The Paratroopers Brigade, also known as the 35th Brigade, is a unit of paratroopers within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and forms a major part of the Infantry Corps. It has a history of carrying out special forces-style missions dating back to the 1950s. It is currently involved primarily in counter terror operations within the West Bank.
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The Royal Ranger Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Malaysian Army. Although it is second in seniority to the Royal Malay Regiment, the RRD can trace its origins back to the mid 19th century and the establishment of The Sarawak Rangers
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The Mexican Marines are the marine corps and amphibious infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the Infantería de Marina is to guarantee the maritime security of the country’s ports and external and internal defense of the country, to accomplish these responsibilities the corps is trained and equipped to take on any type of operations from Sea, Air and Land.
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The Commandos are a special forces unit in the Portuguese Army. The unit is split into various sections in the special forces group. They were created as counter-guerrilla special forces in response to the need of the army to have units specially adapted to guerrilla warfare
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The Riverine Squadrons of the United States Navy are elements of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC). The US Navy’s Riverine Squadran focuses on conducting Maritime Security Operations. The United States Navy Riverine Squadron is capable of fighting riverine based enemy forces through various methods
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The Spanish Navy Marines is a corps within the Spanish Navy responsible for providing amphibious warfare from the sea utilizing naval platforms and resources. It is fully integrated into the Spanish Navy structure. The Marines of Spain are not only a fleet force, as the Spanish Royal Marine Guard Company are responsible for the defence and security forces of naval bases and facilities
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The Republican Guard is part of the French Gendarmerie. It is responsible for providing security in the Paris area and for providing guards of honor. The close physical protection of the President of France is entrusted to the GSPR (Groupe de Sécurité de la Présidence de la République), and the SPHP (Service de Protection des Hautes Personalités), neither are part of the Guard.
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The Presidential Guard Battalion is a unit of the Brazilian Army and honor guard to the President of Brazil. Two other units, the 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment and the Cayenne Battery, are also part of the presidential honor guard. This troop had its origins in the Emperor’s Battalion, organized in 1823 during the peace campaigns that followed the Declaration of Independence and wears its 19th-century uniforms.
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The Korps Mariniers (Netherlands Marine Corps) is the marine corps and amphibious infantry component of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is trained to operate anywhere in the world in all environments, under any condition and circumstance, as a rapid reaction force.
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The Royal Highland Fusiliers was a regular Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World Review of the Armed Forces, the regiment was combined with the other regiments of the Scottish Division
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