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The Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (French pronunciation: [kɔmɑ̃dmɑ̃ dez‿ɔpeʁasjɔ̃ spesjal], "Special Operations Command") or COS is a joint staff charged with overseeing the various special forces of the French Army, Navy and Air and Space Force, bringing them all under a single operational authority.
In 1998, the Détachement ALAT des Opérations Spéciales (DAOS, ALAT detachment for special operations) was created. The brigade des forces spéciales Terre (BFST) was activated on 1 July 2002 and included the 13e RDP. The BFST conduct an annual exercise called Gorgones to ensure interoperability of the three units.
The unit shares jurisdiction of French sovereign territory with the special response units of the National Police, [note 2] and its training centre is located in Beynes. [7] Although most of its operations take place in France, the GIGN (as a component of the French Armed Forces) can operate anywhere in the world. Many of its missions are ...
On January 1, 1942 the unit became the French Squadron of the Special Air Service under Major David Stirling, a special forces unit garrisoned at Kibrit Air Base on the Suez Canal. June 1942: the French SAS destroyed 20 German airplanes in Crete , then attacked the airports in Matouba-Derna, Benina , Barce and Benghazi on the Libyan front.
Special Forces Command and Signal Company (Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales - CCTFS) [87] French Navy. FORFUSCO. Commandos Marine [87] French Air and Space Force. Air Parachute Commando No. 10 (CPA 10) [87] Special Operations Division, Transport section (ET 03/61 Poitou) [87] Directorate-General for External ...
The ETA, the Greek army's tier-one special-operations unit, earned top marks from NATO's Special Operations Forces Headquarters in December.
The Commandos Marine, nicknamed Bérets Verts (Green Berets), are the special operation forces (SOF) of the French Navy, headquartered in Lorient, Brittany in western France. They operate under the Special Operations Command (COS), FORFUSCO, one of the four main forces of the French Navy or any operational command designated by the French Army ...
Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR, Rapid Action Group) – "Tier 2" special forces unit formerly focused on counter-terrorism in rural areas, now multipurpose. National Police Corps of Spain. Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO, Special Operations Group) – "Tier 1" special forces unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescue among other critical ...