT) • Turkish Air Force • Combat Search and Rescue (MAK) • Air Force Search and Rescue (AKIP)
• TRNC Special Task Force Command (ÖGKK)
Uganda
List of military special forces units
• Ugandan Special Forces Command (SFC)
Ukraine
List of military special forces units
Special Operations Forces – headquarters in Kyiv
• Special Operations Center "East" (Kropyvnytskyi) • Special Operations Center "West" (Khmelnytskyi) • 140th Special Purpose Center (Khmelnytskyi) • Ranger Corps of KSSO • 4th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger) • 5th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger) • 6th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger) • 7th Spetsnaz Regiment (Ranger) • Information Warfare & Psychological Operations • 16th Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A1182) • 72nd Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (А4398) • 74th Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A1277) • 83rd Center of Information and Psychological Warfare (A2455)
• 73rd Naval Special Purpose Center (73 MTSSN) (Ochakiv) • 801st Combat Divers Center (801 OZB) (Ochakiv)
National Guard of Ukraine
• Special Operations Center "Omega" • Special UAV operations Unit "Typhoon"
Chief Directorate of Intelligence
• Direct Action Unit "Kraken" • 10th Spetsnaz Battalion "Shaman" • Special Purpose USV Unit "Group 13" • Defense Intelligence Aviation • Special Purpose UAV Unit "Wings" • 10th Spetsnaz Detachment • Spetsnaz Unit "Kabul 9" • Spetsnaz Battalion "Artan" • Revanche Tactical Group • Special Unit "Tymur" HUR MO • Spetsnaz Battalion "Aratta" • Spetsnaz Battalion "Sonechko" • Spetsnaz Battalion "Stuhna" • Spetsnaz Battalion "NOBODY" • Spetsnaz Battalion "Bratstvo" • Spetsnaz Unit "Chimera" • Spetsnaz Unit "Paragon Company" • Spetsnaz Unit "Black Winter Group" • 2nd Spetsnaz Detachment
United Kingdom
List of military special forces units
United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)
• Royal Navy • Special Boat Service (SBS) • Special Boat Service (Reserve) • British Army • Special Air Service (SAS) • 22 Special Air Service Regiment • Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)) • 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve) • 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve) • Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) • 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment (Royal Corps of Signals) • Special Forces Support Group • Royal Air Force/British Army • Special Forces Flight of 47 Squadron (Royal Air Force) • Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing • 7 Squadron (Royal Air Force) • 658 Squadron (Army Air Corps, British Army)
United States
List of military special forces units
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
• Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) • United States Army • 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D or "Delta Force") • Intelligence Support Activity (ISA) • Aviation Technology Office (ATO) (formerly "Flight Concepts Division") • United States Navy • Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU or "SEAL Team Six") • United States Air Force • 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS) • 66th Air Operations Squadron (66th AOS) • 427th Special Operations Squadron (427th SOS) • 1st Joint Special Operations Aviation Component (1st JSOAC) (formerly the Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group/AVTEG) • Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) • 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) – 1st SFC (A) • Special Forces Groups ("Green Berets") • 1st Special Forces Group • 3rd Special Forces Group • 5th Special Forces Group • 7th Special Forces Group • 10th Special Forces Group • 19th Special Forces Group (National Guard) • 20th Special Forces Group (National Guard) • Psychological Operations Groups • 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) • 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) • 95th Civil Affairs Brigade • 528th Sustainment Brigade • 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion (Airborne) • 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Airborne) • 75th Ranger Regiment • Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC) • Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC) • 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers" • Army Special Operations Command Flight Company • Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) • Naval Special Warfare Group 1 • SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5 & 7 • Naval Special Warfare Group 2 • SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8 & 10 • Naval Special Warfare Group 4 • Special Boat Teams 12, 20 & 22 • Naval Special Warfare Group 8 • SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams 1 & 2 • Special Reconnaissance Teams 1 & 2 • Training Detachment 3 • Logistical Support 3 • Mission Support Center • Naval Special Warfare Group 11 • SEAL Teams 17 & 18 (Reserves) • Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) • 1st Special Operations Wing • 24th Special Operations Wing • 27th Special Operations Wing • 137th Special Operations Wing (ANG) • 193rd Special Operations Wing (ANG) • 919th Special Operations Wing (AFRC) • 352nd Special Operations Group • 353rd Special Operations Group • Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) • Marine Raider Regiment • Marine Special Operations Support Group
Venezuela
List of military special forces units
Venezuelan Air Force
• Special Operations Air Group 10 • Special Operations Air Group 15 • Special Operations Air Group 17
Vietnam
List of military special forces units
General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
• Vietnam People's Ground Force • Special Forces Arms • Special Forces Command at Thanh Trì District, Hanoi • 1st Special Operations Brigade (M1 Brigade) at Hanoi • 113rd Land Commando Brigade at Vĩnh Phúc Province • 198th Land Commando Brigade at Đắk Lắk Province • 429th Land Commando Brigade at Bình Dương Province • 5th Maritime Commando Brigade at Ninh Thuận Province • High Command of Capital Hanoi • 18th Commando Battalion at Hanoi • 1st Corp • 1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Ninh Bình • 2nd Corps • 1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Bắc Giang • 3rd Corps • 20th Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Pleiku, Gia Lai • 4th Corps • 1 Commando Battalion under Corps' staff at Bình Dương • 1st Military Region • 20th Commando Battalion at Thái Nguyên • 2nd Military Region • 19th Commando Battalion at Phú Thọ • 3nd Military Region • 41st Commando Battalion at Hải Phòng • 4th Military Region • 31st Commando Battalion at Hà Tĩnh • 5th Military Region • 409th Commando Battalion at Đà Nẵng • 7th Military Region • 60th Commando Battalion at Bình Dương • 9th Military Region • 2012nd Commando Battalion at Vĩnh Long • Vietnam People's Navy • Naval Special Operations Force • 126th Naval Special Operations Brigade at Hải Phòng city • General Department II • K3 Special Forces Brigade at Hà Nội • 74 Special Forces Brigade at Đà Nẵng • 94 Special Forces Brigade at Bình Dương
Zimbabwe
List of military special forces units
Special Forces of Zimbabwe