Spanish special operations

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:

;Navy
*Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE) (Special Operations Unit)

;Army
*Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE) (Special Operations Command)

;Air Force
*Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)

;Guardia Civil (Gendarmery)
*Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI)
*Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)

;National & Regional Police
*Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)
*Grup Especial d'Intervenció (Mossos d'Esquadra)
*Berrozi (BBT) (Ertzaintza)

ee also

* List of special forces units


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