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Contents 1 Albania 2 Algeria 3 Argentina 4 Australia 5 Austria 6 Bangladesh 7 Belgium 8 Bolivia 9 Bosnia 10 Botswana 11 Brazil 12 Brunei Darussalam 13 Bulgaria 14 Canada 15 China, People's Republic of 15.1 Hong Kong 15.2 Macau 16 Chile 17 Colombia 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19 Costa Rica 20 Croatia 21 Czech Republic 22 Denmark 23 Ecuador 24 Egypt 25 El Salvador 26 Eritrea 27 Estonia 28 Ethiopia 29 Fiji 30 Finland 31 France 32 Germany 33 Greece 34 Guatemala 35 Honduras 36 Iceland 37 India 38 Indonesia 39 Iran 40 Ireland 41 Israel 42 Italy 43 Japan 44 Kazakhstan 45 Kenya 46 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 47 Korea, Republic of 48 Kuwait 49 Kyrgyzstan 50 Latvia 51 Lebanon 52 Lithuania 53 Macedonia 54 Malaysia 55 Malta 56 Mexico 57 Netherlands 58 New Zealand 59 Norway 60 Pakistan 61 Peru 62 Philippines 63 Poland 64 Portugal 65 Romania 66 Russia/Soviet Union 67 Saudi Arabia 68 Serbia 69 Singapore 70 Slovakia 71 Slovenia 72 South Africa 73 Spain 74 Sri Lanka 75 Switzerland 76 Syria 77 Sweden 78 Taiwan (Republic of China) 79 Thailand 80 Tunisia 81 Turkey 82 Ukraine 83 United Arab Emirates 84 United Kingdom 85 United States 86 Venezuela 87 Vietnam 88 Zimbabwe

• Reparti i Neutralizimit te Elementit te Armatosur (RENEA)
• Reparti i Operacioneve Speciale (ROS) (disbanded 2002)
• Shqiponjat
• Batalioni Special Commando
• Regiment Commando
• FNSH
• Republican Guard Operative Company
• Reparti Special i Farkes
• Port Authority Security Force

• Groupe d'Intervention Spécial (GIS)

Army

• Special Operations Forces Group
  • 601 Air Assault Regiment
  • 601 Commando Company
  • 602 Commando Company
• 6th Mountain Cazadores Company
• 8th Mountain Cazadores Company
• 12th Jungle Cazadores Company
• 18th Jungle Cazadores Company

Navy

• Tactical Divers Group (APBT)
• Amphibious Commandos Group (APCA)

Air Force

• Special Operations Group (GOE)

Law Enforcement

• Federal Special Operations Group (GEOF)
• Hawk Special Operations Brigade (BEOH)
• Albatross Group
• Scorpion Group

See also: Special forces of Australia

Special Operations Command

• Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
  • Tactical Assault Group (West) (TAG West)
• 4th (Commando) Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4RAR [Cdo])
  • Tactical Assault Group (East) (TAG East)
• 1st Commando Regiment
• Incident Response Regiment
• 171st Aviation Squadron

Navy

• Clearance Diving Team

• Einsatzkommando Cobra (EKO Cobra)
• Jagdkommando

• Army Commandos
• Bangladesh Naval Commandos/Navy SEALs
• Para-Commandos
• Presidential Guard Regiment
• Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)
• Special Security Forces

• Land Component Special Forces Group (SFG)
• Federal Police Special Units (former SIE/ESI)

• Polivalente

• Crni Labudovi
• Zelene Beretke

• SSG

• BOPE
• Brigada de Operações Especiais
• 1º Batalhão de Forcas Especiais
• 1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos
• Centro de Instrução de Operações Especiais
• Comando de Operações Táticas
• Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais CORE - Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Força de Ação Rápida
• PELOPES
• COMANF
• GRUMEC
• GERR
• PARA-SAR
• Grupo de Ações Táticas Especiais GATE - Policia Militar do Estado de São Paulo
• Projeto Talon
• Corpo de Operações Especiais - COE - Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo
• Grupo de Operações Especiais - GOE - Polícia Civil do Estado de São Paulo

• Rejimen Pasukan Khas (Special Force Regiment)

