List of military special forces units

Definition

The units are to trained to conduct special operations being referred to as either special forces or special operations forces.

The current NATO definition of special operations is:-

special operations military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained, and equipped forces, manned with selected personnel, using unconventional tactics, techniques, and modes of employment.

In 2001, NATO agreed definitions with Russia defining special operations and special operations forces:-

special operations military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, trained and equipped forces using operational techniques and modes of employment not standard to conventional forces. These activities are conducted across the full range of military operations independently or in coordination with operations of conventional forces to achieve political, military, psychological and economic objectives. Politico-military considerations may require clandestine, covert or discreet techniques and the acceptance of a degree of physical and political risk not associated with conventional operations.

special-operations forces strategic formations and units of the armed forces, whose role is to conduct sabotage, reconnaissance, subversive and other special operations on the territory of foreign countries. In wartime they may also be assigned tasks such as intelligence-gathering, the seizure or destruction of key installations, the conduct of psychological operations or the organization of insurgencies in the enemy's rear area. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have separate special-operations forces brigades, battalions and companies which are integrated with the intelligence assets of military districts, fronts, fleets, armies or corps.

The United States definition of special operations is:-

special operations operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces, requiring regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk.

The Canadian definition of special operations forces is:-

special operation forces organizations containing specially trained personnel that are organized, equipped and trained to conduct high-risk, high value, special operations to achieve military, political, economic, or international objectives by using special and unique operational methodologies in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive area to achieve desired tactical operational, and/or strategic effects in times of peace, conflict, or war.

These are distinct from special-purpose infantry units such as the Royal Marine Commandos.

For other units, see:

List of non-combat military special units

List of defunct special forces units

List of paratrooper forces

List of marine forces

List of special police units

List of military diving units

Albania

Albanian Armed Forces

Special Operations Battalion (Albania)

Afghanistan

Afghan National Army Special Operations Command

Afghan National Army Commando Brigade

Afghan National Army Special Forces

Angola

Angolan Armed Forces

Special Forces Brigade(BRIFE) — reported 2007, located at Cabo Ledo region, northern Bengo Province.

Special Actions Group(GAE)

Armenia

Armenian Army

one spetsnaz regiment (Source IISS). A special forces presence was reported in the Russian-language internet at Nubarashen district, part of Yerevan, in 2012.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Armed Forces

Special Forces of Azerbaijan (XTQ) The Special Forces of Azerbaijan is a military unit of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It was established in 1999 under the Ministry of Defense. Typically 30 out of 500 candidates earn the "Maroon beret" certificate.

Australia

Special Operations Command (Army)

1st Commando Regiment

2nd Commando Regiment
Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (East)

Special Air Service Regiment (SASR)
Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (West)

Royal Australian Navy

Clearance Diving Branch (RAN)

Royal Australian Air Force

No. 4 Squadron CCT

Austria

Austrian Army

Jagdkommando

1st Special Operations Task Group

2nd Special Operations Task Group

3rd Special Operations Task Group (Reserve)

Bangladesh

Special Warfare Diving And Salvage

Belarus

Armed Forces of Belarus

5th Separate Spetsnaz Brigade

22nd Spetsnaz Company (Western Operational Command)

33rd Guards Spetsnaz Detachment

527th Spetsnaz Company

Belgium

Belgian Land Component

Special Forces Group

Botswana

Commando unit

Brazil

Brazilian Army

Brazilian Special Operations Brigade

1st Special Forces Battalion (1º BFEsp) - (1º Batalhão de Forças Especiais)

1st Commando Battalion (1º BAC) - (1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos)

1st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Company - (1ª Companhia de Defesa Química, Biológica, Radiológica e Nuclear)

3rd Special Forces Company (3ª Cia FEsp) - (3ª Companhia de Forças Especiais)

Special Operation Support Battalion

Special Operations Platoon (Pelopes): One for each unit - (Pelotão de Operações Especiais)

Brazilian Air Force

Airborne Rescue Squadron (Para-SAR) - (Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento)

Dagger Platoon - (Pelotão Punhal)

Special Operations Platoon (Pelopes): One for each infantry unit - (Pelotão de Operações Especiais)

Brazilian Navy

Marine Corps Special Operations Battalion (COMANF) - (Batalhão de Operações Especiais de Fuzileiros Navais)

Combat Divers Group (GRUMEC) - (Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate)

Brunei

Royal Brunei Land Forces

Special Forces Regiment (SFR) - (Malay: Regimen Pasukan Khas (RPK))

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Land Forces

68th Special Forces Brigade

Bulgarian Navy

63rd Naval Special Forces Reconnaissance Detachment "Black Sea Sharks"

