List of military special forces units
This is a list of special forces units.
- Brigade 127
- Offensive Divers
- Marine Fusiliers
- Air Commando Fusiliers
- Groupe d'Intervention Spécial / Algerian Special Forces
- Saaykaa
- URS
- Régiment Parachutiste Commando
- BMPJ
- Alacran
- Albatros
- GEOF
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales
- Buzos Tacticos
- Comandos Anfibios
- Compania De Comandos 601
- GEK (Cobra unit)
- Jagdkommando
- Jatio Rokhi Bahanini (defunct)
- 1st Batalhio de Forcas Especiais
- Comando de Operaciones Tacticas
- Força de Ação Rápida
- GER
- GRUMEC
- Projecto Talon
- Devil's Brigade (WW II)
- JTF2
- Immediate Action Unit (IAU)
Costa Rica has no military. The UIE unit of the Civil Guard is trained in VIP protection and hostage rescue, and also assists with dangerous criminal arrests.
- 6th Special Forces Brigade
- 115th Long Range Reconnaissance Battalion
- 4th Reconnaissance Battalion
- 43rd Airborne Mechanized Battalion
- 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
- 7th Reconnaissance Battalion
- Eritrean Special Forces (note: accepts female members)
- Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (Continuation War)
- Osasto Karhu (Bear Force)
- Sissikomppaniat
- Utti Jaeger Regiment
See unofficial site. French special forces operate under the Special Operation Command. First circle units are permanently under that command, while second circle units may be called in if necessary.
- First circle
- Army
- 11th shock parachutist regiment (disbanded)
- 1st parachutist marine infantry regiment
- 13th parachutist dragoon regiment
- special helicopter squadron
- DGSE, division of operations
- Air Force
- 10th air parachutist commando
- Navy
- Naval commandos (Jaubert, Trepel, de Penfentenyo, de Montfort, Hubert)
- Army
- Second circle
- parachutist commando group
- Gendarmerie GSIGN including GIGN.
- Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad)
- Sciathan Fhiannoglaigh an Airm (note: accepts female members)
- Unit 101 (disbanded)
- Sayeret Matkal
- Shayetet-13
- YAMAM (police SF unit)
==Netherlands== (Holland)
- Philippine Army-Special Forces
- Philippine Army-Scout Rangers
- Philippine Marines-Force Recon
- Philippine Navy-Special Warfare Group
- Philippine Navy-SeALs
- Philippine Navy-SeaBees
- Philippine National Police-Special Action Force
- Philippines National Police Aviation Security Command-Special Operations Group
- Alfa Brigade
- OMON (Black Berets)
- MVD
- Delfin (Dolphin)
- Kondor Division of MVD
- Vympel
- Spetznaz (Spetsialnoje Naznachenie)
- Spetsnaz (defunct)
- Alfa squad (defunct)
- VDV (defunct)
- GEO
- Grupos Antiterroristas Rurales of the Guardia Civil (Spain)
- Berrozi from Ertzaintza
- Unidad Especial de Intervención
- Särskilda Skydsgruppen SSG
- Kustjägarna (Coastal Rangers)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Berkut (Golden Eagles)
- Commandos - Royal Marines
- Mountain Leader Training Cadre & Brigade Patrol Group
- Special Air Service
- Special Boat Service
Main article: U.S. special forces.