• Operações Especiais (Special Operations Troops Centre), based in Lamego, is a unit of the Portuguese Army with the mission of instructing troops in unconventional...
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  • Dana Murphy (2020-10-08). "Portuguese Special Forces: Special operations and elite units in Portugal". special-ops.org. Retrieved 2022-02-28. "Em Lamego...
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    Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military...
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    Rapid Reaction Brigade (Portugal) (category Special forces of Portugal)
    different units are highly trained Paratroopers, Commandos and Special Operations Troops capable of responding to threats in any part of continental Portugal...
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    Caçadores (category Special forces of Portugal)
    Caçadores Especiais (special hunters) – several special forces companies of the Portuguese Army created by the Special Operations Troops Centre at the beginning...
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    The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Сили спеціальних операцій Збройних сил України,, romanized: Syly spetsialnykh...
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    Commandos, Special Operations Troops Centre, NOTP and Special Actions Detachment).  Romania: UF-Pro-made MultiCam uniforms used by Romanian special forces...
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    Special operations or spec ops are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped...
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    The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, commonly known as the Special Operations Forces (SOF; Russian: Силы специальных...
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  • Especiais (DAE) Special Operations Troops Centre (CTOE) Spetsnaz Federal Security Service "FSB" Alpha Group Directorate "A" of the FSB Special Purpose Center...
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     Portugal - Used by the Special Operations Troops Centre of the Portuguese Army.  Serbia - Used by the 72nd Brigade for Special Operations and the 63rd Parachute...
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    Guard (Emergency Protection and Relief Unit) Portuguese Army (Special Operations Troops Centre)  Romania Romanian Armed Forces  Thailand Royal Thai Army  Turkmenistan...
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    armed forces, special forces, and police organizations throughout the world, including the Bundeswehr, United States Joint Special Operations Command, the...
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    Spezialeinsätze Sicherungsgruppe Bundeskriminalamt. In: Kommando-International Special Operations Magazine, Nr. 2/2019 ISSN 2196-1204, S. 4-23 DW staff (17 August 2008)...
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  • Detachment Pathfinders Company Special Operations Troops Centre GRU Special Forces: Detachments in each of the special forces Brigades of the Ground Forces...
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  • Battalion (North Macedonia), a special operations force in the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia Special Operations Troops Centre, the counter-terrorist...
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  • early 1980s.  Portugal - Used by Portuguese army Commandos and Special Operations Troops Centre since 1980s until 2019, when was replaced by FN SCAR. SIG SG...
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    The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR (A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that...
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    the Special Operations Troops Centre.  Qatar: Used by special forces of the Qatari Armed Forces.  Romania: Used by Romanian Land Forces special forces...
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    "Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO" for специальная военная операция) is an official term used by...
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    The Special Operations Task Force (SOTF, Chinese: 特别行动特遣部队, Malay: Pasukan Petugas Operasi Khas) is a special operations command of the Singapore Armed...
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  • RAME – Emergency Military Support Regiment, Abrantes CTOE – Special Operations Troops Centre, Lamego CMSM – Santa Maria Military Camp, Santa Margarida da...
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  • as the Tactical model.  Portugal: Used by Portuguese Army (Special Operations Troops Centre), Polícia Aérea (NOTP), National Republican Guard, Polícia...
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    Retrieved 29 December 2012. "Lithuania: Special Operations and Counterterrorist Forces". Special Operations.Com. Archived from the original on 6 October...
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    Lusophobia Portuguese military: Portuguese Army Commandos Special Operations Troops Centre Parachute Troops School Portuguese Marine Corps Portuguese irregular...
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  • were used for a variety of Soviet special operations (spetsoperatsiya) units. In addition, many Cheka and Internal Troops units (such as OMSDON and ODON)...
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    In the People's Republic of China, the special operations forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA SOF) are units that conduct direct action and reconnaissance...
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  • Troops School: Que nunca por vencidos se conheçam ("May they never be found defeated") — from Os Lusíadas, Book VII, 71st Stanza. Special Operations Troops...
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  • Company Service Company Special Operations Troops Centre in Lamego Command and Service Company Training Company Special Operations Forces for the Rapid Reaction...
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  • This is a list of military special forces units, also known as special operations forces (SOF), currently active with countries around the world, that...
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