• Army Special Operations Command
  • 68th Special Operations Brigade - 68ма Бригада за специални операции - Based in Plovdiv, formerly 68th Paratrooper Regiment , based on the concept of the 45th Force Recon Regimant of the Russian VDV. Now transformed in lines with NATO Special Forces requirements, being sertified for quick reaction duties
    • ALFA Company - NATO Rapid Reaction Force of 68th Brigade operators
  • 1st Para-Recon Regiment - 1ви Парашутно-разузнавателен полк - based in Sliven, being disbanded and soldiers absorbed into 68th SO Brigade
  • 34th Battalion for Psychological Warfare - 34ти Батальон за психологически операции - Sofia
• Army Operational Command
  • 101st Mountain Brigade - 101ва Планинска бригада - being transformed into an alpine warfare battalion and put under 68th Special Operations Brigade

• Air Force
  • (Combat) Search and Rescue Unit - Отряд за търсене и спасяване - based at Krumovo AB, made up of former 68th SO Brigade operatives

• Navy
  • Navy Combat Divers (Black Sea Sharks) - Морски разузнавателно-диверсионен отряд - Bulgarian equivalent of USNavy SEALs
  • Naval specialized research and analysis division (disbanded 2005)

• Ministry of Interior
  • Special Counter-Terror Force - Специализиран Отряд за Борба с Тероризма("The Barrets")
  • Counter-Terrorist Squads

Main article: Canadian special forces

• Devil's Brigade (World War II)
• The Canadian Airborne Regiment (1968-1995)
• Joint Task Force 2
• 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
• Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Company
• Marine Commando Regiment
• Canadian Special Operations Regiment

Police

• Emergency Response Team (RCMP) / Groupe Tactique d'Intervention]] (GTI)

Army

• People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces

Air Force

• People's Liberation Army 15th Airborne Corps

Navy

• PLA Marine Corps

Law Enforcement

Chinese Armed Police Force (CAPF)

• Snow Wolf Commando Unit (SWCU)
• Immediate Action Unit (IAU)
• Provincial Special Police Groups (SPG)

Municipal Public Security Police Bureaus

• Beijing SWAT Unit

Hong Kong Police

• Airport Security Unit (ASU)
• Police Tactical Unit (PTU)

• Special Duties Unit (SDU)
• Quick Reaction Force (QRF)

• Small Boat Unit (SBU)
• VIP Protection Unit (VIPPU, a.k.a. "G4")

Macau Public Security Police Force

• UNIDADE TÁCTICA DE INTERVENÇÃO DA POLÍCIA (Police Intervention Tactical Unit, UTIP, a.k.a. "Special Police")
  • Grupo de Operações Especiais (Special Operation Group, GOE, a.k.a. "Macau's Flying Tigers")

Macau Judiciary Police

Navy (Armada de Chile)

• Tactical Divers Group (COMBUTAC)
• Amphibious Commandos Group (COMANDOS)
• Agrupación de Comandos Infantería de Marina Nº 51 (Marines SOF unit)
• Comando de Buzos Tacticos de la Armada (Navy SF commandoes)

Army (Ejercito de Chile)

• 1st Parachute Battalion
• 1st Commando Company "Iquique"

FACH (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) [Air Force of Chile]

• Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales (Air Force SF/Commando unit)
• Paracaidistas de Busqueda, Salvamento y Rescate (PARASAR - Air Force SAR unit)
• Agrupación Antisecuestros Aéreos de la FACh- (ASA - Air Force anti-hijack unit)

Police

(Carabineros de Chile)

• Unidad Anti-Terroristes (UAT) of the National Police Force “Cobra”
• Grupo de Operaciones de Policia Especiales (GOPE) of the Carabineros

Civilian Police

(Policia de Investigaciones de Chile)

• Grupo de Operaciones Especiales de la Policia de Investigaciones de Chile (GRUPO ERTA)

Army

• Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales Antiterroristas Urbanas (AFEUR)
• Brigada Anti-Narcóticos
• Brigada De Fuerzas Especiales (BRFER)
• Fuerza De Despliegue Rápido (FUDRA)
• Grupos de Acción Unificada por la Libertad Personal (GAULA)
• Unidad De Aviación Del Ejército

Air Force

• Agrupación de Comandos Especiales Aereos (ACOEA) (Demonstration unit only)

Navy

• Grupo de Comandos Anfibios (GCA)

• 10th Special Infantry Brigade

• Unidad de Intervención Especial - DIS (Ministerio de la Presidencia)
• Servicio Policial de Intervención Inmediata - SPII-OIJ
• Unidad Especial de Apoyo - MSP
• Unidad de Intervención Policial (crowd-management) UIP (MSP)
• Unidad Tactica Policial - MSP
• Unidad Canina - MSP
• Policia Antidrogas - PCD (MSP)

