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Many countries around the world maintain military units that are trained as paratroopers. These include special forces units that are parachute-trained, as well as non-airborne forces units.

Abkhazia

Independent Special Purpose Detachment (Отдельный Отряд Специального Назначения - Otdel'nyy Otryad Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya)^{[N 1]}^[1]

Albania

Special Operations Battalion (Batalioni i Operacioneve Speciale)^[2]

Algeria

Army
- 17th Airborne Division^[3]
  - 1st Parachute Commando Regiment
  - 4th Parachute Commando Regiment
  - 5th Parachute Commando Regiment
  - 6th Parachute Commando Regiment^[4]
  - 12th Parachute Commando Regiment
  - 18th Parachute Commando Regiment
  - Parachute Artillery Regiment
  - Parachute Engineers Battalion
- 25th Reconnasissance Regiment
- 104th Operational Maneuver Regiment^[5]
- Commando Instruction and Parachute Training School "Martyr Derbal M'barek"^[6]
- Special Troops Superior School "Martyr Mustapha Khoja called Si Ali" ^[7]
Air Force
- 772nd Parachute Air Commando Fusiliers Regiment^[3]
- 782nd Parachute Air Commando Fusiliers Regiment "Martyr Jaloul bin Azzouz"^[8]

Angola

Special Forces Brigade (Brigada de Forças Especiais)^[9]
Special Forces Training School (Escola de Formação de Forças Especiais)^[10]

Argentina

Army
- Rapid Deployment Force (Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido)^[11]
  - 4th Airborne Brigade (IV Brigada Aerotransportada)^[12]
    - Regimiento de Infantería Paracaidista 2 [es] (2nd Parachute Infantry Regiment)^[13]
    - Regimiento de Infantería Paracaidista 14 [es] "14th Parachute Infantry Regiment",^[14] including
      - Parachute Reserve Company "Córdoba" (Compañía de Reserva Paracaidista Córdoba)^[15]
    - Grupo de Artillería Paracaidista 4 [es] ("4th Parachute Artillery Battalion")^[16]
    - 4th Parachute Cavalry Scout Squadron (Escuadrón de Exploración de Caballería Paracaidista 4)^[17]
    - Compañía de Ingenieros Paracaidista 4 [es] (4th Parachute Engineers Company)^[18]
    - Compañía de Comunicaciones Paracaidista 4 [es] (4th Parachute Signal Company)^[19]
    - Compañía Apoyo de Lanzamientos Aéreos Paracaidista 4 (4th Parachute Airdrop Support Company)^[20]
    - Parachute Guides Platoon "1st Lt. Guillermo Abally" (Sección Guías Paracaidistas "Teniente Primero Guillermo Abally")^[21]
    - Parachute Intelligence Platoon (Sección de Inteligencia Paracaidista)^[21]
  - Special Operations Forces Group (Agrupación de Fuerzas de Operaciones Especiales)^[22]
    - Compañía de Fuerzas Especiales 601 [es] 601 Special Forces Company^[23]
    - 601 Commando Company (Compañía de Comandos 601)^[24]
    - 602 Commando Company (Compañía de Comandos 602)^[25]
    - Compañía de Comandos 603 [es] (603 Commando Company)^[26]^[27]
- Escuela de Tropas Aerotransportadas y Tropas de Operaciones Especiales [es] (Airborne Troops and Special Operations School)^[28]^[29]
Navy
- Amphibious Commandos Group (Agrupación de Comandos Anfibios)^[30]
- Tactical Divers Group (Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos)^[31]
Air Force
- Grupo de Operaciones Especiales [es] Special Operations Group^[32]

Armenia

1st Special Forces Regiment (Armenia) (1-ին գնդակից հատուկ նպատակ - 1-in Gndakits' Hatuk Npatak)^[33]

Australia

Austria

Jägerbataillon 25 [de]^[42]
Jagdkommando^[43]
Military Partrooper School^[44]

Azerbaijan

Army
- 777th Special Purpose Brigade (777-ci Xüsusi Təyinat Briqada)^[45]
Navy
- Marine Special Purpose Sabotage and Reconnaissance Center - Military Unit 641 (Dəniz Təxribat və Kəşfiyyat Mərkəz Xüsusi Təyinat - 641 Saylı Hərbi Hissə)^[46]^[47]

Bahrain

Royal Guard Special Forces Battalion (الحرس الملكي كتيبة قوات خاصة - Alharas Almalakiu Katibat Quwwat Khasa)^[48]

Bangladesh

Army
- Para Commando Brigade^[49]^[50]
  - 1st Para Commando Battalion^[51]^[52]
  - 2nd Para Commando Battalion^[53]
Navy
- Special Warfare Diving and Salvage^[54]
Air Force
- 41 Squadron Airborne^[55]

Belarus

Special Operations Forces Command (Камандаванне сіл спецыяльных аперацый - Kamandavannie Sil Spiecyjaĺnych Apieracyj)^[56]
- 5th Independent Special Assignments Brigade (5-я асобная брыгада спецыяльнага прызначэння - 5-ja Asobnaja Bryhada Spiecyjaĺnaha Pryznačennia)^[57]
- 38th Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade "Wien" (38-ю Венская асобную гвардзейскую дэсантна-штурмавую брыгаду - 38-ju Venskaya Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Desantna-Sturmavuju Bryhadu)
- 103rd Independent Guards Parachute Assault Brigade^[be] "Viciebsk" (103-ю Віцебскую асобную гвардзейскую паветрана-дэсантную брыгаду - 103-ju Viciebskuju Asobnuju Hvardziejskuju Pavietrana-Desantnuju Bryhadu)

Belgium

Special Operations Regiment^[58]
- 2nd Commando Battalion^[59]
- 3rd Parachute Battalion ^[60]
- Special Forces Group^[61]
- 6th Communication and Information Systems Group^[58]
- Paratrooper Training Center ^[62]

Benin

1st Parachute Commandos Battalion (1er Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes)^[63]

Bolivia

Army
- 16th Special Forces Regiment "Jordán" (Regimiento de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 16 "Jordán")^[64]
- 18th Airborne Commandos Regiment "Victoria" - Special Troops instruction Center (Regimiento de Comandos Aerotransportados Nº 18 "Victoria - Centro de Instrucción de Tropas Especiales")^[65]^[66]
Navy
- Amphibious Commandos Battalion (Batallón de Comandos Anfibios)^[67]

Botswana

Commando Battalion^[68]^[69]
Para and Presidential Guards Battalion^[70]

