Tier 1

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…

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…

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.

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…

Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine Operator during the training

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…

Special Boat Service Motto

Special Boat Service (SBS): By Strength and Guile

Special Boat Service (SBS) is one of those units that you are probably heard about but…

NZSAS who dares wins

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…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

Sayeret Matkal operators training at undisclosed location

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…

1st SFOD-D Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta 5

Delta Force: A mighty, secretive, and elite group of warriors

Delta Force is a mighty secretive unit of the Army, considered one of the world’s best…

Canada Joint Task Force 2 - JTF2

JTF2: A centerpiece of Canadian special operations

JTF2, or Joint Task Force 2, is a highly skilled and specialized unit of the Canadian…