Army:

• Special operations battalion SOBn
• 350. Recon Batallion
• ATVP(anti-terrorist military police)

Law Enforcement

• ATJ Lucko (anti-terrorist unit)

• 7th Reconnaissance Battalion
• SOG (Special Operations Group)
• 601st Special Forces Group (601st SFG Official Website)

• Danish Frogman Corps ("Frømandskorpset")
• Danish Hunter Force ("Jægerkorpset")
• Sleigh Patrol Sirius ("Slædepatruljen Sirius")
• Danish National Guard special support and reconnaissance unit ("Hjemmeværnets Særlige Støtte og Rekognosceringsenhed)
• The Police Task Force ("Politiets aktionsstyrke")

• Special Forces Brigade

• Unit 777
• HRF - Hostage Rescue Force

• Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista (CEAT)
• Grupo de Reacción Policial (GRP)
• Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOE)

• Eritrean Special Forces

• K-Commando

• 205th Commando Brigade
• 206th Commando Brigade
• Agazi Commando Division

• Police Tactical Response Unit

• Erillinen Pataljoona 4 (in the Continuation War)
• Karhuryhmä (Special unit of the Police)
• Border Guard Readiness Unit
• Utti Jaeger Regiment
• Taistelusukeltajat ("Combat divers")

Army

• Army Special Forces Brigade (BFST)
  • 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa)
  • 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e RDP)
  • ALAT detachment for Special Operations (DAOS)
• Intelligence Brigade
• Plongeurs de combat du génie (PCG)
• Equipes d'Observation dans la Profondeur (EOP)
• Unité de Recherche Humaine (URH)
• Pelotons de Reconnaissance et Balisage (PRB)

Air Force

• Commandos Parachutiste de l'Air (CPA 10, 20, and 30)
• Division des Operations Spéciales (DOS)
• Escadrille d'Helicopteres EH 01.067 "Pyrénées" (EH 1/67)

Navy

• Naval Commandos
• Escouade de Contre-Terrorisme et de Libération d'Otages
• Groupes de Plongeurs-Démineurs (GPD)
• Commandos de Recherche et d'Action en Jungle (CRAJ)

Gendarmerie

• Groupement de Sécurité et d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GSIGN)
  • Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EPIGN)
  • Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN)
  • Groupe de Sécurité de la Présidence de la République (GSPR)
  • Groupement interarmées d'hélicoptères (GIH, Air Force and Army Light Aviation helicopters for the GSIGN)
• Pelotons d'Intervention Inter-régionaux (PI2G)

National Police

• Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID)
• Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale (GIPN)

Department of Corrections

• Équipes régionales d’intervention et de sécurité (ERIS)

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure

• "11th Shock" (11e Bataillon Parachutiste de Choc, 11e BPC, 1946-1963; 11e Demi-Brigade Parachutiste de Choc, 11e DBPC, 1955-1963, 11e Régiment Parachutiste de Choc, 11e RPC, 1985-1993)
• Centre d'Instruction des Réserves Volontaires Parachutistes (CIRVP), Centre Parachutiste d'Instruction Spécialisée (CPIS) and Centre Parachutiste d'Entraînement Spécialisé (CPES)
• Centre d'Instruction des Nageurs de Combat (CINC) and Centre Parachutiste d'Entraînement aux Opérations Maritimes (CPEOM)
• Groupe Aérien Mixte 00.056 (GAM 56) "Vaucluse"

WWII

• Brandenburgers

Deutsche Demokratische Republik, DDR (German Democratic Republic 1949-1990)

• NVA 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger
• 9. Kompanie (Volkspolizei)

Deutsches Heer (German Army)

• Division Spezielle Operationen
  • Hochgebirgszüge (Mountain Leader) of the Gebirgsjäger
  • Freifallerzüge (Pathfinder) of the Fallschirmjäger
  • Fernspählehrkompanie 200 (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol)
  • Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK)

Deutsche Marine (German Navy)

• Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine (SEK M)
  • Kampfschwimmer (Combat Diver)
  • Minentaucher
  • Boarding Troops

Bundespolizei (Federal Police)

• GSG 9 (formerly Grenzschutzgruppe 9)

Landespolizei (State Police)

• Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK)
• Mobiles Einsatzkommando (MEK)