Brazil

Army
- Paratroopers Brigade^[71]
  - Parachute Infantry Brigade Headquarters Company^[72]
  - 25th Parachute Infantry Battalion "Campo dos Afonsos"^[73]
  - 26th Parachute Infantry Battalion "Alberto Santos-Dumont"^[74]
  - 27th Parachute Infantry Battalion "General Newton Lemos"^[75]
  - 8th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion^[76]
  - 20th Parachute Logistics Battalion^[77]
  - Parachute Folding, Maintenance and Air Supply Battalion^[78]
  - Parachute Pathfinders Company^[pt]^[79]
  - 1st Parachute Cavalry Squadron^[pt]^[80]
  - 21st Parachutist Anti Aircraft Artillery Battery^[81]
  - 1st Parachute Combat Engineers Company^[82]
  - 20th Parachute Signal Company^[83]
  - Parachute Training Company^[84]
  - 36th Parachute Army Police Platoon ^[85]
  - Parachute Medical Detachment^[86]
- Special Operations Command (Comando de Operações Especiais)^[87]
  - 1st Special Forces Battalion "António Dias Cardoso^[pt]"^[88]
  - 1st Commando Operations Battalion^[pt] "Captain Francisco Padilha" ^[89]^[90]
  - 3rd Special Forces Company "Brigadier General Thaumaturgo Sotero Vaz"^[91]
- Parachutist Training Center "General Penha Brasil"^[92]
Navy
- Combat Divers Group^[93]
- Naval Fusiliers Special Operation Battalion "Tonelero"^[94]
Air Force
- Air-Land Rescue Squadron^[95]

Brunei

Army
- Special Forces Regiment (Rejimen Pasukan Khas)^[96]
Air Force
- Tactical Air Supply Parachute Unit (Unit Payung Terjun Pembekal Udara Taktikal)^[97]

Bulgaria

Joint Special Operations Command (Съвместно Командване на Специалните Операции - Sŭvmestno Komandvane na Spetsialnite Operatsii)^[98]
- Army
  - 1st Special Forces Battalion (1ви Батальон Специални Сили - 1vi Batalion Spetsialni Sili)^[99]
  - 2nd Special Forces Battalion (2ри Батальон Специални Сили - 2ri Batalion Spetsialni Sili)^[99]
  - 3rd Special Forces Battalion (3ти Батальон Специални Сили - 3ti Batalion Spetsialni Sili)^[99]
- Navy
  - 65th Naval Special Reconnaissance Unit "Black Sea Sharks"^[bg] (65-и Морски Специален Разузнавателен Отряд "Черноморски Акули" - 65-i Morski Spetsialen Razuznavatelen Otriad "Chernomorski Akuli")^[100]

Burkina Faso

25th Parachute Commando Regiment (25e Régiment Parachutiste Commando)^[101]
Airborne Technics Training Center (Centre d'Instruction aux Techniques Aéroportées)^[102]

Burundi

121st Parachute Regiment (121e Régiment de Parachutistes)^[103]

Cambodia

Special Forces Command (បញ្ជាការដ្ឋានទ័ពពិសេស - Banhcheakear Dthan tp Pises)^[104]^[105]^[106]
- 1st Airborne Commando Battalion
- 2nd Airborne Commando Battalion
- 3rd Airborne Commando Battalion
- 4th Airborne Commando Battalion

Cameroon

Airborne Troops Battalion (Bataillon des Troupes Aéroportées)^[107]^[108]

Canada

Army
- Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment^[109]
- Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment^[110]
- Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry^[111]
- Parachute Company (Reserve), The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada^[112]^[113]
- Parachute Training Company, Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre^[114]
Air Force
- Search and Rescue Technicians - Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue^[115]^[116]
  - SAR Techs Teams - 103 Search and Rescue Squadron
  - SAR Techs Teams - 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron
  - SAR Techs Teams - 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron
  - SAR Techs Teams - 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron
  - SAR Techs Teams - 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command^[117]
- Joint Task Force 2^[118]
- Canadian Special Operations Regiment^[119]

Chile

Army
- Special Operations Brigade "Lautaro"^[120]
  - 1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantarú"
  - 5th Commando Company "Lientur"
  - 6th Commando Company "Iquique"
  - 12th Commando Company "Galvarino"
  - Special Forces Group^[121]
    - Airborne Company
    - Amphibious Company
    - Mountain Company
- Paratroopers and Special Forces School^[122]
Navy
- Navy Special Forces Command^[es]^[123]
Air Force
- Special Forces Group - Air Force Commandos "Black Eagles"^[es]^[124]^[125]
  - Special Forces Tactical Unit - 2nd Air Force Group^[126]
  - Special Forces Tactical Unit - 5th Air Force Group^[127]
  - Special Forces Tactical Unit - 6th Air Force Group^[128]
  - Special Forces Tactical Unit - 8th Air Force Group^[125]
  - Special Forces Tactical Unit - 9th Air Force Group^[129]

China (People’s Republic of China)

Army
- People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces ( 中國人民解放軍特種部隊 )^[130]
  - 71st Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of the Kunlun Mountains" (「昆仑利刃」特战第71旅 )
  - 72nd Special Warfare Brigade (特战第72旅 )
  - 73rd Special Warfare Brigade "Flying Dragon" (「飛龍」特战第73旅 )
  - 74th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第74旅 )
  - 75th Special Warfare Brigade "Sword of South China" (「華南之劍」特战第75旅 )
  - 76th Special Warfare Brigade "Snow Maple" (「雪枫」特战第76旅 )
  - 77th Special Warfare Brigade "Hunting Leopard" (「獵豹」特战第77旅 )
  - 78th Special Warfare Brigade (特战第78旅 )
  - 79th Special Warfare Brigade "Siberian Tiger" (「東北虎」特战第79旅 )
  - 80th Special Warfare Brigade "Mount Tai Eagle" (「泰山雄鹰」特战第80旅)
  - 81st Special Warfare Brigade "Oriental Sword" (「東方神劍」特战第81旅 )
  - 82nd Special Warfare Brigade "Ringing Arrow" (「響箭」特战第82旅 )
  - 83rd Special Warfare Brigade "Heroic Eagle" (「雄鷹」特战第83旅 )
  - 84th Special Warfare Brigade "Night Tiger" (「暗夜之虎」特战第84旅 )
  - 85th Special Warfare Brigade "Highland Snow Leopard" (「高原雪豹」特战第85旅 )
  - Hong Kong Special Battalion (香港特种营 )
  - Macau Special Company (澳門特种连 )
- Academy of Airborne Troops^[131]
Navy
- Marine Special Operations Brigade "Scaly Dragon" (海军陆战队特种作战旅 (蛟龍) )^[132]
- Marine Corps 1st Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第1旅两栖侦察特战队 )
- Marine Corps 2nd Brigade Amphibious Reconnaissance Special Team (海军陆战队第2旅两栖侦察特战队 )
Air Force
- Airborne Corps Special Operations Brigade "Thunder God" (中国人民解放军空降兵军特种作战旅(雷神) )^[130]
- People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (中國人民解放軍空降兵軍 )^[133]
  - 127th Airborne Brigade (127空降旅 )
  - 128th Airborne Brigade (128空降旅 )
  - 130th Airborne Brigade (130空降旅 )
  - 131st Airborne Brigade (131空降旅 )
  - 133rd Airborne Brigade (133空降旅 )
  - 134th Airborne Brigade (134空降旅 )

Taiwan

Army
- Army Special Operations Command^[134]
  - 1st Special Operations Battalion "Might"^[135]
  - 2nd Special Operations Battalion "Dare"^[136]
  - 3rd Special Operations Battalion "Firm"^[137]
  - 4th Special Operations Battalion "Fierce"^[138]
  - 5th Special Operations Battalion "Strong"^[139]
  - High Altitude Special Service Squadron^[140]
- Army Airborne Training Center^[141]
Navy
- Marine Corps
  - Amphibious Reconnaissance Unit^[142]

