The 9º Reggimento d’Assalto Paracadutisti (9th Parachutist Assault Regiment) proudest unit of the current Italian Army — in part due to its distinguished history, but also due to the arduous training which members must undertake. Its motto is Della folgore l’impeto — which roughly translated is Of the thunderbolt
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The United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), commonly known as SEAL Team Six, is the United States Navy’s secretive tier-one Counter-Terrorism and Special Mission Unit (SMU). The vast majority of information surrounding DEVGRU is highly classified and details of its activities are not commented on by either the White House or the Department of Defense.
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Russian special purpose regiments or Spetsnaz, Specnaz is a general term for “special forces” in Russian, literally “special purpose”. These Russian special forces can specifically refer to any elite or special purpose units under subordination of the Federal Security Service (FSB) or Internal Troops of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the units controlled by the military intelligence service GRU.
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KABUL – Taliban bombers equipped with suicide vests and automatic rifles attacked a hotel and a guesthouse in central Kabul Friday, killing at least 15 people, including four Indian nationals, officials said.
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The Kommando Spezialkräfte (Special Forces Command, KSK) is part of Germany’s Special Forces. Organised under the Special Operations Division (Div. Spezielle Operationen, DSO), it is closely modeled on the British Special Air Service (SAS).
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The Heckler & Koch MP5 is a 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) of Oberndorf am Neckar.
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The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group. It is the service rifle of the French military.
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The HMMWV (High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) is the U.S. Military’s all-purpose, modern-day jeep. With four-wheel drive and automatic transmission, this diesel-powered off-road beast is among the most capable all-terrain vehicles in the world.
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The Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation is an elite branch of the Singapore Armed Forces. An offensive unit, it specialises in pre-emptive operations involving small groups of specially-trained soldiers in enemy territory. Designed to be executed quickly in anticipation of a reaction by the enemy, these Commando operations are normally short-term and intensive due to their lack of service support in hostile environments.
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The Gurkhas are a unique unit in the Army with a reputation of being amongst the finest and most feared soldiers in the world.All Gurkha soldiers are recruited in Nepal. British Officers are recruited from across the UK and Commonwealth.
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