Zoll (Customs Police)

• Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll (ZUZ)

Army

• 1st Para-Commando Brigade (1st Taxiarhia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston, 1η ΤΑΞΚΔ-ΑΛ)
• Para-Commandos (Moires Alexiptotiston, ΜΑΛ)
• Alpine Commandos (Oreinoi Katadromeis, ΜΚ)
• Amphibious Commandos (Amphibioi Katadromeis, MAK)
• Special Paratrooper Detachment (Eidiko Tmima Aleksiptotiston, ETA)
• Z Amphibious Raider Squadron (Z Moira Amfivion Katadromon, Z MAK)
• 13th Joint Special Operations Comannd (13th Dioikisi Eidikon Epeixiriseon, 13η ΔΕΕ)

Navy

• Underwater Demolition Command (Dioikisi Ypovrihion Katastrofon, ΔΥΚ)

Air Force

• 31st Special Operations Squadron (31 Moira Eidikon Epihiriseon, 31η MEE)

Police

• Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (EKAM)

Coast Guard

• Special Operations Teams (OEA (Greece)|OEA)

• Kaibiles

• Batallon de Fuerzas Especiales
• TESON

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Icelandic Crisis Response Unit

Police

• Víkingasveitin (Viking Squad / Special Operations Unit of the National Commissioner)

Coast Guard

• Ordinance disposal Unit / Frogman team

Army

• Para Commandos
• Ghatak Force

Navy

• Marine Commando Force (MARCOS)

Air Force

• Garud Commando Force

Police Counter-terrorist Units

• National Security Guards

Other units

• Special Frontier Force
• Special Protection Group

Army / TNI AD

• Kopassus (Komando Pasukan Khusus / Army Special Force Command) TNI AD
• Tontaipur (Peleton Intai Tempur / The combat and reconnaissance platoon) Kostrad TNI AD
• Batalyon Raiders (Raiders Battalions) TNI AD

Navy / TNI AL

• Kopaska (Komando Pasukan Katak / Naval Special Force Command / Modelled on by US Navy SEAL) TNI AL

Marine Corp / Korps Marinir TNI AL

• Denjaka (Detasemen Jala Mengkara / Maritime Anti Terror) TNI AL
• Taifib (Intai Amphibi / Marine Reconnaissance) Korps Marinir TNI AL

Air Force / TNI AU

• Detachment Bravo (Modelled on by British SAS) PASKHAS TNI AU

Police / POLRI

• Brigade Mobil (National Police Special Operations Force, Police Commandos, Special Response team) POLRI
  • Detachment 88 (Police Counter-terrorist force)

Army

• Takavar

Revolutionary Guard Corps

• Qods Force

Police

• Emergency Response Unit (ERU)

Army

• Irish Army Rangers

Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)

• Infantry Corps
  • PALSAR Givaty (part of Givati Brigade)
  • PALSAR Golani (part of Golani Brigade)
  • PALSAR NAHAL (part of Nahal Brigade)
  • PALSAR T'zanhanim (part of Paratroopers Brigade)
• Armored Corps
  • PALSAR 7 (part of the 7th Brigade)
  • PALSAR 188 (part of 188 Brigade)
  • PALSAR 401 (part of 401 Brigade)
• Field Intelligence Corps
  • Shahaf (part of Shahaf Battalion)
  • Nitzan (part of Nitzan Battalion)
  • Nesher (part of Nesher Battalion)
• Engineering Corps
  • Sayeret Yahalom
• Special Mission Units
  • Sayeret Matkal
  • Sayeret Duvdevan
  • Alpinistim
  • LOTAR Eilat
  • Unit Oketz
  • TIBAM Team
  • Urban Tactical Unit (YATA)
  • General Staff Security Unit
  • Sayeret Egoz
• Air Force
  • Sayeret Shaldag
  • Airborne Rescue & Evacuation Unit (Unit 669)
  • Airplanes Security Unit
  • YANMAM
• Naval Force
  • Shayetet 13 (13th Flotilla)
  • YALTAM (Underwater Task Force)
  • YABAN
• Disbanded Units
  • Unit 101
  • Sayeret Haruv
  • Sayeret Rimon
  • Force 100
  • TAT'ZAM

Civilian Units

• Police
  • Gideonim
  • YAGAL
  • Public Transportation (Yoav, Horev, and Nit'zan)
• Prison Service
  • Nachshon
  • Dror
  • Masada
• Border Police (MAGAV)
  • YAMAM
  • YAMAS
  • YAMAG
  • MATILAN

