List of paratrooper forces

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Many countries around the world maintain military units that are trained as paratroopers. These include special forces units that are parachute-trained, as well as non-airborne forces units.

Abkhazia

  • Independent Special Purpose Detachment (Отдельный Отряд Специального Назначения - Otdel'nyy Otryad Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya)[N 1][1]

Albania

Algeria

Angola

  • Special Forces Brigade (Brigada de Forças Especiais)[9]
  • Special Forces Training School (Escola de Formação de Forças Especiais)[10]

Argentina

  • Army
    • Rapid Deployment Force (Argentina) (Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido)[11]
      • 4th Airborne Brigade (IV Brigada Aerotransportada)[12]
        • Regimiento de Infantería Paracaidista 2 [es] (2nd Parachute Infantry Regiment)[13]
        • Regimiento de Infantería Paracaidista 14  [es] "14th Parachute Infantry Regiment",[14] including
          • Parachute Reserve Company "Córdoba" (Compañía de Reserva Paracaidista Córdoba)[15]
        • Grupo de Artillería Paracaidista 4 [es] ("4th Parachute Artillery Battalion")[16]
        • 4th Parachute Cavalry Scout Squadron (Escuadrón de Exploración de Caballería Paracaidista 4)[17]
        • Compañía de Ingenieros Paracaidista 4 [es] (4th Parachute Engineers Company)[18]
        • Compañía de Comunicaciones Paracaidista 4 [es] (4th Parachute Signal Company)[19]
        • Compañía Apoyo de Lanzamientos Aéreos Paracaidista 4 (4th Parachute Airdrop Support Company)[20]
        • Parachute Guides Platoon "1st Lt. Guillermo Abally" (Sección Guías Paracaidistas "Teniente Primero Guillermo Abally")[21]
        • Parachute Intelligence Platoon (Sección de Inteligencia Paracaidista)[21]
      • Special Operations Forces Group (Agrupación de Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales)[22]
    • Escuela de Tropas Aerotransportadas y Tropas de Operaciones Especiales [es] (Airborne Troops and Special Operations School)[28][29]
  • Navy
  • Air Force
    • Grupo de Operaciones Especiales [es] Special Operations Group[32]

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

  • Royal Guard Special Forces Battalion (الحرس الملكي كتيبة قوات خاصة - Alharas Almalakiu Katibat Quwwat Khasa)[48]

Bangladesh

Belarus

  • Special Operations Forces Command (Камандаванне сіл спецыяльных аперацый - Kamandavannie Sil Spiecyjaĺnych Apieracyj)[56]
    • 5th Independent Special Assignments Brigade (5-я асобная брыгада спецыяльнага прызначэння - 5-ja Asobnaja Bryhada Spiecyjaĺnaha Pryznačennia)[57]
    • 38th Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade "Wien" (38-ю Венская асобную гвардзейскую дэсантна-штурмавую брыгаду - 38-ju Venskaya Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Desantna-Sturmavuju Bryhadu)
    • 103rd Independent Guards Parachute Assault Brigade [be] "Viciebsk" (103-ю Віцебскую асобную гвардзейскую паветрана-дэсантную брыгаду - 103-ju Viciebskuju Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Pavietrana-Desantnuju Bryhadu)

Belgium

Benin

  • 1st Parachute Commandos Battalion (1er Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes)[63]

Bolivia

  • Army
    • 16th Special Forces Regiment "Jordán" (Regimiento de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 16 "Jordán")[64]
    • 18th Airborne Commandos Regiment "Victoria" - Special Troops instruction Center (Regimiento de Comandos Aerotransportados Nº 18 "Victoria - Centro de Instrucción de Tropas Especiales")[65][66]
  • Navy
    • Amphibious Commandos Battalion (Batallón de Comandos Anfibios)[67]

Botswana

  • Commando Battalion[68][69]
  • Para and Presidential Guards Battalion[70]

Brazil

Brazilian pathfinders

Brunei

  • Army
    • Special Forces Regiment (Rejimen Pasukan Khas)[96]
  • Air Force
    • Tactical Air Supply Parachute Unit (Unit Payung Terjun Pembekal Udara Taktikal)[97]

Bulgaria

Bulgarian paratroopers training
  • Joint Special Operations Command (Съвместно Командване на Специалните Операции - Sŭvmestno Komandvane na Spetsialnite Operatsii)[98]
    • Army
      • 1st Special Forces Battalion (1ви Батальон Специални Сили - 1vi Batalion Spetsialni Sili)[99]
      • 2nd Special Forces Battalion (2ри Батальон Специални Сили - 2ri Batalion Spetsialni Sili)[99]
      • 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3ти Батальон Специални Сили - 3ti Batalion Spetsialni Sili)[99]
    • Navy
      • 65th Naval Special Reconnaissance Unit "Black Sea Sharks" [bg] (65-и Морски Специален Разузнавателен Отряд "Черноморски Акули" - 65-i Morski Spetsialen Razuznavatelen Otriad "Chernomorski Akuli")[100]

Burkina Faso

  • 25th Parachute Commando Regiment (25e Régiment Parachutiste Commando)[101]
  • Airborne Technics Training Center (Centre d'Instruction aux Techniques Aéroportées)[102]

Burundi

  • 121st Parachute Regiment (121e Régiment de Parachutistes)[103]

Cambodia

Cambodian paratroopers
  • Special Forces Command (បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានទ័ពពិសេស - Banhcheakear Dthan tp Pises)[104][105][106]
    • 1st Airborne Commando Battalion
    • 2nd Airborne Commando Battalion
    • 3rd Airborne Commando Battalion
    • 4th Airborne Commando Battalion

Cameroon

  • Airborne Troops Battalion (Bataillon des Troupes Aéroportées)[107][108]

Canada

Chile

Chilean Army paratroopers jumping from a CASA 212

China (People’s Republic of China)