Colombia

Army
- 19th Airborne Infantry Battalion "General Joaquín París"^[143]
- 20th Airborne Infantry Battalion "General Manuel Roergas Serviez Medina^[fr]|"^[144]
- 21st Airborne Infantry Battalion "Battle of Vargas Swamp"^[145]
- 28th Airborne Infantry Battalion "Colombia"^[146]
- 31st Airborne Infantry Battalion "Rifles"^[147]
- 7th Airborne Engineers Battalion "General Carlos Albán"^[148]
- 18th Airborne Cavalry Group "General Gabriel Revéiz Pizarro^[es]"^[149]
- Military Parachuting School^[150]
Joint Special Operations Command^[151]
- Army
  - Special Forces Division^[152]
    - 1st Special Forces Regiment^[152]
    - 2nd Special Forces Regiment^[152]
    - 3rd Special Forces Regiment^[152]
- Navy
  - Marine Infantry Special Forces Battalion^[153]
- Air Force
  - Special Air Commandos Group^[154]

Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo)

Parachute Commando Group (Groupement Para-Commando)^[155]
102nd Airborne Battalion (102ème Bataillon Aéroporté)^[156]

Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)

31st Fast Reaction Brigade (31e Brigade de Réaction Rapide)^[157]
- three Para-Commando Battalions
Airborne Troops Training Center (Centre d'Entraînement des Troupes Aéroportées)^[158]

Croatia

Special Operations Command (Zapovjedništvo Specijalnih Snaga)^[159]
- 1st Special Forces Group (1. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga)
- 2nd Special Forces Group (2. Grupa Specijalnih Snaga)
- Commando Company (Komando Satnija)

Cuba

Airborne Brigade (Brigada Aerotransportada)^[160]
Special Troops Mobile Brigade "Black Wasps"^[es] (Brigada Móvil de Tropas Especiales "Avispas Negras")^[161]
National Special Troops School "Baraguá" (Escuela Nacional de Tropas Especiales "Baraguá")^[162]

Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus)

Raiders Command^[163]^[164]
Underwater Demolition Team ^[165]^[166]

Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)

Parachute and Commando Training Battalion (Hava Indirme ve Komando Eğitim Tabur)^{[N 2]}^[167]

Czech Republic

601st Special Forces Group "General Moravec" (601.Skupina Speciálních Sil "Generála Moravce")^[168]
43rd Airborne Regiment (43.Výsadkový Pluk),^[169] including:
- Airborne Training Center (Středisko Výsadkové Přípravy)^[170]

Denmark

Special Operations Command (Specialoperationskommandoen)^[171]
- Army
  - Light Infantry Corps (Jægerkorpset)^[172]
- Navy
  - Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset)^[173]

Djibouti

National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale)^[174]

Dominican Republic

Air Force
- Special Forces Command "Brigadier General Freddy Franco Diaz" (Comando de Fuerzas Especiales "General de Brigada Freddy Franco Díaz")^[175]^[176]

Ecuador

Army
- 9th Special Forces Brigade "Fatherland"^[177]
  - 25th Special Forces Group "South Base"^[178]
  - 26th Special Forces Group "Cenepa"^[179]
  - 27th Special Forces Group "General Miguel Iturralde"^[180]
  - 53rd Special Forces Group "Rayo"^[181]
  - Special Operations Group "Ecuador"^[182]
  - 9th Special Forces School "Captain Alejandro Romo Escobar"^[183]
Navy
- 21st Marine Infantry Battalion "Jaramijó^[es]" - Special Operations^[184]
Air Force
- Air Force Special Operations Group^[185]

Egypt

414th Parachute Brigade^[186]^[187]^[188]
- 176th Mechanized Parachute Infantry Battalion
- 224th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- 225th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- 226th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- Parachute Reconnaissance Company
Parachute Forces School (مدرسة قوات المظلات - Madrasat Quwwat al-Mizallat)^[189]

El Salvador

Special Forces Command (Comando de Fuerzas Especiales)^[190]^[191]
- Army
  - Special Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales)^[192]
- Air Force
  - Parachute Battalion (Batallón de Paracaidistas)^[193]

Estonia

Special Operations Force (Erioperatsioonide Väejuhatus)^[194]
- Special Operations Group (Erioperatsioonide Grupp)^[195]

Eswatini (Swaziland)

one Paratrooper platoon^[196]

Ethiopia

102nd Airborne Division (አየር ወለድ 102ኛ ክፍለ ጦር - Āyeri Weledi 102nya Kifile T'ori)^[197]^[198]

Fiji

Special Operations Company^[199]

Finland

Army
- Light Infantry Regiment "Utti" (Utin Jääkärirykmentti)^[200]
  - Erikoisjääkäripataljoona [fi] "Special Light Infantry Battalion"^[201]
    - Parachute Light Infantry Company (Laskuvarjojääkärikomppania)
    - Special Light Infantry Company (Erikoisjääkärikomppania)
Navy
- Coastal Brigade Special Operations Department (Rannikkoprikaatin Erikoistoimintaosasto)^[202]

France

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

Army
- Special Forces Command (Land)^[203]
  - 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment^[204]
  - 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment^[205]
- 11th Parachute Brigade^[206]
  - Commando Parachute Group^[207]
  - 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment^[208]
  - 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment^[209]
  - 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment^[210]
  - 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment^[211]
  - 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment^[212]
  - 1st Parachute Supply Regiment [fr]^[213]
  - 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment^[214]
  - 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment^[215]
  - 11th Parachute Headquarters and Signals Company [fr]^[216]
  - Airborne Troops School^[217]
  - 11th Parachute Brigade Troops Initial Formation Centre / 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment^[218]
- 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment^[219]
- 3rd Materiel Regiment [fr]^[220]
  - 1st Mobility Maintenance Company
  - 2nd Mobility Maintenance Company
- 14th Infantry and Parachute Logistic Support Regiment [fr] ^[221]
  - 2nd Combatant Support Company (Paratrooper)
- Engineer Combat Divers [fr]^{[N 3]}^[222]
- National Commando Training Center / 1st Shock Regiment^[223]
Navy
- Navy Commandos (Commandos Marine)^[224]
  - Commando de Montfort [fr]^[225]
  - Commando Hubert^[226]
  - Commando Jaubert [fr]^[227]
  - Commando Kieffer [fr]^[228]
  - Commando de Penfentenyo [fr]^[229]
  - Commando Ponchardier [fr]^[230]
  - Commando Trépel [fr]^[231]
Air Force
- Brigade des forces spéciales air [fr] "Air Special Forces Brigade"^[232]^[233]
  - Air Commando Force Wing^[232]
    - Commando parachutiste de l'air n° 10 [fr] "10th Air Force Parachute Commando"^[234]
    - Commando parachutiste de l'air n° 30 [fr] (30th Air Force Parachute Commando)^[235]
    - Flying Jump Air Center ^[236]
    - Centre de préparation opérationnel des combattants de l'Armée de l'air [fr] (Air Force Combatants Operational Preparation Center)^[237]
  - Air Protection Force^[233]
    - Commando parachutiste de l'air n° 20 [fr] ("s0th Air Force Parachute Commando")^[238]
Gendarmerie
- National Gendarmerie Intervention Group^[239]
Joint
- Action Service of the External Security General Directorate^[240]
  - Parachute Reservists Instruction Center^[241]
    - Parachute Special Instruction Center^[241]
    - Parachute Special Training Center^[241]
    - Parachute Special Training Center for Maritime Operations^[241]
- Military Health Service
  - eight Parachutist Surgical Detachments^[241]

