In early 1997, six members of the SAS were sent to Peru during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis due to diplomatic personnel being among the hostages and also to observe and advise Peruvian commandos in Operation Chavín de Huántar- the release of hostages by force. [86] [87] Falklands War [ edit ]

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Nations around the world particularly wanted a counter-terrorism capability like the SAS. The Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office often loan out training teams from the Regiment, particularly to the Gulf States to train bodyguard teams now focused on CT. The Regiment has also had a long-standing association with the US Army's Delta Force, with the two units often having swapped techniques and tactics, as well as conducting joint training exercises in North America and Europe. Other nations' CT units developed close ties with the Regiment, including the Australian SAS, New Zealand SAS, GSG 9 and GIGN. [81] Special Air Service Regiment". Australian Army. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017 . Retrieved 1 January 2017.

In 2007 some of the former garrison houses were sold off but the homes are still mainly occupied by current and former servicemen and women and their families.

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VC Recipient Mark Donaldson announced as Patron in Chief for Soldier On" (PDF). Media release. Soldier On. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2013.de B. Taillon, J. Paul (2000). The evolution of Special Forces in Counter-Terrorism, The British and American Experiences. Greenwood. ISBN 0-275-96922-3. At the end of the war the British government saw no further need for the force and disbanded it on 8 October 1945. [2]

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Airborne Delivery Wing". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013 . Retrieved 9 November 2022. Special Forces Parachute Support Squadron...The role of the Special Forces Parachute Support Squadron is to advise the UK Special Forces Group on all operational, training and developmental aspects of military parachuting. More so, the Parachute Support Squadron is tasked to deliver operational support and training to UK Special Forces troops to enable parachute insertion across the spectrum of parachute capabilities. Sneaking into enemy territory to gather intelligence about troop strengths and movements is not as glamorous as leaping across embassy balconies but it is the bread and butter of special operations work. SAS recon teams must be able to remain hidden under the nose of the enemy for days on end, lurking concealed in dug out hides and on so-called 'hard routine' (no talking, no smoking, cooking etc). The Regiment trained to do this against the Russians but the techniques were used to great success in the barren hills of the Falklands and the hedgerows of Northern Ireland. Forward Air Control In 1991 three IRA men were killed by the SAS. The IRA men were on their way to kill an Ulster Defence Regiment soldier who lived in Coagh, when they were ambushed. [70] These three and another seven brought the total number of IRA men killed by the SAS in the 1990s to 11. [71] Counter terrorist wing [ edit ]

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Near the end of the year, men from 2nd SAS were parachuted into Italy to work with the Italian resistance in Operation Tombola, where they remained until Italy was liberated. [22] Finlan, Alistair (2009). "The arrested development of UK special forces and the global war on terror". Review of International Studies. Cambridge University Press. 35 (4): 971–982. doi: 10.1017/S0260210509990398. S2CID 59450530. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 . Retrieved 17 March 2010. The 3rd and 4th SAS were involved in Operation Amherst in April. The operation began with the drop of 700 men on the night of 7 April. The teams spread out to capture and protect key facilities from the Germans. They encountered Bergen-Belsen on 15 April 1945. [24] SAS (Reserve)". www.army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 . Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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Davis, Brian Leigh (1983). British Army Uniforms and Insignia of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-609-2. The Regiment are masters at close protection duties (CP) - body guarding to the layman - having developed many of the protocols themselves. VIP protection is the responsibility of the Counter Revolutionary War (CWR) wing. Nowadays much of UK Military CP work is being done by specialised military police units. Rachel Browne (24 August 2014). "Rapper identified as James Foley's executioner: reports". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021 . Retrieved 18 September 2014. Force Troops Command Handbook". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021 . Retrieved 11 January 2021.SAS (Reserve)". www.army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020 . Retrieved 29 December 2020. Asher, Michael (2008). The Regiment: The True Story of the SAS. London: Penguin UK. ISBN 0141026529, p. 359-360 Donaldson enlisted in the Australian Army on 18 June 2002. He trained at Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka, winning prizes as the best shot and best at physical training in his platoon. Detailed to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, he then underwent further training at Singleton, where he won prizes again for shooting and physical training, and also as most outstanding soldier in his platoon. He was then posted to the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, based in Townsville, Queensland. [5]