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The Special Forces Regiment (SF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ බලකාය Visēsha Balakāya;) is a special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Army. Founded in 1986 as a combat tracker team, it was established as a regiment in 1988, and later expanded into a brigade.
Special forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. This is a list of special forces of Sri Lanka.
The Special Task Force (STF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකාය Visesha Karya Balakaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு அதிரடிப் படை) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, clandestine and covert operations, combat and patrolling in urban areas ...
The Regiment Special Force (RSF) is a Sri Lanka Air Forces elite special force unit, which is part of the SLAF Regiment.It was raised in 2006.The RSF Wing is an independent formation of the SLAF and commanded by a Commanding Officer who is responsible to the Commander of the Air Force through Director Ground Operations for the efficient and effective function.
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps - first aid; Sri Lanka Air Force - forward air control; Thereafter, the tactics leg of the course which takes 40 days is conducted at the Army Training School in Maduru Oya. [2] On completion of the course participants are awarded the Qualification Badge for Special Infantry Operation Training.
The exact number of troops serving in LRRP is highly Classified and neither the Sri Lanka Army nor the Sri Lankan government has officially declared its existence. The LRRP units are believed to operated by personnel from Special forces regiment and Commando regiment of Sri Lanka army. 'Mahasohon brigade' is a nickname given for this Unit.
Sri Lanka: Branch Sri Lanka Air Force: Type: Special Airborne forces: Role: Special Operations, VIP Protection, Anti-Hijack and Hostage Rescue operations, Urban warfare, Urban combat rider duties: Part of: Directorate Of Ground Operations, Sri Lanka Air Force: Garrison/HQ: SLAF Headquarters: Nickname(s) SABF: Anniversaries: July 7: Engagements ...
Operation Definite Victory (Sinhala: නියතයි ජය මෙහෙයුම) was a military operation launched by Sri Lankan Special Task Force commandos on January 4, 2007 to liberate the Kanchikudichcharu and Thoppigala regions of the Ampara District of Sri Lanka from the LTTE.