Gabon

1st Parachute Regiment (1er Régiment Parachutiste)^[242]

Georgia

Special Operations Forces (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ძალები)^[243]
- Special Operations Battalion East (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ბატალიონი აღმოსავლეთ
- Special Operations Battalion West (სპეციალური ოპერაციების ბატალიონი დასავლეთში ), including:
  - Naval Special Forces Squadron (საზღვაო სპეციალური დანიშნულების რაზმი სოძ-ის )^[244]
- Special Training Center "Major Gela Chedia" (მაიორ გელა ჭედიას სახელობის სპეციალური დანიშნულების სასწავლო ცენტრი ,^[245] including:
  - Parachute Training School (საპარაშუტო მომზადების სკოლა )^[244]

Germany

Army
- Rapid Forces Division (Division Schnelle Kräfte)^[246]
  - Luftlandebrigade 1 [de] 1st Airborne Brigade "Saarland"]]^[247]
    - Headquarters and Signals Company (Stabs- und Fernmeldekompanie)^[248]
    - Fallschirmjägerregiment 26^[249]
    - Fallschirmjägerregiment 31^[250]
    - Luftlandeaufklärer [de] 260th Airborne Reconnaissance Company]] (Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 260)^[251]
    - Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 310^[252]
    - Luftlandepionierkompanie 260 [de] 260th Airborne Engineer Company^[248]
    - Luftlandepionierkompanie 270 [de] 270th Airborne Engineer Company^[253]
  - Luftlande-/Lufttransportschule [de] (Airborne/Air-transport School)^[254]
  - Kommando Spezialkräfte (Special Forces Command)^[255]
Navy
- Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (Navy Special Forces Command)^[256]
  - Kampfschwimmerkompanie (Combat Swimmer Company)^[257]
Air Force
- Kampfretter (air force combat rescuemen)^[258]

Ghana

69 Airborne Force^{[N 4]}^[259]

Greece

Greek paratrooper of the 1st Raider Regiment

Army
- 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών)^[260]
  - 1st Raider Regiment (1ο Σύνταγμα Καταδρομών)
  - 2nd Paratrooper Regiment (2ο Σύνταγμα Αλεξιπτωτιστών)
  - Special Paratrooper Section^[261]
- Paratrooper School (Σχολή Αλεξιπτωτιστών)^[262]
- Mountain Raiders Company (Λόχος Ορεινών Καταδρομών)^[263]
Navy
- Underwater Demolition Command (Διοίκηση Υποβρυχίων Καταστροφών)^[264]
Air Force
- 31st Search and Rescue Operations Squadron "Achilles" (31η Μοίρα Επιχειρήσεων Έρευνας Διάσωσης "Αχιλλέας")^[265]

Guatemala

Special Operations Brigade "Brigadier Pablo Nuila Hub^[es]" (Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "General de Brigada Pablo Nuila Hub")^[266]
- Special Forces Battalion "Kaibiles" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Kaibiles")^[267]^[268]
Parachute Brigade "General Felipe Cruz" (Brigada de Paracaidistas "General Felipe Cruz")^[269]^[270]
- 1st Parachute Battalion (I Batallón de Paracaidistas)^[271]
- 2nd Parachute Battalion (II Batallón de Paracaidistas)^[271]
- Military Parachutist School (Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo)^[271]

Guinea

Commando Special Battalion (Bataillon Speciale des Commandos)^[272]^[273]
Independent Airborne Troops Battalion (Bataillon Autonome des Troupes Aéroportées)^[272]^[274]

Guyana

31 Special Forces Squadron^[275]^[276]

Honduras

Special Operations Command (Comando de Operaciones Especiales)^[277]^[278]
- 1st Special Forces Battalion (1º Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales)^[279]
- 2nd Airborne Infantry Battalion (Special Tactical Group) (2º Batallón de Infantería Aerotransportado (Agrupamiento Táctico Especial))^[280]
Armed Forces Parachutist School (Escuela de Paracaidismo de las Fuerzas Armadas)^[281]

Hungary

HDF 2nd vitéz Bertalan Árpád Special Operations Brigade^[282]
- HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion^[283]
- HDF 88th Light Mixed Battalion^[284]
Deep Reconnaissance Company, HDF 24. Bornemissza Gergely Reconnaissance Regiment^[285]
HDF 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base Special Parachute Training Group^[286]

India

Army
- Para (Special Forces)
- 50th Parachute Brigade^[287]
  - two Parachute Battalions (on rotation from the Parachute Regiment units listed below)
  - one Parachute Special Forces Battalion (on rotation from the Parachute Regiment units listed below)
  - one Parachute Field Regiment (Artillery) (on rotation from the Parachute Artillery units listed below)
  - 60 Parachute Field Hospital^[288]
  - 411th (Independent) Parachute Field Company, Bombay Sappers^[287]
  - 622 Parachute Composite Company (Army Service Corps)^[287]
  - 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade (Ordnance Field Park)^[287]
  - 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade Signal Company^[287]
  - 2 (Independent) Parachute Field Workshop Company (Electronics and Mechanical Engineers)^[287]
  - 252 (Para) Air Defence Battery^[287]
  - 50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade Provost Section^[287]
  - President's Body Guard Pathfinder Company^[287]
- Parachute Regiment (पैराशूट रेजिमेंट )^[289]
  - Parachute Special Forces Battalions (पैरा स्पेशल फोर्सेज़ )
    - 1st battalion - 1 PARA (SF)
    - 2nd battalion - 2 PARA (SF)
    - 3rd battalion - 3 PARA (SF)
    - 4th battalion - 4 PARA (SF)
    - 9th battalion - 9 PARA (SF)
    - 10th battalion - 10 PARA (SF)
    - 11th battalion - 11 PARA (SF)
    - 12th battalion - 12 PARA (SF)
    - 13th battalion - 13 PARA (SF)
    - 21st battalion - 21 PARA (SF)
  - Parachute Airborne Battalions (पैराशूट बटालियन )
    - 5th battalion - 5 PARA (SF/Airborne)
    - 6th battalion - 6 PARA (SF/Airborne)
    - 7th battalion - 7 PARA (SF/Airborne)
    - 23rd battalion - 23 PARA (SF/Airborne)
    - 29th battalion - 29 PARA (SF/Airborne)
  - Parachute Battalions (Territorial Army) (पैराशूट बटालियन (प्रादेशिक सेना) )
    - 106th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Bengaluru, Karnataka)
    - 116th Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) (based at Devlali, Maharashtra)
  - 31st Battalion - 31 PARA (Commando), Rashtriya Rifles (31. बटालियन (कमांडो), राष्ट्रीय राइफल्स )^[290]
- 9th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment^[291]
- 17th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment^[287]
Navy
- Marine Commando Force (मरीन कमांडो फोर्स )^[292]
Air Force
- "Garuda" Commando (गरुड़ कमांडो )^[293]
- Paratroopers Training School (पैराट्रूपर्स ट्रेनिंग स्कूल )^[294]

