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United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)

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

The Special Forces Support Group

18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment (18 (UKSF) SIG REGT)

United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) Aviation

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Combat Arms are those who close with, assault and defeat the enemy.

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Combat Support Arms are those Regiments and Corps who give support to the Combat Arms in assisting them in engaging and defeating the enemy.

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Corps of Army Music

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