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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Special Air Service.

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U.K. Special Forces [r]: A UK Ministry of Defence Directorate which also has the capability to provide a Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters. ^[e]
Clandestine human-source intelligence and covert action [r]: Add brief definition or description
Direct action (military) [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special reconnaissance [r]: Add brief definition or description
Counterterrorism [r]: A range of activities that prevent attempted terrorism well before an actual act is close to being executed, including killing or capturing terrorists; complements and can include anti-terrorism, or measures taken to minimize the impact of an attempted or completed act; counterterrorism proper is "enemy centric" rather than counterinsurgency, which is "people-centric" ^[e]

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SAS selection [r]: Add brief definition or description

Veterans

David Sterling [r]: Add brief definition or description
Peter de la Billiere [r]: General, British Army, retired as Special Advisor to the Minister of Defence after commanding British troops in the Gulf War; former Director, Special Air Service ^[e]

Other related topics

Special Boat Service [r]: U.K. Special Forces units specializing in waterborne operations, administratively part of the Royal Marines ^[e]
Special Reconnaissance Regiment [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special Forces Support Group [r]: Add brief definition or description
Mountain Warfare and Arctic Cadre [r]: Add brief definition or description
The Parachute Regiment [r]: Add brief definition or description

Joint Special Operations Command [r]: A major subordinate unit of the United States Special Operations Command, which takes on the most sensitive covert military operations, usually working unacknowledged within the geographic area of a Unified Combatant Command ^[e]
Delta Force [r]: A generally covert U.S. Army unit in Joint Special Operations Command, specializing in hostage rescue and combat search and rescue, direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism. ^[e]

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