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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 Headquarters that has been operational since 1957. The

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Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team (TNT) operator preparing to move to the target building — Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team operator preparing to move to the target building (Photo: XY)

Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team (SWAT)

The Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team is an elite SWAT unit formed more than 30 years ago. The ongoing situation in the late ’70s of the last century, especially after the 1972

12 years ago

SWAT

Sacramento Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Detail (SED) operators executing the high-risk search warrant (Photo: Sacramento County)

Special Enforcement Detail (SED): A tactical unit of Sacramento’s Sheriff Department

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Detail (SED) is the Department’s elite SWAT unit. The SED is a component of the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics/Gang Division. Their stated mission is to provide highly trained and coordinated

12 years ago

SWAT

LASD SEB: A Special Enforcement Bureau for handling high-risk situations

The law enforcement agency charged with maintaining order within Los Angeles County is the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department or LASD. The LASD’s 8,200 sworn deputies provide services to the unincorporated county

12 years ago

SWAT

Special Services Group (SSG)

Pakistan is one of the global powers and the power with the nuclear capability. Their military is very capable and well-organized. In that environment, you need to presume that such military has

12 years ago

Tier 2

GSG 9 is a prime German counter-terorrism unit — GSG 9 is a prime German counter-terrorism unit (Photo: XY)

GSG 9 der Bundespolizei: To protect the Fatherland

GSG 9 der Bundespolizei was formed in the aftermath of the Munich massacre. The tragic moments on September 5, 1972, in Munich, during the Olympic Games, changed the world of law enforcement.

12 years ago

SWAT

Pontifical Swiss Guard: A close protection detail of the Holy See

Pontifical Swiss Guard is the historical unit in service as the Pontifical Swiss Guard of the Holy See. The unit is assembled from the Swiss soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial

12 years ago

SWAT

CIA's Special Activities Center (SAC) formerly Special Activities Division (SAD) (Photo: XY)

Special Activities Center (SAC): CIA’s unit for tactical paramilitary operations

Mention the name SAS to someone, and it evokes images of elite commandos from the United Kingdom. However, the United States also has its group of highly trained operators known as the

12 years ago

Tier 1

26th MEU Maritime Special Purpose Force Conducts CQT (Photo: DVDISHUB)

A Closer Look at the Marine Expeditionary Unit’s MSPF

The Maritime Special Purpose Force (MSPF) is a distinct unit within the Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), or MEU (SOC), that provides an additional operational capability. The MSPF is comprised of

12 years ago

Tier 3

Kidon - Israel Mossad's most secretive unit — KIDON is considered as the most secretive unit within the Israeli Mossad (Photo: Illustration)

KIDON: Mossad’s Tip of the Spear

Kidon, a special operations unit within the Mossad intelligence agency, is widely regarded as one of the world’s most proficient and lethal units. This unit is believed to have been responsible for

12 years ago

Tier 1

AFEUR operators during the training (Photo: XY)

AFEUR: Colombia’s Special Forces Response to the Palace of Justice Siege

Colombia has a long and successful history of special forces, but in 1985, during the Palace of Justice siege, the country’s military units were unprepared for such a situation. The Movimiento 19

13 years ago

Tier 2

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) during their training (Photo: XY)

10th Mountain Division: Climb to Glory

The 10th Mountain Division is a light infantry division in the United States Army. They are based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

13 years ago

Tier 3

Highly trained, and proven under incredible fire, U.S. Border Patrol's BORTAC might just be the most elite force you've never heard of (Photo: Border Patrol)

BORTAC: A National-Level Tactical Unit of Border Patrol

BORTAC is an elite tactical unit of the United States Border Patrol. The Border Patrol (USBP or BP), as the mobile uniformed branch of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), has as

13 years ago

SWAT

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