Carabinieri

• Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS)

Polizia di Stato

• Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (NOCS)

Guardia di Finanza

• AntiTerrorismo Pronto Impiego (AT-PI)

Army

• 9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin"
• 185th Parachute Reconnaissance Regiment "Folgore"
• 4th Alpini Parachute Regiment "Monte Cervino"

Navy

• Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei ed Incursori "Teseo Tesei" (COMSUBIN) GOS (Gruppo Operativo Subacquei) e GOI (Gruppo Operativo Incursori)

Air Force

• Reparto Incursori dell'Aeronautica Militare (RIAM)

Ground Self-Defense Force

• 1st Airborne Brigade
  • Guide Unit
• Special Operations Group
• Western Army Infantry Regiment
  • Ranger Platoon

Maritime Self-Defense Force

• Maritime Interception Team
• Special Boarding Unit

National Police Agency

• Special Assault Team

Japan Coast Guard

• Special Security Team

• Aristan
• Spetznaz Brigade

• D Company, 20th Parachute Battalion
• Reece Company, General Service Unit (GSU)

• Light Infantry Training Guidance Bureau

Army

• Special Warfare Command
• 707th Special Mission Battalion (White Tiger)
• Military Police Special Guard Team (SGT)

Navy

• Naval Special Warfare Brigade (UDT/SEAL)

Air Force

• 6th Combat Control Team/Combat Search And Rescue (CCT/CSAR) Squadron

Marine Corps

• Force Reconnaissance
• Military Police Special Guard Team (SGT)

National Police

• Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT)

Coast Guard

• Sea Special Assault Team (SSAT)

• 10th Commando Battalion

• Kyrgyz Special Forces (Scorpion)

• OMEGA
• Speciālo uzdevumu vienība (SUV)

Army

• Commando Regiment
• Marine Commando Regiment

Police

• Fuhud (Panthers)(Special Police Unit)

• Aras
• Aitvaras
• Pasienio SPB

• Skorpii (Scorpions)
• Volci (Wolves)

Main article: Malaysian Special Operations Force

Army / ATM TDM

• 10 Paratrooper Brigade (Parachute Commando Forces) ATM TDM
• Grup Gerak Khas (GGK, English:(Special Force Group)) ATM TDM
  • 11th Rejimen Gerak Khas
  • 21st Commando Regiment
  • 22nd Commando Regiment

Navy / ATM TLDM

• PASKAL (Pasukan Khas Laut, English: Navy Special Force Unit) TLDM

Air Force / ATM TUDM

• PASKAU (Pasukan Khas Udara, English: Air Force Special Team) TUDM
  • Field Protection Team (Pasukan Kawalan Medan)
  • Combat Air Rescue Squadron (Skuadron Penyelamat Tempur Udara)
  • Tactical Assault Squadron (Skuadron Sayap Tempur)

Police / PDRM

• Pasukan Gerakan Khas (Police Counter-terrorist force) PDRM
  • 69th Commando Battalion (Police Commandos, Paramilitary Police, Bomb Squad)
  • Special Actions Unit (Police SWAT units, Counter-terrorist force, Special Response Teams)
• Police Combat Diving Unit (Marine Police SWAT, Counter-Piracy units, Maritime Anti Terror units) PDRM

Armed Forces

• C (Special Duties) Company (1st Regiment, Armed Forces)
• Rapid Deployment Team (2nd Regiment, Armed Forces)

Police

• Special Assignments Group

• Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (GAFE)
• Fuerzas Especiales (FES)
• Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando (High Command GAFE)
• Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOPES)

Former Dutch Indies

• Korps Speciale Troepen

Army

• Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)

Navy

• Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid Mariniers (BBE-M, Part of Netherlands Marine Corps)
• 7th Troop (Integrated with British SBS)
• Mountain Leader Platoon (Integrated with British ML)

Military Police

• Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB)

Police

• Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI)
• Arrestatieteam

• Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZSAS)

• Special Tactics Group (STG) - NZ Police

Army

• • Norwegian Army Paratroopers (Fallskjermjegere)
  • Norwegian Special Force (Forsvarets spesialkommando/ Hærens Jegerkommando, FSK/HJK)