Indonesia

Army
- Special Forces Command (Komando Pasukan Khusus)^[295]
  - 1st Parachute Commando Group (Grup 1 Para Komando)^[296]
    - 11th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 11)
    - 12th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 12)^[297]
    - 13th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 13)
    - 14th Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 14)
  - 2nd Parachute Commando Group (Grup 2 Para Komando)^[296]
    - 21st Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 21)
    - 22nd Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 22)
    - 23rd Parachute Commando Battalion (Batalyon Para Komando 23)
  - Special Forces Instruction and Training Unit (Satuan Pendikan dan Latihan Pasukan Khusus)^[296]
  - 81st Special Forces Counterterrorism Unit (Satuan Penanggulangang Teror 81 Pasukan Khusus)^[296]
- Army Strategic Command (Komando Strategis Angkatan Darat)
  - 1st Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 1)^[298]
    - 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 17)
      - 305th Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 305)
      - 328th Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 328)
      - 330th Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 330)
  - 2nd Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 2)^[299]
    - 18th Airborne Infantry Brigade^[id] (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 18)
      - 501st Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 501)
      - 502nd Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 502)
      - 503rd Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 503)
  - 3rd Infantry Division (Divisi Infanteri 3)
    - 3rd Airborne Infantry Brigade^[id] (Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 3)
      - 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 431)
      - 432nd Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 432)
      - 433rd Para Raider Infantry Battalion^[id] (Batalyon Infanteri Para Raider 433)
  - Combat Reconnaissance Platoon (Peleton Intai Tempur)^[300]
Navy
- "Prawn Net" Detachment (Detasemen Jala Mangkara)^[301]
Air Force
- Quick Reaction Special Forces Corps (Korps Pasukan Gerak Cepat)^[302]
  - "Bravo 90" Detachment (Satuan "Bravo 90")^[303]
  - 1st Special Forces Wing^[id] (Danwing I Pasukan Khas)
    - 461st Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 461)^[304]
    - 463rd Parachute Commando Battalion^[id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 463)^[305]
    - 467th Parachute Commando Battalion^[id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 467)^[306]
  - 2nd Special Forces Wing^[id] ( Danwing II Pasukan Khas)
    - 464th Parachute Commando Battalion^[id] (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 464)^[307]
    - 466th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 466)^[308]
    - 468th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 468)^[309]
  - 3rd Special Forces Wing^[id] (Danwing III Pasukan Khas)
    - 462nd Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 462)^[310]
    - 465th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 465)^[311]
    - 469th Parachute Commando Battalion (Prajurit Batalyon Komando 469)^[312]

Iran

Army
- 55th Airborne Brigade (تیپ ۵۵ هوابرد )^[313]
  - 126th Airborne Battalion (گردان هوابرد ۱۲۶ )^[314]
  - 135th Airborne Battalion (گردان هوابرد ۱۳۵ )^[314]
  - 146th Airborne Battalion (گردان هوابرد ۱۴۶)^[314]
- 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (تیپ ۶۵ نیروهای ویژه هوابرد )^[315]
- Army Ranger and Parachuting School (کمیته تکاور و چتربازی ارتش )^[316]
Revolutionary Guards
- 33rd Al-Mahdi Airborne Brigade (تیپ ۳۳ هوابرد المهدی )^[317]
- تیپ_۶۶_نیروهای_ویژه_هوابرد [fa] 66th Airborne Special Forces Brigade^[318]
- "Sabre" Special Brigade (یگان ویژه صابرین )^[319]^[320]
- Sepah Navy Special Force (نیروی ویژه دریایی سپاه )^[321]

Ireland

Army Ranger Wing (Sciathán Fiannóglaigh an Airm)^[322]^[323]

Israel

Army
- 98th Parachute Division (Reserve) "Fire Formation"^[324]
  - 35th Parachute Brigade "Flying Serpent"^[325]
    - 101st Parachute Battalion "Cobra"
    - 202nd Parachute Battalion "Viper"
    - 890th Parachute Battalion "Adder"
    - 5135th Reconnaissance Battalion "Flying Serpent"
  - 55th Parachute Brigade (Reserve) "Tip of the Spear" ^[326]
    - 7063rd Parachute Battalion^[327]
    - 8150th Parachute Battalion^[327]
    - 9264th Parachute Battalion^[327]
    - 8171st Reconnasissance Battalion^[327]
  - 551st Parachute Brigade (Reserve) "Arrows of Fire"^[328]
    - 697th Parachute Battalion^[329]
    - 699th Parachute Battalion^[330]
    - 7008th Parachute Battalion^[331]
  - 89th Commando Brigade "Courage"^[332]
    - Unit 212 - Maglan ("Ibis")^[333]
    - Unit 217 - Duvdevan ("Cherry")^[334]
    - Unit 621 - Egoz ("Walnut")^[335]
- 146th Armored Division (Reserve) "Bang"
  - 226th Parachute Brigade (Reserve) "Eagle Formation" (Otzvat Nesher)^[336]
    - 7056th Parachute Battalion ^[337]
    - 9255th Parachute Battalion ^[338]
    - 9263rd Parachute Battalion ^[339]
- 99th Infantry Division (Reserve) "Flash"
  - 646th Parachute Brigade (Reserve) "Sky Foxes"^[340]
    - 420th Parachute Battalion ^[341]
    - 466th Parachute Battalion ^[341]
    - 8105th Parachute Battalion ^[341]
- Engineering Unit for Special Tasks "Diamond"^[342]^[343]
- Unit 269 - Sayeret Matkal - General Staff Reconnaissance Unit^[344]
- Parachute School^[345]
Air Force
- 7th Wing^[346]
  - Unit 5101 - Shaldag Unit "Kingfisher"^[347]
  - Search and Rescue Flight 669^[348]
Navy
- Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13)^[349]