Cambodia

Royal Cambodian Army

911 Special Forces Regiment

Brigade 70 (B-70)

Canada

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

(Air Force)

427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS)

(Army)

Canadian Special Operations Regiment

Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2)

Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit

(Navy)

Enhanced Naval Boarding Party

China

People's Liberation Army Marine Corps

Special Operations Battalion

Special Forces Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion

People's Liberation Army Ground Force

People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces

Colombia

National Army of Colombia

Rapid Deployment Force(FUDRA)

Anti-Narcotics Brigade

Air Assault Aviation Division

Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group(AFEUR)

Special Forces Brigade

Unified Action Groups for Personal Liberty(GAULA)

Congo Democratic Republic of

391st Commando battalion URR

Croatia

Special Operations Command (Croatia)

Czech Republic

Army of the Czech Republic (ACR)

102nd Reconnaissance Battalion

601st Special Forces Group

Denmark

A brief from the Royal Danish Defence College listed two Danish special operations units:

Jægerkorpset (Royal Danish Army)

Frømandskorpset (Royal Danish Navy)

Two other Danish units have some claim to special forces status. The Danish Home Guard's Special Support and Reconnaissance Company is capable of behind-the-lines stay-behind reconnaissance, similar to the Cold War role of the British 21 and 23 SAS Regiments. The Royal Danish Navy also maintains a unique ski patrol unit that conducts dog patrols of Greenland throughout the year. This unit, the Sirius Patrol, maintains a combat capability.

Egypt

Sa'ka Forces Thunderbolt Forces

Counter-terrorism unit

Military reconnaissance

Egyptian Paratroopers

Navy Special Operations Brigade

Estonia

Estonian Special Operations Force (ESTSOF)

Ethiopia

Agazi Commando Division

205th/206th Commando Brigade

Anti-Terrorism Battalion

ESOF(400 men detachment)

Finland

Finnish Army

Special Jaeger Company (Finnish: Erikoisjääkärikomppania) of the Utti Jaeger Regiment

Finnish Navy

Special Action Detachment (Finnish: Erikoistoimintaosasto) of Coastal Brigade

The conscript-training units Parachute Jaeger Company (Finnish: Laskuvarjojääkärikomppania) of Utti Jaeger Regiment, the Diver School (Finnish: Sukeltajakoulu) of the Coastal Brigade and the Special Border Jaeger Company (Finnish: Erikoisrajajääkärikomppania) of the Finnish Border Guard Border and Coast Guard School are called in common parlance special forces. While they are volunteer-only, they are not standing professional formations like the others mentioned, but units training conscripts to serve as reservists in special operations forces during a crisis.

Thus, some official Finnish Defence Forces sources state that the only special forces in Finland are the Special Jaeger Company and the Special Action Detachment.

France

Special Operations Command

Armée de Terre (Army)

1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment

13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment

4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment

Marine Nationale (Navy)

Commandos Marine

Armée de l'Air (Air Force)

No 10 Air Parachute Commando

ET 03/61 Poitou

Gabon

Commandos Fusiliers Marins (COFUSMA)

Presidential Guard Unit

Georgia

Georgian Army

Special Operations Brigade

1st Special Operations Group

Naval Group Special Operations

Mountain-Reconnaissance Special Battalion

Support-Maintenance Battalion

Germany

German Army

Rapid Forces Division

Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK)

Special Operations Force Air Rotary Wing

German Navy

Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (KSM)

Kampfschwimmer

German Air Force

Luftwaffensicherungsstaffel S (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33), Buchel Air Base

Greece

Hellenic Army

1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η ΤΑΞΚΔ-ΑΛ)

13th Special Operations Command

Guatemala

Armed Forces of Guatemala

Special operation force brigade "Kaibil"

Fuerza Especial Naval

Hungary

HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion

HDF 25/88th Light Mixed Battalion

HDF 5/24th 'Gergely Bornemissza' Reconnaissance Battalion

Special Frontier Force

Indian Army

Para Commandos

Ghatak Force

Indian Navy

Marine Commandos (MARCOS)

Indian Air Force

Garud Commando Force

Indonesia

Indonesian Army

Special forces Kopassus including the counter-terrorism unit known as: Detasemen Khusus 81 (Penanggulangan Teror) or "SatGultor"

Indonesian Navy

Frogman Kopaska, reconnaissance battalion Taifib and counter-terrorism unit Denjaka. Taifib are commandos from the Indonesian Marine Corps.

