The Special Operations Volunteer Force was a special program developed by the British and Malayan authorities during the Malayan Emergency. The unit existed...

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military...

Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the United States Army, under operational...

tasks of the Special Operations Force are direct action, special reconnaissance, and military assistance. The Lithuanian Special Operations Forces has been...

The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR (A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that...

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the Air Force component of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and of Joint Special Operations...

Established in 1952, the Special Forces Groups, also known as the Green Berets, was established as a special operations force of the United States Army...

special operations forces trace their heritage to this unit. In 2013, the United States Congress passed a bill to award the 1st Special Service Force...

PJs) are United States Air Force special operators who conduct personnel recovery and combat search and rescue operations as well as other missions for...

The Special Operations Group (SOG; also known as Jammu and Kashmir anti-militancy Task Force and JKP anti-militancy Task Force) is the tier one police...

decided to join the Malayan police force where she was promoted to Detective-Inspector, and was subsequently posted to Special Branch headquarters in Kuala...

Squadron 193rd Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron 193rd Special Operations Force Support Squadron 193rd Special Operations Medical Group 193rd...

air force-specific special operations. First conceived in 2002, this unit was officially established on February 6, 2004. All Garuds are volunteers who...

"Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO", or ‹See Tfd›Russian: спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya...

The Special Task Force (STF) is the elite Tier 1 police tactical unit of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The Special Task Force handles high risk...

States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch of...

The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Сили спеціальних операцій Збройних сил України,, romanized: Syly spetsialnykh...

Corps and Air Force have fielded special operations units. For subsisting special operations units, see United States Special Operations Forces. Jessie...

The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group based in Northern Ireland. Formed in 1965, it first emerged in 1966. Its first...

Thai Air Force Special Operations Regiment or Air Force Commando (Thai: กรมปฏิบัติการพิเศษ หน่วยบัญชาการอากาศโยธิน) is the tier-one special forces in...

in external operations. In terms of some of the most important of the external operations, the SAS and RLI both participated in Operation Dingo, in November...

and armed the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA), a guerrilla force to fight against the Japanese occupation of Malaya. The CPM participated...

Operations Force (GOF) Operations; 2.4 Anti Riot Unit (FRU); 2.5 Special Branch (SB); 2.6 Jury. When deployed for active duty, the Police Volunteer Reserve...

Afghan National Army Special Operations Command was the combatant command charged with overseeing the various special warfare operations component commands...

Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) against the Japanese occupation of Malaya, allying with Force 136, a British-funded covert resistance movement in Asia. He was subsequently...

Operation Termite took place during the Malayan Emergency. It involved extensive attacks on communist camps, dropping over 200 British troops into the...

The Garud Commando Force is the special forces unit of the Indian Air Force. It was formed in February 2004 and has a current strength of over 1500+ personnel...

of the Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF), a specialized sub-unit of a Marine expeditionary unit (special operations capable) MEU(SOC). From 2013-2023...

The Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) in Singapore comprises volunteers from the general public. VSC officers are imbued with equal powers of a regular...

were formed, with 101st STS trainees serving as nuclei. In March this force was dubbed the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) and began sabotage...