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The Special Operations Groups (Spanish: Grupos de Operaciones Especiales, GOE) are the special operations forces of the Spanish Army.. These units should not be confused with the similar-sounding Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO) and Grupos Operativos Especiales de Seguridad (GOES), two police forces, or the Spanish Navy's Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE).
Spanish special operations. Spain has a long history of combating domestic and international violence and of training units for special warfare or intervention. The following military and police units currently operate under a Special Operations mandate:
The Spanish Army (Spanish: Ejército de Tierra, lit. 'Army of Land') is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies – dating back to the late 15th century.
The Special Forces Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales) are the special forces battalions of the Mexican Army.Formerly the Special Forces Airmobile Group (Spanish: Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales) or GAFE, the SF corps has six regular battalions; plus four specialized units, one of those units is the Fuerza Especial de Reaccion, the other three remain secretive for the public ...
The Special Operations Command ( Spanish: Mando de Operaciones Especiales) is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Groups of the Spanish Army. It is based in Alicante, Alférez Rojas Navarrete barracks. It was created in 1997, following other NATO armies organization. In the 1980s the Spanish Army had created six ...
Spanish Armed Forces. The Spanish Armed Forces are in charge of guaranteeing the sovereignty and independence of the Kingdom of Spain, defending its territorial integrity and the constitutional order, according to the functions entrusted to them by the Constitution of 1978. They are composed of: the Army, the Air and Space Force, the Navy, the ...
ROK Army Special Warfare Command ("Black Berets") [ 200] 1st Special Forces Brigade (Airborne) [ 201] 13th Special Mission Brigade [ 202][ 203][ 204] 707th Special Mission Group. Republic of Korea Navy [ 205] ROK Naval Special Warfare Flotilla [ 206] Republic of Korea Marine Corps.
Ceuta garrison of the legion Ceuta garrison of the legion The legion on parade 105mm L118 light gun of the legion artillery group The 4th Tercio Guión. For centuries, Spain recruited foreign soldiers to its army, forming the foreign regiments (Infantería de línea extranjera) such as the Regiment of Hibernia (formed in 1709 from Irishmen who fled their own country in the wake of the Flight ...