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  2. List of military special forces units - Wikipedia

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    ROK Army Special Warfare Command ("Black Berets") [ 199 ] 1st Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) [ 200 ] 13th Special Mission Brigade [ 201 ][ 202 ][ 203 ] 707th Special Mission Group. Republic of Korea Navy [ 204 ] ROK Naval Special Warfare Flotilla [ 205 ] Republic of Korea Marine Corps.

  3. United States special operations forces - Wikipedia

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    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. [1][2] All active and reserve special ...

  4. 24th Special Tactics Squadron - Wikipedia

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    As the Air Force's Tier 1 unit, the 24th STS provides special operations airmen to the Joint Special Operations Command, including Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party personnel. 24th STS members are also trained to conduct classified and clandestine operations such as direct action, counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, hostage rescue, and ...

  5. Special mission unit - Wikipedia

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    Special mission unit. The term Special Missions Unit (SMU), at one time referred to as a "Tier 1" unit, [1] is used in the United States to categorize the nation's most highly secretive and elite military special operations forces. [2] The term "special missions unit" is also used in Australia to describe the Special Air Service Regiment.

  6. United States Special Operations Command - Wikipedia

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    The 353d Special Operations Group (353 SOG) is the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) theater. Headquartered at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan the group is prepared to conduct a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions.

  7. ALS - Wikipedia

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    Classification. ALS is a motor neuron disease, which is a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscles of the body. [3] Other motor neuron diseases include primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), progressive bulbar palsy, pseudobulbar palsy, and ...

  8. Delta Force - Wikipedia

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    Delta Force, along with the Intelligence Support Activity, and its Navy and Air Force counterparts, DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) and the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, are the U.S. military's tier one special mission units that are tasked with performing the most complex, covert, and dangerous missions directed by the President of the United States and ...

  9. United States Army Special Forces - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the " Green Berets " due to their distinctive service headgear, is the special operations branch of the United States Army. [ 9 ] Although technically an Army branch, the Special Forces operates similarly to a functional area (FA), in that individuals may not join its ranks until ...