  • Army
    • People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces (中國人民解放軍特種部隊 )[citation needed]
      • 71st Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of the Kunlun Mountains" (「昆仑利刃」特战第71旅 )
      • 72nd Special Warfare Brigade (特战第72旅 )
      • 73rd Special Warfare Brigade "Flying Dragon" (「飛龍」特战第73旅 )
      • 74th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第74旅 )
      • 75th Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of South China" (「華南之劍」特战第75旅 )
      • 76th Special Warfare Brigade "Snow Maple" (「雪枫」特战第76旅 )
      • 77th Special Warfare Brigade "Hunting Leopard" (「獵豹」特战第77旅 )
      • 78th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第78旅 )
      • 79th Special Warfare Brigade "Siberian Tiger" (「東北虎」特战第79旅 )
      • 80th Special Warfare Brigade "Mount Tai Eagle" (「泰山雄鹰」特战第80旅)
      • 81st Special Warfare Brigade "Oriental Sword" (「東方神劍」特战第81旅 )
      • 82nd Special Warfare Brigade "Ringing Arrow" (「響箭」特战第82旅 )
      • 83rd Special Warfare Brigade "Heroic Eagle" (「雄鷹」特战第83旅 )
      • 84th Special Warfare Brigade "Night Tiger" (「暗夜之虎」特战第84旅 )
      • 85th Special Warfare Brigade "Highland Snow Leopard" (「高原雪豹」特战第85旅 )
      • Hong Kong Special Battalion (香港特种营 )
      • Macau Special Company (澳門特种连 )
    • Academy of Airborne Troops[citation needed]
  • Navy
    • Marine Special Operations Brigade "Scaly Dragon" (海军陆战队特种作战旅 (蛟龍) )[130]
    • Marine Corps 1st Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第1旅两栖侦察特战队 )
    • Marine Corps 2nd Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第2旅两栖侦察特战队 )
  • Air Force
    • Airborne Corps Special Operations Brigade "Thunder God" (中国人民解放军空降兵军特种作战旅(雷神) )[citation needed]
    • People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (中國人民解放軍空降兵軍 )[131]
      • 127th Airborne Brigade (127空降旅 )
      • 128th Airborne Brigade (128空降旅 )
      • 130th Airborne Brigade (130空降旅 )
      • 131st Airborne Brigade (131空降旅 )
      • 133rd Airborne Brigade (133空降旅 )
      • 134th Airborne Brigade (134空降旅 )

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Colombia

US and Colombian paratroopers

Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)

  • Parachute Commando Group (Groupement Para-Commando)[153]
  • 102nd Airborne Battalion (102ème Bataillon Aéroporté)[154]

Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)

  • 31st Fast Reaction Brigade (31e Brigade de Réaction Rapide)[155]
    • three Para-Commando Battalions
  • Airborne Troops Training Center (Centre d'Entraînement des Troupes Aéroportées)[156]

Croatia

  • Special Operations Command (Zapovjedništvo Specijalnih Snaga)[157]
    • 1st Special Forces Group (1. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga)
    • 2nd Special Forces Group (2. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga)
    • Commando Company (Komando Satnija)

Cuba

  • Airborne Brigade (Brigada Aerotransportada)[158]
  • Special Troops Mobile Brigade "Black Wasps" [es] (Brigada Móvil de Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras")[159]
  • National Special Troops School "Baraguá" (Escuela Nacional de Tropas Especiales "Baraguá")[160]

Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)

Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)

  • Parachute and Commando Training Battalion (Hava Indirme ve Komando Eğitim Tabur)[N 2][165]

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

  • Air Force
    • Special Forces Command "Brigadier General Freddy Franco Diaz" (Comando de Fuerzas Especiales "General de Brigada Freddy Franco Díaz")[173][174]

Ecuador

  • Army
    • 9th Special Forces Brigade "Fatherland"[175]
      • 25th Special Forces Group "South Base"[176]
      • 26th Special Forces Group "Cenepa"[177]
      • 27th Special Forces Group "General Miguel Iturralde"[178]
      • 53rd Special Forces Group "Rayo"[179]
      • Special Operations Group "Ecuador"[180]
      • 9th Special Forces School "Captain Alejandro Romo Escobar"[181]
  • Navy
    • 21st Marine Infantry Battalion "Jaramijó [es]" - Special Operations[182]
  • Air Force
    • Air Force Special Operations Group[183]

Egypt

  • 414th Parachute Brigade[184][185][186]
    • 176th Mechanized Parachute Infantry Battalion
    • 224th Parachute Infantry Battalion
    • 225th Parachute Infantry Battalion
    • 226th Parachute Infantry Battalion
    • Parachute Reconnaissance Company
  • Parachute Forces School (مدرسة قوات المظلات - Madrasat Quwwat al-Mizallat)[187]

El Salvador

  • Special Forces Command (Comando de Fuerzas Especiales)[188][189]
    • Army
      • Special Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales)[190]
    • Air Force
      • Parachute Battalion (Batallón de Paracaidistas)[191]

Estonia

Eswatini (Swaziland)

  • one Paratrooper platoon[194]

Ethiopia

  • 102nd Airborne Division (አየር ወለድ 102ኛ ክፍለ ጦር - Āyeri Weledi 102nya Kifile T'ori)[195][196]

Fiji

  • Special Operations Company[197]

Finland

  • Army
    • Light Infantry Regiment "Utti" (Utin Jääkärirykmentti)[198]
      • Erikoisjääkäripataljoona [fi] "Special Light Infantry Battalion"[199]
        • Parachute Light Infantry Company (Laskuvarjojääkärikomppania)
        • Special Light Infantry Company (Erikoisjääkärikomppania)
  • Navy
    • Coastal Brigade Special Operations Department (Rannikkoprikaatin Erikoistoimintaosasto)[200]

France

French Army and Navy paratrooper brevet
French Air Force paratrooper brevet
French Marine Infantry Paratroopers, 2012
Main article: List of French paratrooper units

