United Kingdom Special Forces

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United Kingdom Special Forces
Founded 1987 (37 years ago)
Country  United Kingdom
Type Directorate
Role Special operations coordination
Size 2,000 personnel (2009)[1]
Part of Ministry of Defence
Commanders
Director Special Forces Incumbent unknown

The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is a Ministry of Defence directorate that provides a joint special operations task force headquarters. The UKSF is commanded by the Director Special Forces. The directorate commands 22 Special Air Service Regiment, the Special Boat Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the Special Forces Support Group, 18 Signal Regiment and the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Formation

The UKSF was formed in 1987 to draw together the Army's Special Air Service and the Naval Service's Special Boat Squadron, which was renamed the Special Boat Service during the formation, into a unified command, based around the former Director SAS, who was given the additional title of Director Special Forces. The directorate has been expanded by the creation of the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, 18 Signal Regiment and the Special Forces Support Group.

Roles and tasks

UKSF assets undertake a number of roles, with a degree of interaction and interoperability:

Units

Following the Army 2020 reforms, in 2014 21 Special Air Service Regiment and 23 Special Air Service Regiment were moved from the command of UKSF to 1st Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade.[13][14]

Professor Paul Rogers, Bradford University, provides an overview 'UK Special Forces: Accountability in Shadow War'[15]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Special Reconnaissance Regiment, publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elite special forces unit set up, BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Who is Based Here, RAF Odiham. Retrieved 21 February 2014 (JSFAW)
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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (SBS)
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Overstretched SAS calls up part-time troops for Afghanistan, www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2014
  10. ↑ http://www.veterans-uk.info/pdfs/publications/guides/admin_guide/h_part8.pdf
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  13. ↑ Janes International Defence Review, May 2014, page 4
  14. ↑ Army Briefing Note 120/14, NEWLY FORMED FORCE TROOPS COMMAND SPECIALIST BRIGADES, Quote . It commands all of the Army’s Intelligence, Surveillance and EW assets, and is made up of units specifically from the former 1 MI Bde and 1 Arty Bde, as well as 14 Sig Regt, 21 and 23 SAS(R).
  15. ↑ http://oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/paul_rogers_monthly_briefing/uk_special_forces_accountability_shadow_war

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