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Swift, silent and deadly warriors from USMC Reconnaissance Battalions
Swift, silent and deadly warriors from USMC Reconnaissance Battalions (Photo: USMC)

USMC Reconnaissance Battalions: Swift, silent and deadly

During the years, the USMC Reconnaissance Battalions were the eyes and ears of the Marine Divisions, and every operation could not be planned without their service. Over the years, they have consisted
12 years ago
Estonian Special Operations Forces ESTSOF operators during the small-unit tactics drill
Estonian Special Operations Forces ESTSOF operators during the small-unit tactics drill (Photo: XY)

Estonian Special Operations Forces ESTSOF

Estonia, the small country in the Baltic, has an elite Estonian Special Operations Forces known as ESTSOF or EOG. It is also known as Special Operations Group. The unit is highly secretive
12 years ago
Enota za Specialno Delovanje (ESD) from Slovenia
Enota za Specialno Delovanje (ESD) from Slovenia (Photo: Slovenian Armed Forces)

Enota za Specialno Delovanje: A Slovenian prime SOF unit

Even the Slovenian Armed Forces have their own special unit, called the Enota za Specialno Delovanje (ESD) which is the successor of special brigade MORiS from which they retained the character patch
12 years ago
Green Berets: De Oppresso Liber — To Liberate the Oppressed 9
U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) (Photo: U.S. Army)

US Army Special Forces (SF): De Oppresso Liber

De Oppresso Liber, a Latin phrase that could be translated as to liberate the oppressed. That’s the motto of the quiet professionals, the US Army Special Forces (SF). Their operators are known
12 years ago
Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) brandishing their weapon and Avon tactical mask
Operators of the Irish Army Ranger Wing posing with their weapons and Avon tactical gas masks (Photo: XY)

Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW): Our commitment to our promise

Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is the special unit in the Irish Defence Forces. The Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is Ireland’s hostage rescue unit and they are closely related to the specialized Irish Emergency Response Unit (ERU). Sciathán
12 years ago
Soldiers of Royal Irish Regiment

The Royal Irish Rangers

The Royal Irish Rangers, an elite unit of the British army, came into being on 1 July 1968 through the amalgamation of the three remaining Irish infantry regiments of the British Army: The Royal Inniskilling
12 years ago
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (FORECON)
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) (Photo: XY)

USMC Force Reconnaissance (FORECON): Celer, Silens, Mortalis

Often abbreviated as Force Recon or even FORECON, the US Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance special operations, among the top U.S. special forces teams, provide some aspects regarding military intelligence to the command
12 years ago
USMC Anglico Team in Iraq, River Blitz 11
The Marines of Firepower Control Team 1 (FCT-1), 3rd Platoon, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company (ANGLICO), RCT-7, conduct a "talk on", directing an aircraft on an armed reconnaissance mission over potential targets from a rooftop in Haditha. ANGLICO Marines incorporated fixed and rotary wing assets in the fight during Operation River Blitz. They were able to drop to 500 lbs bombs and call in a barrage from an AC-130 Gunship.

USMC ANGLICO

The US Marine Corps ANGLICO (USMC ANGLICO) offer fire support and act as air/naval gunfire liaison companies of the United States Marine Corps. Their official name is Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO). In combination
12 years ago
The elite French Army Special Forces Brigade - Brigade des Forces Speciales Terre (BSFT)

French Army Special Forces Brigade

The French Army Special Forces Brigade, relatively unknown to the wide public is one of the top special forces in the world. They are based in Pau, Pyrenees-Atlantiques France and they were first activated
12 years ago
EKO Cobra is Austrian prime counter-terrorist unit
EKO Cobra is Austrian prime counter-terrorist unit (Photo: EKO Cobra)

EKO Cobra: A prime tactical unit of the Austrian police

The Einsatzkommando Cobra (EKO Cobra) is an elite special unit of the Austrian police. They were formerly known as GEK (Gendarmerieeinsatzkommando), and they were formed in 1978, primarily as a response to
12 years ago
Mistaravim (YAMAS) operative on undercover mission

IDF Mistaravim (YAMAS)

Little is known about one of the most secret units of Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli Border Police called Mistaravim. Mistaravim is a secretive unit that uses disguise and surprise as its
12 years ago
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