Special forces

Garud Commandos of the Indian Air Force.
Abbreviation	SOF
Interest of	SOFREP
Military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces.

Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct covert operations, which may include: assassinations, sabotage or hostage rescue, among other things. During the Second World War every major army involved in the fighting created formations devoted to special operations behind enemy lines. In Russian-speaking countries, special forces of any country are typically called spetsnaz, an acronym for "special purpose".

Capabilities

Special forces capabilities include the following:

• Special reconnaissance and surveillance in hostile environments
• Foreign internal defense: Training and development of other states' military and security forces
• Offensive action (like controlled demolition and sniper tactics)
• Support to counter-insurgency through population engagement and support
• Counter-terrorism operations
• Sabotage and demolition
• Hostage rescue
• Protection
• Naval boarding
• underwater operations

In general a country will train it's special forces for any terrain that they can encounter, which may include alpine regions, desert, urban environment, jungle, or underwater missions.

 

Examples

Page name	Description
Paul Barril	French spook
French Foreign Legion	The Foreign Legion is what France uses to project power overseas
SBS	A UK Special Forces Unit
UK Special Forces
US/Army/Special Forces
Orde Wingate

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