Gabon

  • 1st Parachute Regiment (1er Régiment Parachutiste)[240]

Georgia

  • Special Operations Forces (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ძალები)[241]
    • Special Operations Battalion East (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ბატალიონი აღმოსავლეთ
    • Special Operations Battalion West (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ბატალიონი დასავლეთში ), including:
      • Naval Special Forces Squadron (საზღვაო სპეციალური დანიშნულების რაზმი სოძ-ის )[242]
    • Special Training Center "Major Gela Chedia" (მაიორ გელა ჭედიას სახელობის სპეციალური დანიშნულების სასწავლო ცენტრი ,[243] including:
      • Parachute Training School (საპარაშუტო მომზადების სკოლა )[242]

Germany

Paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjägerregiment 26 at the Baumholder Urban Combat Training Ground, 2017

Ghana

Greece

Greek paratrooper of the 1st Raider Regiment
  • Army
    • 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών)[258]
      • 1st Raider Regiment (1ο Σύνταγμα Καταδρομών)
      • 2nd Paratrooper Regiment (2ο Σύνταγμα Αλεξιπτωτιστών)
      • Special Paratrooper Section[259]
    • Paratrooper School (Σχολή Αλεξιπτωτιστών)[260]
    • Mountain Raiders Company (Λόχος Ορεινών Καταδρομών)[261]
  • Navy
  • Air Force
    • 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron "Achilles" (31η Μοίρα Επιχειρήσεων Έρευνας Διάσωσης "Αχιλλέας")[263]

Guatemala

  • Special Operations Brigade "Brigadier Pablo Nuila Hub [es]" (Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "General de Brigada Pablo Nuila Hub")[264]
    • Special Forces Battalion "Kaibiles" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Kaibiles")[265][266]
  • Parachute Brigade "General Felipe Cruz" (Brigada de Paracaidistas "General Felipe Cruz")[267][268]
    • 1st Parachute Battalion (I Batallón de Paracaidistas)[269]
    • 2nd Parachute Battalion (II Batallón de Paracaidistas)[269]
    • Military Parachutist School (Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo)[269]

Guinea

  • Commando Special Battalion (Bataillon Speciale des Commandos)[270][271]
  • Independent Airborne Troops Battalion (Bataillon Autonome des Troupes Aéroportées)[270][272]

Guyana

Honduras

  • Special Operations Command (Comando de Operaciones Especiales)[275][276]
    • 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales)[277]
    • 2nd Airborne Infantry Battalion (Special Tactical Group) (2º Batallón de Infantería Aerotransportado (Agrupamiento Táctico Especial))[278]
  • Armed Forces Parachutist School (Escuela de Paracaidismo de las Fuerzas Armadas)[279]

Hungary

India

An Indian Army paratrooper with the 50th Independent Para Brigade exits a CH47 Chinook helicopter during a partnered airborne training exercise with U.S. Army paratroopers in 2013
A soldier of Army 50th Parachute Brigade jumps from a Chinook helicopter
Indian Navy MARCOS during urban combat training at RIMPAC 2022
  • Army
    • Para (Special Forces)
    • 50th Parachute Brigade[285]
      • two Parachute Battalions (on rotation from the Parachute Regiment units listed below)
      • one Parachute Special Forces Battalion (on rotation from the Parachute Regiment units listed below)
      • one Parachute Field Regiment (Artillery) (on rotation from the Parachute Artillery units listed below)
      • 60th Parachute Field Hospital[286]
      • 411th (Independent) Parachute Field Company, Bombay Sappers[285]
      • 622 Parachute Composite Company (Army Service Corps)[285]
      • 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade (Ordnance Field Park)[285]
      • 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade Signal Company[285]
      • 2 (Independent) Parachute Field Workshop Company (Electronics and Mechanical Engineers)[285]
      • 252 (Para) Air Defence Battery[285]
      • 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade Provost Section[285]
      • President's Body Guard Pathfinder Company[285]
    • Parachute Regiment (पैराशूट रेजिमेंट )[287]
      • Parachute Special Forces Battalions (पैरा स्पेशल फोर्सेज़ )
        • 1st battalion - 1 PARA (SF)
        • 2nd battalion - 2 PARA (SF)
        • 3rd battalion - 3 PARA (SF)
        • 4th battalion - 4 PARA (SF)
        • 9th battalion - 9 PARA (SF)
        • 10th battalion - 10 PARA (SF)
        • 11th battalion - 11 PARA (SF)
        • 12th battalion - 12 PARA (SF)
        • 13th battalion - 13 PARA (SF)
        • 21st battalion - 21 PARA (SF)
      • Parachute Airborne Battalions (पैराशूट बटालियन )
        • 5th battalion - 5 PARA (SF/Airborne)
        • 6th battalion - 6 PARA (SF/Airborne)
        • 7th battalion - 7 PARA (SF/Airborne)
        • 23rd battalion - 23 PARA (SF/Airborne)
        • 29th battalion - 29 PARA (SF/Airborne)
      • Parachute Battalions (Territorial Army) (पैराशूट बटालियन (प्रादेशिक सेना) )
        • 106th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Bengaluru, Karnataka)
        • 116th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Devlali, Maharashtra)
      • 31st Battalion - 31 PARA (Commando), Rashtriya Rifles (31. बटालियन (कमांडो), राष्ट्रीय राइफल्स )[288]
    • 9th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment[289]
    • 17th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment[285]
  • Navy
  • Air Force

Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force Parachute Commandos
  • Army
    • Special Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Khusus)[293]
      • 1st Parachute Commando Group [id] (Grup 1 Para Komando)[294]
        • 11th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 11)
        • 12th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 12)[295]
        • 13th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 13)
        • 14th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 14)
      • 2nd Parachute Commando Group [id] (Grup 2 Para Komando)[294]
        • 21st Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 21)
        • 22nd Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 22)
        • 23rd Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 23)
      • Special Forces Instruction and Training Unit [id] (Satuan Pendikan dan Latihan Pasukan Khusus)[294]
      • 81st Special Forces Counterterrorism Unit [id] (Satuan Penanggulangang Teror 81 Pasukan Khusus)[294]
    • Army Strategic Command (Komando Strategis Angkatan Darat)
      • 1st Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 1)[296]
        • 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade [id] (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 17)
          • 305th Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 305)
          • 328th Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 328)
          • 330th Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 330)
      • 2nd Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 2)[297]
        • 18th Airborne Infantry Brigade [id] (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 18)
          • 501st Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 501)
          • 502nd Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 502)
          • 503rd Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 503)
      • 3rd Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 3)
        • 3rd Airborne Infantry Brigade [id] (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 3)
          • 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 431)
          • 432nd Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 432)
          • 433rd Para Raider Infantry Battalion [id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 433)
      • Combat Reconnaissance Platoon (Peleton Intai Tempur)[298]
  • Navy
  • Air Force
    • Quick Reaction Special Forces Corps (Korps Pasukan Gerak Cepat)[300]
      • "Bravo 90" Detachment (Satuan "Bravo 90")[301]
      • 1st Special Forces Wing [id] (Danwing I Pasukan Khas)
        • 461st Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 461)[302]
        • 463rd Parachute Commando Battalion [id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 463)[303]
        • 467th Parachute Commando Battalion [id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 467)[304]
      • 2nd Special Forces Wing [id] ( Danwing II Pasukan Khas)
        • 464th Parachute Commando Battalion [id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 464)[305]
        • 466th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 466)[306]
        • 468th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 468)[307]
      • 3rd Special Forces Wing [id] (Danwing III Pasukan Khas)
        • 462nd Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 462)[308]
        • 465th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 465)[309]
        • 469th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 469)[310]

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Israeli paratroopers in operation in the Gaza Strip

Italy

Italian paratrooper brevet
Italian female paratrooper

Ivory Coast

  • 1st Commando Parachutists Battalion (1er Bataillon des Commandos Parachutistes)[378]

Japan

Japanese paratroopers of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 2012

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan paratrooper
  • Air Assault Forces ( Десанттық-шабуылдаушы Әскерлері)[386]
    • 35th Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade (35-ші жеке гвардиялық десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
    • 36th Independent Air Assault Brigade (36-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
    • 37th Independent Air Assault Brigade (37-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
    • 38th Independent Air Assault Brigade (38-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
    • Independent Intelligence Battalion
    • Independent Signal Battalion

Kenya

Special Operations Regiment (Kenya)

  • 20th Parachute Battalion[387]
  • 30th Special Operations Battalion[388]
  • 40th Rangers Strike Force.[389]

Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/“North Korea”)

  • Army
    • 26th Air Landing Brigade (제26항공육전여단 - je26 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
    • 38th Air Landing Brigade (제38항공육전여단 - je38 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
    • 45th Air Landing Brigade (제45항공육전여단 - je45 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
    • 48th Air Landing Brigade (제48항공육전여단 - je48 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
    • 58th Air Landing Brigade (제58항공육전여단 - je58 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
    • 525th Special Operations Battalion (제525특수작전대대 - je525 Teugsujagjeondaedae)
  • Air Force
    • 11th Airborne Snipers Brigade (제11항공저격여단 - je11 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
    • 16th Airborne Snipers Brigade (제16항공저격여단 - je16 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
    • 21st Airborne Snipers Brigade (제21항공저격여단 - je21 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
  • Korean People's Army Special Operation Force

Korea (Republic of Korea/“South Korea”)

South Korea paratroopers in training, 2015
  • Army
    • Army Special Forces Command "Lion" (육군특수전사령부 "사자" - Yuggunteugsujeonsalyeongbu "Saja")[390]
      • 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Eagle"
        • 1st Special Forces Battalion (제1특전대대 - je 1 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 2nd Special Forces Battalion (제2특전대대 - je 2 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 3rd Special Forces Battalion (제3특전대대 - je 3 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 5th Special Forces Battalion (제5특전대대 - je 5 Teugjeon Daedae)
      • 3rd Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Flying Tiger" (3 공수특전여단 "비호" - 3 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Biho")
        • 11th Special Forces Battalion (제11특전대대 - je 11 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 12th Special Forces Battalion (제12특전대대 - je 12 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 13th Special Forces Battalion (제13특전대대 - je 13 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 15th Special Forces Battalion (제15특전대대 - je 15 Teugjeon Daedae)
      • 7th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Pegasus" (7공수특전여단 "천마" - 7 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Cheonma")
        • 31st Special Forces Battalion (제31특전대대 - je 31 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 32nd Special Forces Battalion (제32특전대대 - je 32 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 33rd Special Forces Battalion (제33특전대대 - je 33 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 35th Special Forces Battalion (제35특전대대 - je 35 Teugjeon Daedae)
      • 9th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Ghost" (9 공수특전여단 "유령" - 9 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Yulyeong")
        • 51st Special Forces Battalion (제51특전대대 - je 51 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 52nd Special Forces Battalion (제52특전대대 - je 52 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 53rd Special Forces Battalion (제53특전대대 - je 53 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 55th Special Forces Battalion (제55특전대대 - je 55 Teugjeon Daedae)
      • 11th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Golden Bat" (11 공수특전여단 "황금박쥐" - 11 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Hhwang-Geumbagjwi")
        • 61st Special Forces Battalion (제61특전대대 - je 61 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 62nd Special Forces Battalion (제62특전대대 - je 62 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 63rd Special Forces Battalion (제63특전대대 - je 63 Teugjeon Daedae)
        • 65th Special Forces Battalion (제65특전대대 - je 65 Teugjeon Daedae)
      • 13th Airborne Special Missions Brigade "Black Panther" (13 특수임무여단 "흑표" - 13 Teugsu-Immuyeodan "Heugpyo)
        • 71st Special Missions Battalion (제71특수임무대대 - je 71 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
        • 72nd Special Missions Battalion (제72특수임무대대 - je 72 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
        • 73rd Special Missions Battalion (제73특수임무대대 - je 73 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
        • 75th Special Missions Battalion (제75특수임무대대 - je 75 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
      • International Peace Support Group "All World" (국제평화지원단 (온누리) – Gugjepyeonghwajiwondan "Onnuri")[391]
    • 201st Special Operations Brigade "Golden Eagle" (201특공여단 "황금독수리" 201 Teuggong-Yeodan "Hwang-Geumdogsuli")[392]
    • 203rd Special Operations Brigade "Tiger Dragon" (203 특공여단 "용호" - 203 Teuggong-Yeodan "Yongho")[393]
    • 707th Special Mission Battalion "White Tiger" (707특수임무대대 "백호" - 707 Teugsu-Immu Daedae "Baegho")
    • Republic of Korea Army Ground Operations Command (지상작전사령부" - Jisangjagjeonsalyeongbu)
  • Navy
  • Marines
    • 21st Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제21공정대대 - je21Gongjeongdaedae)[citation needed]
    • 31st Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제31공정대대 - je31Gongjeongdaedae)[citation needed]
    • 73rd Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제73공정대대 - je73Gongjeongdaedaee)[citation needed]