Italy

Army
- Folgore Parachute Brigade (Brigata Paracadutisti "Folgore")^[350]
  - 183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo" (183º Reggimento Paracadutisti "Nembo")^[351]
    - 1st Paratroopers Battalion "Grizzano [it]" (1º Battaglione Paracadutisti "Grizzano")^[352]
  - 186th Paratroopers Regiment "Folgore" (186º Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore")^[353]
    - 5º Battaglione paracadutisti "El Alamein" [it] (5th Paratroopers Battalion "El Alamein")^[354]
  - 187th Paratroopers Regiment "Lightning" (187º Reggimento Paracadutisti "Folgore")^[355]
    - 2nd Paratroopers Battalion "Tarquinia" (2º Battaglione Paracadutisti "Tarquinia")^[356]
  - Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" (3rd) (Reggimento "Savoia Cavalleria" (3º))^[357]
  - 8th Parachute Demolition Engineers Regiment "Lightning" (8º Reggimento Genio Guastatori Paracadutisti "Folgore")^[358]
  - 185th Paratroopers Artillery Regiment "Folgore" (185º Reggimento Artiglieria Paracadutisti "Folgore")^[359]
    - 1st Paratroopers Artillery Group "Viterbo" (1º Gruppo Artiglieria Paracadutisti "Viterbo")^[360]
  - Logistic Regiment "Folgore" (Reggimento Logistico "Folgore")^[361]
  - Headquarters and Tactical Supports Unit "Lightning" (Reparto Comando e Supporti Tattici "Folgore")^[362]
  - Parachuting Training Center (Centro Addestramento di Paracadutismo)^[363]
    - 3rd Paratroopers Battalion "Poggio Rusco" (3º Battaglione Paracadutisti "Poggio Rusco")^[364]
- Army Special Forces Command (Comando delle Forze Speciali dell'Esercito)^[365]
  - 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Moschin Hill" (9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti "Col Moschin"),^[366]
    - 1st Raiders Battalion (1º Battaglione Incursori)^[367]
    - Raiders Training Unit (Reparto Addestramento Incursori)^[368]
    - Special Operations K9 Unit (Nucleo Cinofili per le Operazioni Speciali))^[369]
  - Special Operations Training Center (Centro Addestramento per Operazioni Speciali)^[368]
  - Special Operations Support Unit (Reparto Supporti alle Operazioni Speciali)^[368]
  - 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment (4º Reggimento Alpini Paracadutisti)^[370]
    - Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Monte Cervino"" (Battaglione Alpini Paracadutisti "Monte Cervino")^[371]
    - Alpini Paratroopers Battalion "Intra" - Operational Support Battalion (Battaglione Alpini Paracadutisti "Intra" - Battaglione Supporto Operativo)^[368]^[371]
  - 185th Paratroopers Reconnaissance Target Acquisition Regiment "Folgore" (185º Reggimento Paracadutisti Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore")^[372]
Navy
- Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei (Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori "Teseo Tesei")^[373]
  - Operational Raiders Group (Gruppo Operativo Incursori)
  - Submarine Parachute Assistance Section of the Operational Divers Group (Nucleo SPAG del Gruppo Operativo Subacquei)^[374]
- 1st San Marco Regiment (1º Reggimento Marina "San Marco")^[375]
  - Parachute Swimmers Company (Compagnia Nuotatori Paracadutisti)^[376]
Air Force
- 17º Stormo Incursori^[377]
  - Raiders Group (Gruppo Incursori)
Carabinieri
- 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania" (1º Reggimento Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Tuscania")^[378]
  - 1st Carabinieri Paratroopers Battalion "Eluet el Asel [it]" (1º Battaglione Carabinieri Paracadutisti "Eluet el Asel")^[378]
- Gruppo di intervento speciale^[379]

Ivory Coast

1st Commando Parachutists Battalion (1er Bataillon des Commandos Parachutistes)^[380]

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
- Ground Component Command (陸上総隊)
  - 1st Airborne Brigade (第1空挺団)^[381]^[382]
    - Headquarters Company (団本部中隊 ), including:
      - Reconnaissance Company (偵察小隊 )
      - Landing Guidance Company (降下誘導小隊 )
    - 1st Infantry Battalion(Airborne [ja] (第1普通科大隊 )
    - 2nd Infantry Battalion(Airborne) [ja] (第2普通科大隊 )
    - 3rd Infantry Battalion(Airborne) [ja] (第3普通科大隊 )
    - Airborne Artillery Battalion [ja] (空挺特科大隊 )^{[N 5]}
    - Airborne Logistic Support Troop [ja] (空挺後方支援隊 )
    - Signal Company (通信中隊 -)
    - Engineer Company (施設中隊 )
    - Airborne Training Unit [ja] (空挺教育隊 )
  - Special Operations Group (特殊作戦群 )^[383]
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Special Boarding Unit (特別警備隊 )^[384]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
- Pararescue detachments, Air Rescue Wing (航空救難団 )^[385]

Jordan

Royal Special Operation Forces Group "King Abdullah II"^[386]
- 1st Special Unit
- 2nd Special Unit
Rapid Intervention Brigade "Sheikh Muhamad bin Zayid Al Nahyan" ( لواء الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان التدخل السريع )^[387]
- 61st Rapid Intervention Battalion - Raiders (كتيبة التدخل السريع / 61 المغاوير )^[387]
- 81st Rapid Intervention Battalion (كتيبة التدخل السريع/81 )^[387]
- 91st Rapid Intervention Battalion (كتيبة التدخل السريع/91 )^[387]

Kazakhstan

Air Assault Forces ( Десанттық-шабуылдаушы Әскерлері)^[388]
- 35th Independent Guards Air Assault Brigade (35-ші жеке гвардиялық десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
- 36th Independent Air Assault Brigade (36-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
- 37th Independent Air Assault Brigade (37-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
- 38th Independent Air Assault Brigade (38-ші жеке десанттық-шабуылдаушы бригадасы )
- Independent Intelligence Battalion
- Independent Signal Battalion

Kenya

Special Operations Regiment (Kenya)

20th Parachute Battalion^[389]
30th Special Operations Battalion^[390]
40th Rangers Strike Force.^[391]

Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/“North Korea”)

Army
- 26th Air Landing Brigade (제26항공육전여단 - je26 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
- 38th Air Landing Brigade (제38항공육전여단 - je38 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
- 45th Air Landing Brigade (제45항공육전여단 - je45 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
- 48th Air Landing Brigade (제48항공육전여단 - je48 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
- 58th Air Landing Brigade (제58항공육전여단 - je58 Hang Gong Yugjeon Yeodan)
- 525th Special Operations Battalion (제525특수작전대대 - je525 Teugsujagjeondaedae)
Air Force
- 11th Airborne Snipers Brigade (제11항공저격여단 - je11 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
- 16th Airborne Snipers Brigade (제16항공저격여단 - je16 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
- 21st Airborne Snipers Brigade (제21항공저격여단 - je21 Hang Gongjeogyeog Yeodan)
Korean People's Army Special Operation Force

Korea (Republic of Korea/“South Korea”)

