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Unit 212 – Maglan [110] Unit 217 – Duvdevan; Unit 621 – Egoz; Israeli Navy. 13th Flotilla – Shayetet 13; Israeli Air and Space Force. 7th Special Air Forces Wing Unit 5101 – Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) [111] Unit 669 – Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit; Unit 5700 - Forward Air Field ...
United States special operations forces (SOF) are the active and reserve component forces of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force within the US military, as designated by the Secretary of Defense and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.
A list of several such code words can be seen at Byeman Control System. Exercise terms – a combination of two words, normally unclassified, used exclusively to designate an exercise or test [ 1 ] In 1975, the Joint Chiefs of Staff introduced the Code Word, Nickname, and Exercise Term System (NICKA) which automated the assignment of names.
SEASPRAY, an aviation unit for military covert operations during the 1980s Red Cell , U.S. " Tiger team " active in the 1980s Task Force Ranger ( Operation Gothic Serpent ), U.S Army Special Ops(75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Ranger Battalion/ 160th SOAR/ Special Ops Detachment DELTA or Delta Force, now known as CAG)task force deployed to Somalia ...
Defilade: a unit or position is "defiladed" if it is protected from direct exposure to enemy fire; see also Hull-down. DUSTOFF: a now traditional call sign for US Army Air Ambulance helicopter operations engaging in MEDEVAC. Echelon formation: a military formation in which members are arranged diagonally.
This potential required such units to be organized and commanded by special operations professionals rather than being subsumed into larger military units or operations, and required that "relative superiority" be gained during the special operation in question via characteristics such as simplicity, security, rehearsals, surprise, speed, and ...
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Lists of military units and formations by country (12 C, 3 P) Lists of military units and formations by size (2 C)
A black operation or "black ops" is a covert or clandestine operation by a government agency, a military unit or a paramilitary organization in which the operation itself is at least partially hidden from the organization or government's own scrutiny. [9]