Special Forces From All Over The World
The Hunter Corps
Jaegerkorpset, also known as The Hunter Corps is a Danish special forces unit of the Royal Danish Army, which the headquarters located in Aalborg Air Base. This elite unit’s primary tasks are covert ops, unconventional warfare, combat search and rescue, direct action and counter-terrorism, also they engage in hostage rescue, information operations and humanitarian missions. There are approximately more than 200 commandos in the unit.
Peruvian Armed Forces
Founded in 1821, the Fuerzas Armadas del Peru are the Peru’s military services, includes the independent army, Navy and Air Force components. Their main mission is to protect the country’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity against nearby any threats. They also participate in economic and social development of the country as well as in civil defense task s as optional missions. The headquarters are located in Lima and consists of over 150,000 active personal. The Peruvian National Police is often considered as a part of the armed forces, but in reality it is a different organization, with completely different missions and reports through the Ministry of Interior, while the armed forces through the Ministry of Defense.
Norwegian MJK
Marinejegerkommandoen is the naval special warfare component of the Norwegian Special Operation’s Forces alongside with the Forsvarets Spesialkommando, created in 1953. The unit’s base is located in Ramsund Naval Base, in the northern region of the country and operators are stationed on the Haakonsvern naval base in the southwestern region. The operators are specialized in full spectrum of ‘’Frogman’’ operations, such as swampland warfare, arctic warfare, special reconnaissance, protection of ships, counter-terrorism missions, hostage rescue and direct actions.
KCT
Royal Netherlands Army’s special forces, Korps Commandotroepen, is one of three principal units, specialized in special operations in the Netherlands along with Maritime Special Operations Forces and Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten. The KCT can be deployed to anywhere in the world, under any situation to conduct various special operations, such as counter-terrorism. They have been active since 1942 and their primary roles are direct actions, military assistance and special reconnaissance. Their garrison is located in Roosendaal.
Iraqi Special Operations Forces
Iraqi Special Forces unit, ISOF were created by coalition forces shortly after the invasion in 2003. Directed by the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Command, the forces have three brigades under its command. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense funds the Counter Terrorism Service. They have over 10,000 soldiers that specialized in anti-guerilla operations during the Iraqi War.
Commandos Marine
Special Operation Forces of the French Navy, the Commandos Marine, consists of more than 600 operatives including support units. It’s headquarters are located in the northwestern region of France, with several bases spread across the country for specific trainings. They have been active since 1947. They also called ‘’Green Berets’’ , which specializes in special operations, counter-terrorism, direct actions, long range recon, special recon, underwater demolition, joint terminal attack controller and amphibious warfare.
Combat Swimmers
The only special-purpose force of the German Navy, the Combat Swimmers, was created after the 2nd World War, when Germany joined NATO in 1955. The ‘’frogman force’’ garrisoned in Eckernforde and specializes in direct actions, airborne operations, counter-terrorism, special reconnaissance, special surveillance and military assistance.
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