Kuwait

  • one Special Forces Unit[395]

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lesotho

  • one "Recce" (Special Forces) unit[400]

Lithuania

Lithuanian parachute scouts of the "Iron Wolf" brigade train with US paratroopers of the 172nd IBCT
  • Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion
    • Reconnaissance Platoon
  • Army
    • "Iron Wolf" Infantry Brigade
    • "Griffin" (Samogitia) Infantry Brigade
    • "Aukštaitija" Light Infantry Brigade
      • Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Lengvoji Pėstininkų Brigada "Aukštaitija")[401]
      • 1st Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 2nd Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 3rd Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
    • Volunteer Forces
      • Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Krašto Apsaugos Savanorių Pajėgos)[401]
      • 1st Territorial Unit Dainava District
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 2nd Territorial Unit Darius and Girėnas District
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 3rd Territorial Unit Žemaičiai District
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 5th Territorial Unit Vytis District
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
      • 6th Territorial Unit Prisikėlimo District
        • Reconnaissance Platoon
    • Major Juozas Lukša Training Center
      • Reconnaissance course
  • Special Operations Force (Specialiųjų Operacijų Pajėgos)[401]
    • Special Purpose Service (Ypatingos Paskirties Tarnyba)
    • Light Infantry Battalion "Vytautas the Great" (Vytauto Didžiojo Jėgerių Batalionas)[402]
    • Combat Divers Service (Kovinių Narų Tarnyba)
    • Training and Combat Support Center (Mokymo ir Kovinės Paramos Centras)
  • Training Command and Doctrine Command
    • Division General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces School
      • Parachute Training Center (Parašiutinio Rengimo Centras)[403]

Macedonia (Republic of North Macedonia)

  • Army
    • Regiment for Special Operations (Полк за специјални операции - Polk za Specijalni Operacii)[404]
      • Battalion for Special Purposes "Wolves" (Баталјон за специјални намени "Волци" - Bataljon za Specijalni Nameni "Volci")[404]
      • Rangers Battalion (Ренџерски баталјон - Rendžerski Bataljon)[405]
  • Air Force
    • 501st Special Purposes Platoon "Falcons" (501.Вод за Специални Намени "Соколи" - 501. Vod za Specijalne Razmene "Sokoli")[406]

Madagascar

  • 1st Intervention Forces Regiment (1er Régiment des Forces d'Intervention)[407]

Malawi

Malaysia

Malaysia parachutists from the 10th Parachute Brigade
  • Army
    • 10th Parachute Brigade (Briged ke-10 Payung Terjun)[409]
      • 8th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-8 Rejimen Renjer Diraja (Para))[410]
      • 9th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-9 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))[411]
      • 17th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-17 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))[412]
      • 18th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-18 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))[413]
      • 1st Royal Artillery Regiment (Para) (Rejimen Pertama Artileri Diraja (Para))[414]
      • Armoured Squadron (Para) (Skuadron Armor Diraja (Para))[415]
      • 10th Squadron Royal Signals Regiment (Para) (10 Skuadron Semboyan Diraja (Para))[416]
      • 361th Battery Air Defence Royal Artillery Regiment (Para) (361 Bateri Rejimen Artileri Diraja PU (Para))[417]
      • 10th Squadron Royal Engineer Regiment (Para) (10 Skuadron Askar Jurutera Diraja (Para))[418]
      • Pathfinder Platoon (Para) (Platun Pandu Udara (Para))[419]
      • Support Company (Para) (Kompeni Bantuan (Para))[420]
      • Royal Military Police Corps Platoon (Para) (Kor Polis Tentera Diraja (Para))
      • Royal Medical Corps Company (Para) (Kompeni Perubatan (Para))[421]

Maldives

Mali

  • 33rd Parachute Commando Regiment [fr] (33ème Régiment des Commandos Parachutistes)[423]

Mauritania

  • 1st Paratrooper and Commando Battalion (الكتيبة الأولى للصاعقة و المظليين - Alkatibat Al'uwlaa Lilssaeiqat w Almazaliyiyn)[424][425]

Mexico

Parachute riflemen on parade in Mexico City
Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA)[426]
Army
  • Parachute Rifle Brigade[427][428]
    • Headquarters Company
    • 1st Parachute Rifle Battalion
    • 2nd Parachute Rifle Battalion
    • 3rd Parachute Rifle Battalion
    • 4th Logistics Company
  • Parachutist Training Center[429]
Navy

Moldova

Mongolia

  • 84th Air Landing Battalion (Aгаарын Десант 84-р Батальон - Agaaryn Dyesant 84-r Battalion)[433][434]