Army
- Army Special Forces Command "Lion" (육군특수전사령부 "사자" - Yuggunteugsujeonsalyeongbu "Saja")^[392]
  - 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Eagle"
    - 1st Special Forces Battalion (제1특전대대 - je 1 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 2nd Special Forces Battalion (제2특전대대 - je 2 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 3rd Special Forces Battalion (제3특전대대 - je 3 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 5th Special Forces Battalion (제5특전대대 - je 5 Teugjeon Daedae)
  - 3rd Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Flying Tiger" (3 공수특전여단 "비호" - 3 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Biho")
    - 11th Special Forces Battalion (제11특전대대 - je 11 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 12th Special Forces Battalion (제12특전대대 - je 12 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 13th Special Forces Battalion (제13특전대대 - je 13 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 15th Special Forces Battalion (제15특전대대 - je 15 Teugjeon Daedae)
  - 7th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Pegasus" (7공수특전여단 "천마" - 7 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Cheonma")
    - 31st Special Forces Battalion (제31특전대대 - je 31 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 32nd Special Forces Battalion (제32특전대대 - je 32 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 33rd Special Forces Battalion (제33특전대대 - je 33 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 35th Special Forces Battalion (제35특전대대 - je 35 Teugjeon Daedae)
  - 9th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Ghost" (9 공수특전여단 "유령" - 9 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Yulyeong")
    - 51st Special Forces Battalion (제51특전대대 - je 51 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 52nd Special Forces Battalion (제52특전대대 - je 52 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 53rd Special Forces Battalion (제53특전대대 - je 53 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 55th Special Forces Battalion (제55특전대대 - je 55 Teugjeon Daedae)
  - 11th Airborne Special Forces Brigade "Golden Bat" (11 공수특전여단 "황금박쥐" - 11 Gongsuteugjeon-Yeodan "Hhwang-Geumbagjwi")
    - 61st Special Forces Battalion (제61특전대대 - je 61 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 62nd Special Forces Battalion (제62특전대대 - je 62 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 63rd Special Forces Battalion (제63특전대대 - je 63 Teugjeon Daedae)
    - 65th Special Forces Battalion (제65특전대대 - je 65 Teugjeon Daedae)
  - 13th Airborne Special Missions Brigade "Black Panther"^[ko] (13 특수임무여단 "흑표" - 13 Teugsu-Immuyeodan "Heugpyo)
    - 71st Special Missions Battalion (제71특수임무대대 - je 71 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
    - 72nd Special Missions Battalion (제72특수임무대대 - je 72 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
    - 73rd Special Missions Battalion (제73특수임무대대 - je 73 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
    - 75th Special Missions Battalion (제75특수임무대대 - je 75 Teugsu-Immu Daedae)
  - International Peace Support Group "All World"^[ko] (국제평화지원단 (온누리) – Gugjepyeonghwajiwondan "Onnuri")^[393]
- 201st Special Operations Brigade "Golden Eagle" (201특공여단 "황금독수리" 201 Teuggong-Yeodan "Hwang-Geumdogsuli")^[394]
- 203rd Special Operations Brigade "Tiger Dragon" (203 특공여단 "용호" - 203 Teuggong-Yeodan "Yongho")^[395]
- 707th Special Mission Battalion "White Tiger" (707특수임무대대 "백호" - 707 Teugsu-Immu Daedae "Baegho")
Navy
- Special Warfare Flotilla (해군 특수전전단 - Haegun Teugsujeonjeondan)^[396]
Marines
- 21st Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제21공정대대 - je21Gongjeongdaedae)^[397]
- 31st Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제31공정대대 - je31Gongjeongdaedae)^[397]
- 73rd Airborne Expeditionary Battalion (제73공정대대 - je73Gongjeongdaedaee)^[397]

Kuwait

one Special Forces Unit^[398]

Kyrgyzstan

Army
- 24th Independent Special Purpose Battalion "Snow Leopard" (Өзгөчө Бригада Ой-ниети Жөнүндө 25-Өзүнчө "Илбирс")^[399]
- 25th Independent Special Purpose Brigade "Scorpion" (Өзгөчө Бригада Ой-ниети Жөнүндө 25-Өзүнчө )^[399]
National Guard
- Special Forces Battalion "Panther" (Батталион Атайын Көздөлгөн "Чайка" )^[400]

Latvia

Special Operations Command (Speciālo Operāciju Pavēlniecība)^[401]
- Special Task Unit (Speciālo Uzdevumu Vienība)^[402]

Lesotho

one "Recce" (Special Forces) unit^[403]

Lithuania

Grand Duke Gediminas Staff Battalion
- Reconnaissance Platoon

Army
- "Iron Wolf" Infantry Brigade
  - Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Pėstininkų Brigada "Geležinis Vilkas")^[404]
  - King Mindaugas Mechanized infantry Hussar Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Grand Duchess Birutė Mechanized infantry Uhlan Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanized Infantry Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Duke Vaidotas Mechanized Infantry Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
- "Griffin" (Samogitia) Infantry Brigade
  - Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Pėstininkų Brigada "Žemaitija")^[404]
  - Grand Duke Butigeidis Dragoon Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Grand Duke Kęstutis Infantry Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Prince Margiris Infantry Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
- "Aukštaitija" Light Infantry Brigade
  - Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Lengvoji Pėstininkų Brigada "Aukštaitija")^[404]
  - 1st Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 2nd Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 3rd Infantry (Reserve) Battalion
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
- Volunteer Forces
  - Reconnaissance Company (Žvalgų kuopa, Krašto Apsaugos Savanorių Pajėgos)^[404]
  - 1st Territorial Unit Dainava District
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 2nd Territorial Unit Darius and Girėnas District
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 3rd Territorial Unit Žemaičiai District
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 5th Territorial Unit Vytis District
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - 6th Territorial Unit Prisikėlimo District
    - Reconnaissance Platoon
- Major Juozas Lukša Training Center
  - Reconnaissance course
Special Operations Force (Specialiųjų Operacijų Pajėgos)^[404]
- Special Purpose Service
- Army
  - Light Infantry Battalion "Vytautas the Great" ("Vytauto Didžiojo" Jegerių Batalionas)^[405]
- Navy
  - Combat Divers Service (Kovinių Narų Tarnyba)
- Air Force
  - Special Operations Team (Specialiųjų Operacijų Grandis)
Training Command and Doctrine Command
- Division General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces School
  - Parachute Training Center (Parašiutinio Rengimo Centras)^[406]

Macedonia (Republic of North Macedonia)

Army
- Regiment for Special Operations (Полк за специјални операции - Polk za Specijalni Operacii)^[407]
  - Battalion for Special Purposes "Wolves" (Баталјон за специјални намени "Волци" - Bataljon za Specijalni Nameni "Volci")^[407]
  - Rangers Battalion (Ренџерски баталјон - Rendžerski Bataljon)^[408]
Air Force
- 501st Special Purposes Platoon "Falcons" (501.Вод за Специални Намени "Соколи" - 501. Vod za Specijalne Razmene "Sokoli")^[409]

Madagascar

1st Intervention Forces Regiment (1er Régiment des Forces d'Intervention)^[410]

Malawi

Parachute Battalion^[411]

Malaysia

Army
- 10th Parachute Brigade (Briged ke-10 Payung Terjun)^[412]
  - 8th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-8 Rejimen Renjer Diraja (Para))^[413]
  - 9th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-9 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))^[414]
  - 17th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-17 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))^[415]
  - 18th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment (Para) (Batalion ke-18 Rejimen Askar Melayu Diraja (Para))^[416]
  - 1st Royal Artillery Regiment (Para) (Rejimen Pertama Artileri Diraja (Para))^[417]
  - Armoured Squadron (Para) (Skuadron Armor Diraja (Para))^[418]
  - 10th Squadron Royal Signals Regiment (Para) (10 Skuadron Semboyan Diraja (Para))^[419]
  - 361th Battery Air Defence Royal Artillery Regiment (Para) (361 Bateri Rejimen Artileri Diraja PU (Para))^[420]
  - 10th Squadron Royal Engineer Regiment (Para) (10 Skuadron Askar Jurutera Diraja (Para))^[421]
  - Pathfinder Platoon (Para) (Platun Pandu Udara (Para))^[422]
  - Support Company (Para) (Kompeni Bantuan (Para))^[423]
  - Royal Military Police Corps Platoon (Para) (Kor Polis Tentera Diraja (Para))
  - Royal Medical Corps Company (Para) (Kompeni Perubatan (Para))^[424]