Indonesian Air Force

Airfield defence troops Paskhas including the counter-terrorism unit Bravo Detachment 90

Iraq

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau reports to the Prime Minister directly. The Iraqi CTB oversees the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command, a formation that includes all Iraqi Special Operations Forces (two brigades, according to the IISS 2013). As of 30 June 2009, there had been legislation in progress for a year to make the Iraqi CTB a separate ministry.

Ireland

Irish Army

Army Ranger Wing (ARW)

Israel

Military Intelligence Directorate

Sayeret Matkal (General Staff Reconnaissance Unit 269)

Israeli Navy

Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13)

Israeli Air Force

Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team / Unit 5101)

Italy

Italian Army

9th Parachute Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" (Tier 1)

185th Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" (Tier 2)

4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment (Tier 2)

3rd Special Operations Helicopter Regiment (Tier 2)

Italian Navy

Comando Subacquei ed Incursori (COMSUBIN) (Tier 1)

GOI Gruppo Operativo Incursori (Operative Raiders Group)

GOS Gruppo Operativo Subacquei (Operative Divers Group)

Italian Air Force

17º Stormo Incursori (ex R.I.A.M., CCT) (Tier 1)

Carabinieri

Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (GIS) (Tier 1)

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Special Forces Group.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Special Boarding Unit

Jordan

Joint Special Operations Command

71st Counter Terrorism Battalion

Kenya

Special Operations Regiment (Kenya)(SOR)

30th Special Forces Battalion (30SF)

40th Ranger Strike Force (40RSF)

Kuwait

Kuwait 25th Commando Brigade

One special forces unit [forming] (IISS Military Balance 2013)

Malaysia

Malaysian Army

Grup Gerak Khas (GGK)

10 Paratrooper Brigade (Malaysia) (10 Para)

Royal Malaysian Air Force

PASKAU

Royal Malaysian Navy

PASKAL

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Army

Groupe d'Intérvention de La Gendarmerie Royale (GIGR)

Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie

Groupement de Sécurité Gendarmerie Royale (GSIGR)

Netherlands

Netherlands Army

Korps Commandotroepen (KCT)

Netherlands Navy

Korps Mariniers

Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF)

Royal Marechaussee

Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB)

New Zealand

Special Operations Command

1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment

Nigeria

Nigerian Army Special Operations Command

72nd Special Forces Battalion, Makurdi (Nigerian Army)

AFSF Armed Forces Special Forces

Nigerian Navy

Special Boat Service

Norway

Norwegian Armed Forces

Norwegian Special Operations Command (NORSOCOM)

Marinejegerkommandoen (MJK)

Forsvarets Spesialkommando (FSK)

Pakistan

Pakistan Army

Special Service Group (SSG)

Special Response Force (SRF) was created in April 2012 to strengthen the security of strategic nuclear assets.

Pakistan Navy

Special Service Group Navy (SSGN)

Pakistan Air Force

Special Service Wing (SSW)

Philippines

Philippine Air Force

710th Special Operations Wing

Philippine Army Special Operations Command

1st Scout Ranger Regiment

Special Forces Regiment

Light Reaction Battalion

Philippine Marine Corps

Philippine Marine Corps Force Recon Battalion

Philippine Navy

Naval Special Warfare Group

Poland

Wojska Specjalne

Dowództwo Wojsk Specjalnych

Jednostka Wojskowa Agat (JW Agat)

Jednostka Wojskowa Formoza (JW Formoza)

Jednostka Wojskowa Grom (JW Grom)

Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów (JW Komandosów)

Jednostka Wojskowa Nil (JW Nil)

7 Eskadra Działań Specjalnych (7 eds) operational command only

Portugal

Portuguese Army

Commando Battalion

Paratroopers

Pathfinders Company

Special Operations Force

Portuguese Navy

Portuguese Marine Corps

Special Actions Detachment (DAE)

Boarding Platoon (PelBoard)

Sappers Divers Group

Portuguese Air Force

Tactical Operations of Protection Core (NOTP)

Romania

Ministry of Defense

Direcţia Generală de Informaţii a Apărării

Detaşamentul Special de Protecţie şi Intervenţie

Romanian Land Forces:

6th Special Operations Brigade "Mihai Viteazu"

Russia

Special Operations Forces, subordinate directly to the MoD

Special Operations Command (KSO)

TsSN "Senezh"

Russian Ground Forces

2nd Special Purpose Brigade in Promezhitsa, Pskov Oblast

3rd Special Purpose Brigade in Tolyatti

10th Special Purpose Brigade in Mol'kino, Krasnoyarsk Territory

14th Special Purpose Brigade in Ussuriysk

16th Special Purpose Brigade in Tambov

22nd Special Purpose Guards Brigade in Stepnoi, Rostov Oblast

24th Special Purpose Brigade in Irkutsk

Russian Airborne Troops

45th Guards Special Purpose Brigade

Russian Navy

Naval Special Operations Units

442nd Detached Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN – Pacific Fleet)