Montenegro

  • Army
    • Special Forces Company (Чете Специјалних Снага - Čete Specijalnih Snaga)[435]
  • Navy
    • Naval Detachment ( Поморскi Одред - Pomorski Odred)[435]

Morocco

  • 1st Parachute Infantry Brigade (لوائي جنود مظلات1 - Lwayiy Junud Mazallat 1)[436]
  • 2nd Parachute Infantry Brigade (لوائي جنود مظلات2 - Lwayiy Junud Mazallat 2)[437]
  • Royal Gendarmerie Parachute Intervention Squadron (Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Royale)[438]
  • Airborne Troops Training Center (Centre d'Instruction des Troupes Aéroportés)[439]

Myanmar

  • 4th Military Operation Command (4. စစ်ဆင်ရေးကွပ်ကဲမှုဌာနချုပ် - 4. cacchangre: kwapkaihmu thanakhyup)[440]

Namibia

  • one Special Forces unit[441]
  • Parachute Training School[442]

Nepal

  • Special Forces (No.10 Brigade) (विशेष सेना (न। १० ब्रिगेड) - Viśēṣa Sēnā (na.10 Brigēḍa))[443]
    • 23rd Parachute Battalion "Shree Bhairavnath" (२३ प्यारासुट बटालियन "श्री भैरवनाथ" - 23 Pyārāsuṭa Baṭāliyana "Śrī Bhairavanātha")[444][445]
    • Special Forces Battalion "Shree Yuddha Bhairav" (विशेष सेना बटालियन "श्रीयुद्ध भैरव" - Viśēṣa Sēnā Baṭāliyana "Śrī Yud'dha Bhairava")[446]
  • Para Training School (प्यारा प्रशिक्षण स्कूल - Pyārā Praśikṣaṇa Skūla)[447]

Netherlands

Dutch paratrooper brevet
Dutch paratroopers jumping from a C-160

New Zealand

Nicaragua

  • Special Operations Command "Major General Pedro Altamirano [es]" (Comando de Operaciones Especiales "General de División Pedro Altamirano")[455][456]

Niger

Nigerien paratroopers training in 2007

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

  • Sultan of Oman's Parachute Regiment (سلطان فوج المظليين العماني - Sultan Fawj Alazaliiyn Aleumanii)[465]
  • Sultan's Special Force ( قوات السلطان الخاصة - Qawat al-Sultaniya al-Khasah)[466]

Pakistan

Pakistani paratroopers

Paraguay

  • Air Force
    • Airborne Brigade "Silvio Pettirossi" (Brigada Aerotransportada "Silvio Pettirossi")[473]
      • 1st Parachute Battalion (Batallón de Paracaidistas Nº 1)
      • Parachute Packing and Maintenance and Air Resupply Section (Sección Doblaje y Mantenimiento de Paracaídas y Abastecimiento Aéreo)[474]
      • Paratroopers School (Escuela de Paracaidistas)[475]
  • Inter-Services
    • Joint Special Forces Battalion (Batallón Conjunto de Fuerzas Especiales)[476]
      • Special Operations Company (Compañia de Operaciones Especiales)[476]

Peru

  • Army
    • 1st Special Forces Brigade "Maj.General Gonzalo Briceño Zevallos" (1ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales "Gen.Div. Gonzalo Briceño Zevallos")[477]
      • 39th Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Juan Valer Sandoval" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 39 "Coronel Juan Valer Sandoval")[478]
      • 40th Special Forces Battalion "Callao Guard [es]" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 40 "Guardia Chalaca")[479]
    • 3rd Special Forces Brigade (3ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)[480]
      • 201st Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Guillermo Paz Bustamante" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 201 "Coronel Guillermo Paz Bustamante")[481]
      • 313th Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Pablo Arguedas Hurtado [es]" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 313 "Coronel Pablo Arguedas Hurtado")[482]
    • 6th Special Forces Brigade "Pachacutec" (6ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales "Pachacutec")[483]
      • 613th Special Forces Battalion "Captain Ilich Montesinos Quiroz" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 613 "Capitán Ilich Montesinos Quiroz")
      • 623rd Special Forces Battalion "Lieutenant Gerardo Iturraran García" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 623 "Teniente Gerardo Iturraran García")
    • Army Paratrooper School (Escuela de Paracaidistas del Ejercito)[484]
  • Navy
    • Special Operations Force (Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales)[485]
  • Marine Corps
    • Commando Battalion "1st Lt. Leoncio Prado Gutierrez" (Batallón de Comandos "Teniente Primero Leoncio Prado Gutierrez")[486]
  • Air Force

Philippines

Philippine Marine Special Operations Group paratroopers

Poland

Polish paratroopers boarding an USAF plane

Portugal

Pathfinder of the Companhia de Percursores Aeroterrestres

Qatar

Romania

Romanian paratrooper brevet
  • Romanian Special Operations Forces Command (Comandamentul Forțelor pentru Operații Speciale")[521]
    • 51st Special Operations Battalion "Vulturii" (Batalionul 51 Operații Speciale "Vulturii")[522]
    • 52nd Special Operations Battalion "Băneasa-Otopeni" (Batalionul 52 Operații Speciale "Băneasa-Otopeni")[523]
    • 53rd Commando Battalion "Smaranda Brăescu" (Batalionul 630 Comando "Smaranda Brăescu")[524]
  • 313th Search Battalion "Burebista" (Batalionul 313 Cercetare "Burebista")[525]
  • 495th Parachute Battalion "Captain Ștefan Sovereth" (Batalionul 495 Parașutiști "Căpitan Ștefan Soverth")[526]
  • Training Center for ISR, Paratroopers, Special operations and JTAC "Major General Grigore Baştan [ro]" (Centrul de Instruire pentru ISR, Parașutiști, Operații Speciale și JTAC "General-maior Grigore Baștan")[527]

