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United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)
Former WO1(GSM) Peter Padley MBE
United Kingdom Special Forces
United Kingdom Special Forces, established in 1987, is commanded by the Director Special Forces (DSF). Prior to 2008 DSF held the rank of Brigadier but with recognition of the increased size of the Directorate he now holds the rank of Major General. The task of UKSF is to provide a unified command structure for all UK Special Forces.
The following units come under the control of UKSF. See the following sections for more details on each unit and what they specialise in:
The Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment
The Special Boat Service (SBS)
The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR)
The Special Forces Support Group
United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) Aviation
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about 1 month ago
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a subtitle, carry over, of the unknown logistics of war
StewartThompson
10 months ago
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You are wrong - where are you looking exactly?
WELBURN75
10 months ago
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Not one to be fussy, but why under the main photo(top left)does it say members in Africa WW2 ? me thinks that lies. please correct me if im wrong.
StewartThompson
about 1 year ago
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No they're not SF - they are trained Pilots from one of the RAF training schools. But that doesn't included UKSF Aviation.
Garrs
about 1 year ago
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Do say if im wrong but arnt the piolts of the Army Air Corps SF as well????