commando units
Special forces teams
Commando units are specialized military forces trained for rapid, high-risk operations—raids, sabotage, hostage rescue, or strikes behind enemy lines.
The term originated with Boer irregular fighters but now describes elite forces across many nations: Navy SEALs are among the most famous commando units.
Distinguished from regular infantry by intensive training, small-team tactics, and unconventional missions.
- special forcesElite unconventional warfare troops
- elite soldiersTop-tier military personnel
- hostage rescueFreeing people held against will
- stealth tacticsMethods emphasizing concealment
- survival trainingLearning to endure harsh conditions
intelligence gathering · platoon · marksmanship · parachuting · ambush · Delta Force · paratroopers · SAS · green berets · sniper rifles · body armor · counter-terrorism · covert missions · behind enemy lines · guerrilla warfare · night vision goggles · battalion · hand-to-hand combat
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- Italian militarySan Marco, GIS, Julia, Air Force, mountain troops
- Arab MilitariesIraqi Army
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- Wartime FranceVichy France, Free France, Free French, French Resistance, de Gaulle
- NZ Militarysoldiers, sailors, airmen, reservists, SAS
commando unitsline infantry
Soldiers in ranked formations
standing army · regular army · mechanized infantry · armored divisions · reserve units