Russian Federation

Russian paratroopers in training, 2018
Parade at the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School "General V.F. Margelov", 2013

Rwanda

  • one Para Commando battalion[577]

Saudi Arabia

  • Paratroopers and Special Security Forces (وحدات المظليين وقوات الأمن الخاصة - Wahadat Almazaliiyn Waquwwat Al'amn Alkhasa)[578]
    • 1st Parachute Brigade[579]
      • 4th Parachute Infantry Battalion
      • 5th Parachute Infantry Battalion
    • ‎64th Special Forces Brigade [ar] (لواء القوات الخاصة الرابع والستون - Liwa' al-Quwwat al-Khasat alrrabie Walsutuwn)[580]
      • 85th Special Forces Battalion (الكتيبةالقوات الخاصة الخامسة والثمانون - Al-Ktybtalqwat al-Khasat al-Khamisat Walthamanun)[581]
    • Parachute Center and School (مركز ومدرسة المظليين - Markaz Wamadarisat al-Muzliiyn)[582]

Senegal

  • Parachute Battalion (Bataillon Parachutiste)[583][584]

Serbia

  • 63rd Parachute Brigade (63. Падобранска Бригада - 63. Padobranska Brigada),[585] including:
    • Parachute Training Company (Падобранска Чета за Обуку - Padobranska Četa za Obuku)[586]
    • Parachute Combat Search and Rescue Company (Падобранска Чета Борбеног Трагања и Спасавањ - Padobranska Četa Borbenog Traganja i Spasavanj)[586]

Seychelles

  • Special Forces Unit "Barracuda" (Unité des Forces Spéciales "Tazar")[587]

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

  • Special Operations Unit [sl] (Enota za Specialno Delovanje)[596][597]
  • PEST(Posebna enota specialne taktike) military police special forces

South Africa

South Ossetia

Spain

Flag of the Spanish 6th Airborne Brigade
  • Army
    • 6th Parachute Brigade "Almogavars" (Brigada "Almogávares" VI de Paracaidistas)[608]
      • Headquarters Battalion (Batallón del Cuartel General),[609]
        • Headquarters Company (Compañía de Cuartel General)[609]
        • Forward Reconnaissance Company (Compañía de Reconocimiento Avanzado)[610]
        • Intelligence Company (Compañía de Inteligencia)[609]
        • Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical Defense Company (Compañía de Defensa Nuclear, Bacteriológica y Química)[609]
      • 4th Parachute Infantry Regiment [es] "Naples" (Regimiento de Infantería "Nápoles" n.º 4 de Paracaidistas)[611]
      • 5th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Zaragoza" (Regimiento de Infantería "Zaragoza" n.º 5 de Paracaidistas)[614]
      • 8th Cavalry Regiment "Lusitania" [es] (Regimiento de Caballería "Lusitania" n.º 8)[616][617]
        • I/8th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Sagunto" (Grupo Ligero Acorazado I/8 "Sagunto")[618]
      • 6th Parachute Field Artillery Group (Grupo de Artillería de Campaña Paracaidista VI)[619]
      • 6th Parachute Engineers Battalion (Batallón de Zapadores Paracaidistas VI)[620]
      • 6th Logistic Group (Grupo Logístico VI)[621]
      • 6th Parachute Signals Company (Compañía de Transmisiones Paracaidista)[622]
      • Parachute Training Battalion ( Batallón de Instrucción Paracaidista )[623]
      • Cargo Airdrop and Packing Group (Grupo de Lanzamiento y Preparacion de Cargas)[623]
    • Special Operations Command "Military Knightly Orders [es]" (Mando de Operaciones Especiales "Órdenes Militares")[624]
      • 2nd Special Operations Group "Granada" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Granada" II)[625]
      • 3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III)[626]
      • 4th Special Operations Group "Tercio of Ampurdán" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV)[627]
      • 19th Special Operations Battalion of the Spanish Legion "Gentleman Legionary Maderal Oleaga [es]" (Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión "Caballero Legiónario Maderal Oleaga" XIX)[628]
  • Navy
    • Special Naval War Force (Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial),[629] including:
      • Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (Grupo Paracaidista de Apoyo al Submarino)[630]
    • Marine Infantry Force (Fuerza de Infantería de Marina)
      • Target Recognition and Acquisition Company (Compañía de Reconocimiento y Adquisición de Blancos)[631]
  • Air Force
    • "Further Beyond" Flight of His Majesty the King's Royal Guard Regiment (Escuadrilla "Plus Ultra" del Regimiento de la Guardia Real de Su Majestad el Rey)[632]
    • Parachute Engineers Squadron [es] (Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas)[633]
    • Air Deployment Support Squadron [es] (Escuadrón de Apoyo al Despliegue Aéreo)[634]
    • Military Parchutist School "Méndez Parada" [es] (Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo "Méndez Parada")[635]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Commandos on parade, 2012
  • Army
    • Special Forces[636]
      • 12th Special Forces Regiment (12 විශේෂ බලකා රෙජිමේන්තුව - 12 Viśēṣa Balakā Rejimēntuva)[637]
      • 13th Special Forces Regiment (13 විශේෂ බලකා රෙජිමේන්තුව - 13 Viśēṣa Balakā Rejimēntuva)
    • Commando Regiment[638]
      • 1st Commando Regiment (1 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 1 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
      • 2nd Commando Regiment (2 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 2 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
      • 3rd Commando Regiment (3 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 3 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
      • 4st Commando Regiment (4 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 4 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
      • Commando Training School Parachute Wing[639]
  • Navy
  • Air Force

Sudan

  • 9th Airborne Division[642]
    • two Airborne Brigades[642]
    • 144th Special Forces Battalion[642]

Suriname

  • Special Troops Corps (Korps Speciale Troepen)[643]

Sweden

Switzerland

Tajikistan

  • 7th Air Assault Brigade (Бригадаи 7-уми ҳамла ба десанти ҳавоӣ - Brigadai 7-umi Hamla ʙa Desanti Havoī)[648]