Navy

• Naval Ranger Branch (Marinens jegervåpen)
  • Norwegian Naval Special Forces (Marinejegerkommandoen, MJK)
  • Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command (Kystjegerkommandoen, KJK)
  • Norwegian Mine Diver Command (Minedykkerkommandoen)
  • Tactical Boat Squadron

Air Force

• 720 Squadron

Law Enforcement

• Team Delta (Beredskapstroppen)

Army

• Special Services Group

Navy

• Special Service Group Navy

Air Force

• Special Service Wing

Navy

• Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales (FOES)
• Unidad Especial de Combate (UEC)
• Agrupamiento de Comandos Anfibios

• Light Reaction Battalion
• 1st Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) (SFR "A")
• 1st Scout Ranger Regiment (FSRR)
• Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion
• Special Warfare Group
• 710th Special Operations Wing
• Special Action Force
• Special Reaction Unit
• Philippine National Police Aviation Security Command
• National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorist Division
• Philippine Coast Guard Special Operations Group

Army

• 1st Special Commando Regiment
• GROM (Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego)

Navy

• Grupa Specjalna Płetwonurków FORMOZA (GSP FORMOZA)

Police

• Pododdziały Antyterrorystyczne (Zarzad Operacji Antyterrorystycznych, ZOA KGP)

Army

• Comandos (Commandos)
• Operações Especiais (Special Forces)
• Companhia de Precursores (Paratrooper Pathfinders Company)

Navy

• Destacamento de Acções Especiais (Special Actions Detachment)
• Destacamentos de Mergulhadores Sapadores (Combat Divers Detachments)

Air Force

• Combat Search and Rescue Unit

Security Forces (Public Security Police & National Republican Guard)

• Grupo de Operações Especiais ( Special Operations Group)
• Companhia de Operações Especiais (Special Operations Company)

• Detaşamentul de Intervenţie Rapidă (MApN)
• Recon
  • 528th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 317th Reconnaissance Battalion
• Special Operations Command
  • Batalionul 1 Operaţii Speciale
  • Batalionul de Informatii (HUMINT)
  • Departamentul Operatiuni Psihologice (PSY OPS)
• Navy
  • 307th Marine Battalion
  • Scafandri de luptă (Combat Divers)

• Alpha Group (FSB).
• Beta Group
• Delfin (Dolphin)
• Saturn
• Kaskad (Cascade)
• Grom (Thunder)
• Vympel (Pennant, aka Group V) (FSB)
• Spetsnaz (Spetsialnoje Naznachenie)
  • Spetsnaz GRU
  • Naval infantry Spetsnaz (black berets)
• VDV
  • Independent Air Assault Brigades
  • 45th Distinct Reconnaissance Regiment
• MVD
  • OSNAZ (Rus, Vityaz, Grom)
  • ODON (Separate Operational Purpose Division)
  • OMON
  • OMSN (SOBR)
  • Berkut (Golden Eagles)
  • Kondor
• SVR
  • Zaslon

• Special Emergency Force
• Saudi Lightning Force

Army

Special Brigade

• 63rd Paratroop Battalion
• 72nd Reconnaissance-commando Battalion
• Anti-terrorist Battalion

Navy

• 93 River Center

Military Police

• Battalion of Military Police Cobras

Law enforcement

• Gendarmerie (Serbia)
• SAJ (Special Anti-terrorist Unit)
• PTJ (Anti-terror unit)

Army

• Commandos Formation
  • Singapore Special Operations Force (SOF)

Navy

• Naval Diving Unit (NDU)

Law enforcement

• Singapore Police Force
  • Special Operations Command
    • Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR)
  • Police Coast Guard
    • Special Task Squadron (STS)

• 5th PSU

• Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department - Slovakia

• MORiS
• Enota za specialno delovanje (Unit for special operations)
• Specialna Enota Policije (SEP)

Army

• Special Forces Brigade (SFB), commonly known as "Recces" an abbvreviation for "reconnaissance commandos".

