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  2. List of SAS operations - Wikipedia

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    The SAS were tasked with assaulting 2 of the dwellings whilst Delta Force assaulted another 2 dwellings; both of Delta's and one of the SAS's target buildings were cleared without incident, but as the SAS assaulted their final dwelling the assault team were wounded by a hail of fire and an RPG-7 rocket, they returned fire and withdrew from the ...

  3. List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia

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    This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...

  4. Special Air Service Regiment - Wikipedia

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    SAS 'Ibis'-style parachute wings (rounded at the bottom and straight on top) are worn on the right shoulder on general duty, ceremonial and mess dress uniforms only. [206] [207] [208] [205] A garter blue lanyard is worn. [209] Members of the regiment often dispense with rank, use first names, and wear long hair and beards on operations or when ...

  5. Special Air Service - Wikipedia

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    The Special Air Service was a unit of the British Army during the Second World War that was formed in July 1941 by David Stirling and originally called "L" Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade – the "L" designation and Air Service name being a tie-in to a British disinformation campaign, trying to deceive the Axis into thinking there was a ...

  6. List of military strategies and concepts - Wikipedia

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    Decapitation – Achieving strategic paralysis by targeting political leadership, command and control, strategic weapons, and critical economic nodes; Deception – A strategy that seeks to deceive, trick, or fool the enemy and create a false perception in a way that can be leveraged for a military advantage

  7. SAS Institute cuts jobs, employee reports, as Cary software ...

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    SAS’ area workforce has dropped by more than 1,000 people in recent years as the company prepares to go public. SAS Institute cuts jobs, employee reports, as Cary software firm again shrinks ...

  8. Operation Loyton - Wikipedia

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    The Vosges department highlighted in red An SAS jeep of the type used in Operation Loyton. Operation Loyton was the codename given to a Special Air Service (SAS) mission in the Vosges department of France during the Second World War.

  9. Operation Bulbasket - Wikipedia

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    Operation Bulbasket was an operation by 'B' Squadron, 1st Special Air Service (SAS), behind the German lines in German occupied France, between June and August 1944.The operation was located to the east of Poitiers in the Vienne department of south west France; its objective was to block the Paris to Bordeaux railway line near Poitiers and to hamper German reinforcements heading towards the ...