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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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Special Operations Team Room

The Special Operations Team Room is a term that designates an ordinary room used by extraordinary men, as some operators like to describe it. So basically it is a room where they

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24th Special Tactics Squadron operators — 24th Special Tactics Squadron (Photo: USAF)

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 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The U.S. Air Force Tier 1 component to Joint Special

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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. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clayton Cupit)

Inside the World of Tier 1 Special Mission Units

In the United States military, Tier 1 units are frequently referred to as Special Mission Units (SMU). They are a classification of Special Operations Forces, known for their involvement in high-profile military

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Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine Operator during the training (Photo: German Army)

Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (KSM): German alternative to US Navy SEALs

The elite detachment of combat divers, Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (KSM), is a special unit of commandos of the German Navy that may serve as Germany’s response to the US Navy SEALs. Against

8 years ago

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Special Boat Service Motto — SBS motto: By Strenght and Guile

Special Boat Service (SBS): By Strength and Guile

Special Boat Service (SBS) is one of those units that you are probably heard about but still don’t know much about. In the world of special operations forces, they are considered one

9 years ago

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NZSAS who dares wins — New Zealand Special Air Service (NZAS) (Photo: XY)

NZSAS: A premier combat unit of the New Zealand Defence Force

The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) is widely considered to be the most elite unit in the New Zealand Army. Established on July 7th, 1955, they are commonly referred to as

10 years ago

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CSOR - Canada's Special Operations Regiment 5

Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR): A battalion-sized unit of the Canadian Armed Forces

Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) is the Canadian Armed Forces special operations force. It was created in 2006 and is based at CFB Petawawa in Ontario. The unit is tasked with conducting

12 years ago

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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

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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

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Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) operators during the 2021 "Black Star" exercise in Trollenhangen, Northern Germany (Photo: XY)

Kommando Spezialkraefte (KSK): A prime special operations unit of the German Bundeswehr

Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) is a highly trained and secretive special forces unit of the German Armed Forces. Established in 1996, the KSK comprises operators who have undergone rigorous training and selection to

13 years ago

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707th Special Mission Battalion in Tactical Gear — Members of the 707th Special Mission Battalion ready for action (Photo: XY)

707th Special Mission Group: The White Tigers of the Korean Peninsula

In the shadow of ongoing tensions with North Korea and the need for rapid response to terrorism and unconventional warfare, South Korea’s 707th Special Mission Group (SMG) stands as a symbol of

13 years ago

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Sayeret Matkal operators training at undisclosed location (Photo: IDF)

Sayeret Matkal: A Israel’s Equivalent to the Delta Force

Sayeret Matkal, a unit of the Israel Defense Forces, is widely considered one of the world’s most elite special forces units. Comparable in skill to the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, they have

13 years ago

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