Police

• Special Task Force (STF)

Army

• Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE) (Army Special Operations Command)

Air Force

• Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)

Navy

• Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (Special Operations Unit - UOE)
• Unidad Especial de Buceadores de Combate (UEBC)

Guardia civil

• Grupo de Accion Rapida

Police

• Grup Especial d'Intervenció
• Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)

Army

• Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment (CR)
• Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment (SF)

Navy

• Special Boat Squadron (SBS)

Air Force

• Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment Special Force

Police

• Special Task Force (STF)

Army

• Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17
• Grenadiers (Special Forces)
  • Army Reconnaissance Detachment

Police

• Détachement Action Rapide et Dissuasion (DARD)

• Special Defence Companies

Army

• Särskilda Skyddsgruppen (Special Protection Group)
• Särskilda Inhämtningsgruppen (Special Reconnaissance Group)

Police

• Nationella Insatsstyrkan (Police CT Unit)

Army

• Aviation and Special Warfare Command
• Airborne Special Services Company (ASSC)
• 862nd Special Warfare Brigade
• 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion (ROC Army Frogmen, also known as the Sea Dragons)
• Underwater Demolitons Unit (UDU)(disbanded)

Military Police Command

• Special Services Company (Nighthawks Force)

Marine Corps

• Special Service Company

National Police Agency (NPA)

• Air Police Corps
• Special Police Corps
  • Wei-An Special Services Commando
• Thunder Squad (Police CT unit)

Coast Guard Administraion (CGA)

• Special Task Unit

Military

• Royal Thai Army Special Forces
• Royal Thai Air Force Commando Company
• Royal Thai Air Force Pararescue
• Royal Thai Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion
• Royal Thai Navy SEALs

Police

• Royal Thai Police Arintaraj 26 Special Operations Unit (Metro Bangkok SWAT)
• Royal Thai Police Naresuan 261 Special Operations Unit (Border Patrol Police SWAT)

• GCGN
• USGN

• Bordo Bereliler
• Ozel Jandarma Komando Bolugu
• Su Altı Taaruz (SAT)
• Su Altı Savunma (SAS)

• Berkut (Golden Eagles)

• Commando Squadron
• Police Special Unit

Armed forces

Main article: United Kingdom Special Forces

• United Kingdom Special Forces
  • Special Air Service (SAS)
  • Special Boat Service (SBS)
  • Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)
• Units in direct support of SF
  • Special Forces Support Group (SFSG)
  • 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
  • Joint Special Forces Avaiation Wing

• Disbanded units :
  • Long Range Desert Group (LRDG, WWII)
  • Popski's Private Army
  • Combined Operations Pilotage Parties
  • Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (Its traditions are carried on by the SBS)
  • Force 136
  • V Force
  • Small Scale Raiding Force
  • Raiding Support Regiment

Main article: United States Special Operations Forces

• Counter-Terrorist Units
  • Intelligence Support Activity (known under various codenames since 1989, including Centra Spike, Torn Victor and Gray Fox)
  • FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT)

• United States Army
  • Delta Force
  • United States Army Special Forces ("Green Berets")
  • United States Army Rangers
  • Long Range Surveillance
  • 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR (A) also known as "Night Stalkers")
  • Civil Affairs
  • Psychological Operations

• United States Navy
  • DEVGRU Navy Special Warfare Development Group "DEVGRU"
  • SEAL (SEa, Air, Land) Teams
  • Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC "Swics", Special Boat Teams)
  • SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams
  • EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

• United States Air Force
  • Air Force Special Tactics ("Air Commandos")
    • Combat Controllers
    • Pararescue
    • Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), a pararescue officer
    • Special Operations Weather Technician
    • S.E.R.E. Specialist

• United States Marine Corps
  • Force Reconnaissance ("Force Recon")
  • Radio Reconnaissance Platoon
  • Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team ("FAST")
  • Special Reaction Teams
  • Surveillance and Target Acquisition sniper
  • Scout Sniper

• United States Coast Guard
  • Port Security Units (overseas port security for U.S. Navy and allied civilian installations)
  • Law Enforcement Detachments
  • Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST)

• Intelligence Community Special Units
  • Strategic Support Branch (SSB, DIA)
  • Special Activities Division (CIA)
  • Special Collection Service (SCS, joint NSA - CIA)
  • Proactive and Preemptive Operations Group (P2OG, DoD)

• Brigada de Acciones Especiales (BAE)
• Grupo de Acciones Especiales (GAE, GAC)
• JCEF
• 5 División de Infantería de Selva
• 507 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Coronel Domingo Montes"
• 107 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "General en Jefe José Gregorio Monagas"
• Comando de Operaciones Especiales "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda"
• Unidad de Fuerzas Especiales

• Đặc công (Special Attack Unit)

Main article: Special Forces of Zimbabwe

• One Commando Regiment
• One Parachute Regiment
• Combat Diving Unit
• Special Air Service
• Anti Terrorism Unit
• Boat Squadron