420th Detached Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN – Northern Fleet)

431st Detached Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN – Black Sea Fleet)

561st Detached Naval Reconnaissance Spetsnaz Point (omrpSpN – Baltic Fleet)

Republic of China

Republic of China Army

Aviation and Special Forces Command

862 Special Operation Group

871 Special Operation Group

Parachute Team(God Dragon)

101st Reconnaissance Battalion (Sea Dragon Frogman)

Special Service Company(Liangshan)

Republic of China Marine Corps

Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit

1st Reconnaissance Company

2nd Reconnaissance Company

3rd Reconnaissance Company

Special Service Company(Black Clothes)

Underwater Demolition Company

Support Company

Republic of China Navy

Underwater Operations Unit

Republic of China Military Police

Special Services Company(Night Hawk)

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea Army

Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command

1st Special Forces Brigade (Eagle)

3rd Special Forces Brigade (Flying Tiger)

Oversea Deployment Group (Whole World) (Formerly 5th Special Mission Group 'Black Dragon')

7th Special Forces Brigade (Pegasus)

9th Special Forces Brigade (Ghost)

11th Special Forces Brigade (Golden Bat)

13th Special Forces Brigade (Black Panther)

707th Special Mission Battalion (White Tiger)

Republic of Korea Navy

Special Warfare Flotilla:

1st Battalion (main strike force divided into four specialized units)

Special Warfare Squadron (SEAL)

Underwater Demolition Team (UDT)

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD)

Maritime Rescue/Counter Terrorism Unit (CT/VBSS)

3rd Battalion (Support)

5th Battalion (Support)

5th Flotilla:

55th Salvage Squadron

Ship Salvage Unit (SSU)

Republic of Korea Air Force

Combat Control Team (CCT)

6th Search and Rescue Group

233rd Rescue Battalion

235th Rescue Battalion

Serbia

Serbian Army

Special Brigade

Special Military Police Battalion "Cobras"

Counter-terrorist Battalion of MP"Falcons"

72nd Reconnaissance-Commando Battalion

Slovakia

Military of Slovakia

5th Special Forces Regiment (Slovakia)

Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces

Special Operations Force (Singapore)

Special Operations Task Force

Naval Diving Unit (Singapore)

Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation

Special Operations Force (Singapore)

South Africa

South African National Defence Force

Special Forces Brigade

4th Special Forces Regiment (South Africa)

5th Special Forces Regiment (South Africa)

Spain

Defence Staff (Joint Operations Command)

Joint Special Operations Command (Spain) Mando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales (MCOE)

Spanish Army

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

2nd Special Operations Group "Granada"

3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia"

4th Special Operations Group "Tercio del Ampurdán"

19th Special Operations Group "Maderal Oleaga"

Special Operations Command Headquarters Group

Spanish Navy

Naval Special Warfare Force (FGNE)

Special Operations Unit (Unidad de Operaciones Especiales)

Spanish Air Force

Airborne Combat Parachute Engineers Squadron (Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC))

Sweden

Swedish Armed Forces

Special Operations Task Group (SOG)

Swedish Army

Life Regiment Hussars (K3)

32. Reconnaissance Battalion

Parachute Ranger Company (FJS)

Swedish Royal Navy

Amphibious Corps

1st Marine Regiment (Amf 1)

Coastal Jaeger Company (KJ)

Switzerland

Swiss Army

Kommando Spezialkräfte KSK (Special Forces Command)

Professional units

Army Reconnaissance Detachment (ARD 10)

Militärpolizei Spezialdetachement (Military Police Special Detachment)

Militia units

Grenadier Battalion 20

Grenadier Battalion 30

Grenadier Battalion 40 (Reserve)

Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17 (Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17)

Turkey

Combined Arms

Special Forces Command (aka Maroon Berets)

Turkish Naval Forces

Underwater Offence Group Command (SAT)

Turkish Air Force

Combat Search and Rescue Command

Gendarmerie General Command

Gendarmerie Special Operations Command (JÖH)

Thailand

Royal Thai Army

Special Warfare Command - (Thai: หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษ)

Task Force 90 - (Thai: ฉก.90 กองปฏิบัติการพิเศษ). Part of 3rd Special Forces Regiment - (Thai: กรมรบพิเศษที่3) (รพ.ศ. 3พัน4)

Royal Thai Navy

Naval Special Warfare Command (Navy SEALs) - (Thai: หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษทางเรือ)

Royal Thai Air Force

Special Operations Regiment - (Thai: กรมปฏิบัติการพิเศษ กองทัพอากาศ)

Ukraine

Ministry of Internal Affairs units

Omega: Stationed in Kyiv the unit has been active in the 2014 War in Donbass. Designed to combat terrorism, often works along with Vega special forces unit.

