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Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset) operators preparing to breach the building

Frogman Corps: A Danish counterpart to the Navy SEALs

The Danish Frogman Corps (Froemandskorps) is a highly trained and specialized unit under the Danish Navy…

Military Police Detachment for Special Purposes KOBRE

Inside Serbia’s Military Police Detachment for Special Purposes KOBRE

The Military Police Detachment for Special Purposes KOBRE is a specialized unit that operates under the…

SAJ Operators with K9 Rottweiler Dog

SAJ: Serbia’s Special Anti-Terrorist Unit

The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) is a highly elite police unit under the Republic of Serbia’s…

SEAL operators sitting on the planks of the Little Bird

JSOC’s Tier-system explained: How do they differ?

The Tier-system is designed by JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) to prioritize which Special Operations Forces…

Members of CTOE Portugal

Portuguese Special Forces: Special operations and elite units in Portugal

Portuguese military and special forces have a long history of special operations and elite units. Portugal…

3rd Special Forces Group. 2nd Batallion Charlie company. ODA 3236

Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (SFOD-A): Main operational element of Army Special Forces

The Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA, A-Team, SFOD-A) is the operational element of the U.S.…

NATO Special Operations Forces

In the last decade, the NATO alliance is shifting from conventional large-scale forces to surgical precise…

DEVGRU Special Operations Team Room

Special Operations Team Room

The Special Operations Team Room is a term that designates an ordinary room used by extraordinary…

24th Special Tactics Squadron operators

24th Special Tactics Squadron: USAF Tier 1 component to JSOC

24th Special Tactics Squadron is the secretive Tier 1 unit and one of the United States…

The 101st Airborne: The Only Force In The World That Can Do This 2

The backbone of the conventional military: The role and importance of Tier 3 units

It is well-established knowledge regarding Tier 1 and Tier 2 special forces, but what constitutes Tier…

Member of 75th Ranger Battalion

Tier 2: An Exclusive Look into the 2nd echelon of elite special forces

Individuals in the U.S. special operations community often speak of Tiers. Thus far, we have examined…

A joint special forces team move together out of a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey Feb. 26, 2018, at Melrose Training Range, New Mexico. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.

The Best of the Best: Inside the World of Tier 1 Special Mission Units (SMUs)

In the United States military, Tier 1 units are frequently referred to as Special Mission Units…

FINSOF – an elite component of Finland’s Army

Today, almost every country has a significant number of special forces operators. In Finland, a non-NATO…

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