Tanzania

  • one Special Forces unit[649]

Thailand

  • Army
    • 31st Infantry Regiment, King Bhumibol's Guard (กรมทหารราบที่ 31 รักษาพระองค์ - Krm Thh̄ār Rāb Thī̀ 31 Rạks̄ʹā Phraxngkh̒)[650]
      • 1st Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 1 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 1)
      • 2nd Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 2 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 2)
      • 3rd Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 3 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 3)
    • Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Company (กองร้อยลาดตระเวนระยะไกล)
    • Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command (หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษ)
      • 1st Special Warfare Division (กองพลรบพิเศษที่ 1 - Kxngphl Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 1)[651]
        • 1st Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 1 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 1)
        • 2nd Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 2 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 2)
        • 3rd Special Forces Regiment, King's Guard (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 3 รักษาพระองค์ - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 3 Rạks̄ʹā Phraxngkh̒)[652]
        • 4th Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 4 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 4)
        • 5th Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 5 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 5)
  • Navy
    • Royal Thai Navy SEALs (หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษทางเรือ กองเรือยุทธการ)
    • RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion (กองพันลาดตระเวน กองพลนาวิกโยธิน)
  • Air Force

Togo

  • Parachute Commando Regiment (Régiment Parachutiste Commando)[N 10][654]

Tunisia

  • Army Special Forces Group [fr] (لواء القوات الخاصة للجيش - lwa' Alquwwat Alkhasat Liljaysh)[655][656]

Turkey

Turkmenistan

  • 152nd Independent Air Assault Brigade (152-я отдельная воздушно-штурмовая бригада - 152-ya Otdel'naya Vozdushno-Shturmovaya Brigada)[665]

Uganda

Ukraine

Insignia of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
Ukrainian paratrooper in parade dress

United Arab Emirates

  • Special Mission Unit of the Presidential Guard (وحدة المهام الخاصة - الحرس الرئاسي - Wahdat Almahami Alkhasat - Alharas Alriyasiu)[683]

United Kingdom

British paratrooper brevet
British paratroopers during Swift Response exercise 2016

United States

US Master Parachutist badge
Parachute artillerymen from the 4th IBCT

Uruguay

Army

  • 14th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista Nº14),[840] including:
    • Special Operations Company "Scorpion" (Compañía de Operaciones Especiales "Escorpión")[841]
    • Army Paratroopers and Special Operations Training Center (Centro de Instrucción de Paracaidistas y Operaciones Especiales del Ejército)[842][841]

Air Force

  • Special Operations Company (Compañía de Operaciones Especiales)[843]
  • Rescue Operations and Training Section (Seccion de Operaciones y Entrenamiento de Rescate)[844]

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

  • Army
    • 42nd Parachute Infantry Brigade (42 Brigada de Infantería Paracaidista)[846]
      • Brigade HQ
      • 421st Parachute Infantry Battalion "José Leonardo Chirino" (421 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "José Leonardo Chirino")
      • 422nd Parachute Infantry Battalion "Colonel Antonio Nicolás Briceño [es]" (422 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "Coronel Antonio Nicolás Briceño")
      • 423rd Parachute Infantry Battalion "Colonel Ramón García de Sena" (423 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "Coronel Ramón García de Sena")
      • 4201st Parachute Headquarters Company (4201 Compañía de Comando Paracaidistas")
      • 4202nd Parachute Scout and Reconnaissance Company (4202 Compañía  de Exploración y Reconocimiento Paracaidistas)
      • 4203rd Parachute Supply and Transportation Company (4203 Compañía de Abastecimiento y Transporte Paracaidistas)
      • 4204th Parachute Signal Company (4204 Compañía de Comunicaciones Paracaidistas)
      • 4207th Parachute Engineers Company (4207 Compañía de Ingenieros Paracaidistas)
      • 4208th Packaging, Maintenance and Air Delivery Company (4208 Compañía de Empaque, Mantenimiento y Entrega Aérea)
      • 4209th Parachute Snipers Company (4209 Compañía de Francotiradores Paracaidistas)
      • 4210th Parachute Medical Company (4210 Compañía de Sanidad Paracaidistas)
    • Combat and Airborne Operations Training Center "Brigadier General Rafael Nogales Méndez" (Centro de Adiestriamento de Combate y de Operaciones Aerotransportadas "General de Brigada Rafael Nogales Méndez")[847]
  • Special Operations Command "General in Chief Félix Antonio Velásquez" (Comando de Operaciones Especiales "General en Jefe Félix Antonio Velásquez")[848][849]
    • Army
      • 99th Special Forces Brigade (99 Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)[850]
        • 991st Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Domingo Montes" (991 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Coronel Domingo Montes")[851]
        • 992nd Special Forces Battalion "General in Chief José Gregorio Monagas" (992 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "General en Jefe José Gregorio Monagas")[852]
        • 993th Special Forces Battalion "Lieutenant Colonel Eliezer Otaiza Castillo" (993 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Teniente Coronel Eliezer Otaiza Castillo")[853]
    • Navy
      • 8th Marine Special Operations Brigade "Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda" (8 Brigada de Comandos del Mar "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda")[854]
        • 81st Special Operations Battalion "Lieutenant Commander Henry Lilong García" (Batallón de Operaciones Especiales Nro. 81 "Capitán de Corbeta Henry Lilong García")[855]
    • Air Force
      • 20th Special Forces Group (Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales N.º 20)[847][856]
    • National Guard
      • Commando Operations Group (Grupo de Acciones de Comando)[857]

Vietnam

  • 1st Special Forces Brigade. [vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 1)[858]
  • 113th Special Forces Brigade [vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 113)[859]
  • 198th Special Forces Brigade [vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 198)[860]
  • 429th Special Forces Brigade [vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 429)[861]

Zambia

Zimbabwe

See also

References

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