Scorpion: Specializes in the defense of Ukraine's nuclear facilities

Falcon: Stationed in Kyiv and designed to battle organized crime

Griffin: Tasked with protecting courts, ensure the safety of judges

Jaguar: Regiment tasked with stopping hooliganism, cease riots, suppressing riots in prisons.

Titan: Ensuring the safety of foreign deputies, investigating fraud and counter-fitting rings.

Vega: Combat terrorism, works closely with the Omega unit.

Ministry of Defense Units

Ukrainian Ground Forces units

3rd Separate Spetsnaz Regiment (Kropyvnytskyi)

8th Separate Spetsnaz Regiment (Khmelnitskyi)

140th Special Purpose Center (Khmelnitskyi)

Ukrainian Navy units

73rd Special Naval Center (73 MTSSN) (Ochakiv)

Security Service of Ukraine

Alpha Group

United Kingdom

British Army

Special Air Service (S.A.S.)

22 Special Air Service Regiment

21 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve)

23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve)

Special Reconnaissance Regiment

18 Signal Regiment (Royal Corps of Signals)

Special Forces Support Group

Royal Air Force/British Army

Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing

7 Squadron (Royal Air Force)

Special Forces Flight of 47 Squadron (Royal Air Force)

657 Squadron (Army Air Corps, British Army)

658 Squadron (Army Air Corps, British Army)

Royal Navy

Special Boat Service (S.B.S.)

Special Boat Service (Reserve)

United States

Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC)

Delta Force (1st SFOD-D)

Intelligence Support Activity (ISA)

Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU/"SEAL Team Six")

Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group (AVTEG)

24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS)

427th Special Operations Squadron (427th SOS)

United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

United States Army Special Forces Command (Airborne)

1st Special Forces Group

3rd Special Forces Group

5th Special Forces Group

7th Special Forces Group

10th Special Forces Group

19th Special Forces Group (National Guard)

20th Special Forces Group (National Guard)

75th Ranger Regiment

1st Ranger Battalion

2nd Ranger Battalion

3rd Ranger Battalion

Special Troops Battalion

United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC)

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment "Night Stalkers"

Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion

United States Army Special Operations Command Flight Company

Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)

Naval Special Warfare Group 1: SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5, 7

Naval Special Warfare Group 2: SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8, 10

Naval Special Warfare Group 3: SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1

Naval Special Warfare Group 4: Special Boat Teams 12, 20, 22

Naval Special Warfare Group 10

Naval Special Warfare Group 11: SEAL Teams 17, 18 (Reserves)

Naval Special Warfare Center

United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

1st Special Operations Wing

24th Special Operations Wing

27th Special Operations Wing

193d Special Operations Wing (ANG)

919th Special Operations Wing (AFRC)

352nd Special Operations Group

353rd Special Operations Group

United States Air Force Special Operations Training Center

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC)

Marine Raider Regiment

Marine Special Operations Support Group

Venezuela

Venezuelan Army

107th Special Operations Battalion

509th Special Operations Battalion

Venezuelan Air Force

Special Operations Air Group 10

Special Operations Air Group 15

Special Operations Air Group 17

Vietnam

Under the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (Bộ Tổng Tham mưu Quân đội Nhân dân Việt Nam)

Commando (Binh chủng Đặc công), including:

Land commando (Đặc công bộ)

Naval commando (Đặc công nước or Đặc nhiệm Hải quân)

Airborne commando (Đặc công dù)

Special reconnaissance (Trinh sát Đặc nhiệm): the reconnaissance force is not a separate branch, every armed branch has a reconnaissance team.

Non-combat special units

While the Submarine Parachute Assistance Group is a relatively overt unit, references to the JSOC units below are rare. Possibly the only authoritative source is Ambinder, Marc, and D. B. Grady The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army, John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

 Australia: Special Operations Engineer Regiment

 Canada: Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU)

 United Kingdom: Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (Royal Navy, Naval Service)

 United States: Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Communications Unit

Joint Communications Integration Element (JCIE)

Joint Intelligence Brigade (JIB)

Joint Medical Augmentation Unit (JMAU)

United States Army Skills Evaluation Detachment (USASED) - selection/recruiting unit for "Grey Fox"

 United States: United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command

Systems Integration Management Office (SIMO)