rep your elites
2007-03-24 04:28:48 · 38 answers · asked by Olly S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There is NO DOUBT...The United States!
We have the following:
United States Navy
SEAL (SEa, Air, Land) Teams
Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC "Swics", Special Boat Teams)
SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Teams
United States Marine Corps
Marine Force Reconnaissance companies
Marine Reconnaissance battalions
Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)
Radio Reconnaissance Platoon
FAST (Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team) companies
Special Reaction Teams
Scout Snipers
United States Army
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment ("Delta")
Special Forces ("Green Berets")
75th Ranger Regiment ("Rangers")
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers" [160th SOAR (A)]
4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)
95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne)
Long Range Surveillance units (LRS, "lurse", in infantry units)
Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition units (RSTA, in cavalry units)
Pathfinders (in airborne units)
United States Air Force
1st Special Operations Wing which includes
6th Special Operations Squadron - Green Beret equivalent in the Air Force.
4th and 16th Special Operations Squadrons - the only AC-130 Gunship squadrons
Various other support aircraft including the CV-22, C-130, MC-130E/H/W, MH-53J/M, UH-1N/H, CN-235-100, An-26, U-28A, CASA 212, MQ-1A/B Predator, and Mi-8.
352d Special Operations Group
353d Special Operations Group
720th Special Tactics Group which includes
Air Force Special Tactics members consisting of all Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, and Combat Weathermen.
Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs)
United States Coast Guard
Port Security Units (overseas port security for U.S. Navy and allied civilian installations)
Law Enforcement Detachments
Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST)
Intelligence Community Special Units
Strategic Support Branch (SSB, DIA)
Special Activities Division (CIA)
Special Collection Service (SCS, joint NSA - CIA)
Proactive and Preemptive Operations Group (P2OG, DoD)
The Coast Guard & the Intell services are not considered Military but are a part of our Special Forces.
2007-03-24 06:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Navy Mom Terri 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
What you have here is alot of peolple supporting their own countries. But the fact is you should look up on the special forces of the worlds history and you will see the SAS has been around the longest since 1941 (they were around before that and werent called the SAS) the SAS were the first special foces unit to combat with counter- terrorism and have been doing it longer also. Other Goverments know this thats why the U.S got them to train their SEAL's but as there selection was to easy every dick and harry joined so they called the SAS back to train Delta Force (if you dont belive check their history), they've also trained the Brazillian Army and many middle eastern states armies in the 60's-70's and African countries also and for Israel they send most of their Officers in Sandhurst Military Academy. (All this information is available to the public so if anyone wants to dispute this let them do research first then get back to me).
2007-03-24 17:49:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends how "Special Forces" is regarded. If you include those who are taught skills like Mountain and Arctic Warfare, Paratroopers, sniping et al, then Britain, the US Israel and Germany (no particular order) are all good. If referring to covert Special Ops, then the SAS, SBS, Delta Force, Navy SeALs and Israel's Sayeret Matkal are definitely worth a mention. As for Russia's Spetznaz, or anything the Chinese may have, well I hope we never have to do a comparison in my sojourn on earth.
2007-03-24 05:02:44 · answer #3 · answered by Already Saved 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Norway, America, England, Australia, Canada, Russia, Britain, These countries and more have Great Special Forces.
2007-03-27 15:43:38 · answer #4 · answered by Norskeyenta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gurkas. Foreign Legion Airborne Elite. SAS. Marine Recon. These are the best I've come across.
2007-03-24 05:11:09 · answer #5 · answered by djm749 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would have to say the USA. We have the Navy Seals, Green Berats, Air Commandos, Rangers, and Marine Force Recon. We also have the best trained but if we were put up against the British, I'd say the British Secret Air Service (SAS) is probably one of the best in the world.
2007-03-24 04:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Duane W 1 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The SAS and SBS of the UK are the best.
I've read countless books about different countries special forces on training exercises and such and these two units are always coming out on top
2007-03-24 06:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by Ni 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
British SAS and SBS without a doubt nearly every other special forces in the world are modelled on them.
2007-03-24 22:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by supremecritic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no doubt about the answer to this question.
The broad consensus of opinion around the world is that the British SAS is the most revered. Additionally, many of the Special Forces in other Countries have been trained in SAS HQ in Hereford UK.
To those who have answered Israel, they are trained here too!
2007-03-24 04:35:18 · answer #9 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
USA ,,has many elite special forces, Basicly every branch has a special forces,,, seals, PJ's , Green Bererts, USMC Snipers,
2007-03-24 04:47:17 · answer #10 · answered by bleacherbrat34 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