Maldives

Special Forces unit^[425]

Mali

33rd Parachute Commando Regiment^[fr] (33ème Régiment des Commandos Parachutistes)^[426]

Mauritania

1st Paratrooper and Commando Battalion (الكتيبة الأولى للصاعقة و المظليين - Alkatibat Al'uwlaa Lilssaeiqat w Almazaliyiyn)^[427]^[428]

Mexico

Army

- Parachute Rifle Brigade (Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas)^[429]^[430]
  - Headquarters Company (Compañía de Cuartel General)
  - 1st Parachute Rifle Battalion (1º Batallón de Fusileros Paracaidistas)
  - 2nd Parachute Rifle Battalion (2º Batallón de Fusileros Paracaidistas)
  - 3rd Parachute Rifle Battalion (3º Batallón de Fusileros Paracaidistas)
  - Special Force of the Parachute Rifle Brigade^[es] (Fuerza Especial de la Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas)
  - 4th Logistics Company (4ª Compañía de Intendencia)
- Parachutist Training Center (Centro de Adiestramiento de Paracaidismo)^[431]
- Special Reaction Force (Fuerza Especial de Reacción)^[432]
Navy
- Commando Special Forces (Fuerzas Especiales de Comandos)^[433]
  - Special Forces Group of the Gulf (Grupo Fuerzas Especiales del Golfo)^[434]
  - Special Forces Group of the Pacific (Grupo Fuerzas Especiales del Pacifico)^[434]
  - Special Forces Group of the Center (Grupo Fuerzas Especiales del Centro)^[434]
    - High Command Special Forces^[es] (Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando)^[435]
    - Marine Infantry Parachute Rifle Battalion (Batallón de Infantería de Marina de Fusileros Paracaidistas)^[436]^[437]

Moldova

Special Purpose Battalion "Lightning" (Batalionul cu Destinaţie Specială "Fulger")^[438]
- Special Purpose Company (Companie cu Destinaţie Specială)
- Parachutist Company (Compania de Parașutiști)

Mongolia

84th Air Landing Battalion (Aгаарын Десант 84-р Батальон - Agaaryn Dyesant 84-r Battalion)^[439]^[440]

Montenegro

Army
- Special Forces Company (Чете Специјалних Снага - Čete Specijalnih Snaga)^[441]
Navy
- Naval Detachment ( Поморскi Одред - Pomorski Odred)^[441]

Morocco

1st Parachute Infantry Brigade (لوائي جنود مظلات1 - Lwayiy Junud Mazallat 1)^[442]
2nd Parachute Infantry Brigade (لوائي جنود مظلات2 - Lwayiy Junud Mazallat 2)^[443]
Royal Gendarmerie Parachute Intervention Squadron (Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Royale)^[444]
Airborne Troops Training Center (Centre d'Instruction des Troupes Aéroportés)^[445]

Myanmar

4th Military Operation Command (4. စစ်ဆင်ရေးကွပ်ကဲမှုဌာနချုပ် - 4. cacchangre: kwapkaihmu thanakhyup)^[446]

Namibia

one Special Forces unit^[447]
Parachute Training School^[448]

Nepal

Special Forces (No.10 Brigade) (विशेष सेना (न। १० ब्रिगेड) - Viśēṣa Sēnā (na.10 Brigēḍa))^[449]
- 23rd Parachute Battalion "Shree Bhairavnath" (२३ प्यारासुट बटालियन "श्री भैरवनाथ" - 23 Pyārāsuṭa Baṭāliyana "Śrī Bhairavanātha")^[450]^[451]
- Special Forces Battalion "Shree Yuddha Bhairav" (विशेष सेना बटालियन "श्रीयुद्ध भैरव" - Viśēṣa Sēnā Baṭāliyana "Śrī Yud'dha Bhairava")^[452]
Para Training School (प्यारा प्रशिक्षण स्कूल - Pyārā Praśikṣaṇa Skūla)^[453]

Netherlands

Army
- 11th Airmobile Brigade "7th December" (11 Luchtmobiele Brigade "7 December")^[454]
  - 11th Headquarters Company (11 Stafstafcompagnie)
  - 11th Infantry Battalion "Garde Grenadiers en Jagers" (11 Infanteriebataljon Garde Grenadiers en Jagers)
  - 12th Infantry Battalion "Regiment van Heutsz" (12 Infanteriebataljon Regiment Van Heutsz)
  - 13th Infantry Battalion "Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard" (13 Infanteriebataljon Regiment Stoottroepen Prins Bernhard)
  - 11th Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron "Regiment Huzaren van Boreel" (11 Brigadeverkenningseskadron Regiment Huzaren van Boreel)
  - 11th Engineer Company (11 Geniecompagnie)
  - 11th Repairs Company (11 Herstelcompagnie)
  - 11th Supply Company (11 Bevoorradingscompagnie)
  - 11th Medical Company (11 Geneeskundigecompagnie)
- Commando Troops Corps (Korps Commandotroepen)^[455]
- Defence Parachute School (Defensie Para School)^[456]
Marine Corps
- 11th (Parachute) Raiding Squadron^[457]
- 23rd (Parachute) Raiding Squadron^[457]
- Maritime Special Operations Forces^[458]

New Zealand

Army
- 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment^[459]
Air Force
- Parachute Training and Support Unit^[460]

Nicaragua

Special Operations Command "Major General Pedro Altamirano^[es]" (Comando de Operaciones Especiales "General de División Pedro Altamirano")^[461]^[462]

Niger

322nd Parachute Regiment^{[N 6]}^[463]

Nigeria

401st Special Forces Brigade^[464]^[465]
- 72nd Special Forces (Paratrooper) Battalion^[466]^[467]^[468]

Norway

Army
- Armed Forces Special Command (Forsvarets Spesialkommando)^[469]
Navy
- Navy Light Infantry Command (Marinejegerkommandoen)^[470]

Oman

Sultan of Oman's Parachute Regiment (سلطان فوج المظليين العماني - Sultan Fawj Alazaliiyn Aleumanii)^[471]
Sultan's Special Force ( قوات السلطان الخاصة - Qawat al-Sultaniya al-Khasah)^[472]

Pakistan

Army
- 50th Airborne Division
- Special Service Group,^[473] with:
  - eight Special Forces Battalions^[474]
  - Parachute Training School^[475]^[476]
Navy
- Special Service Group (Navy)^[477]
Pakistan Air Force
- Special Services Wing^[478]

Paraguay

Air Force
- Airborne Brigade "Silvio Pettirossi" (Brigada Aerotransportada "Silvio Pettirossi")^[479]
  - 1st Parachute Battalion (Batallón de Paracaidistas Nº 1)
  - Parachute Packing and Maintenance and Air Resupply Section (Sección Doblaje y Mantenimiento de Paracaídas y Abastecimiento Aéreo)^[480]
  - Paratroopers School (Escuela de Paracaidistas)^[481]
Inter-Services
- Joint Special Forces Battalion (Batallón Conjunto de Fuerzas Especiales)^[482]
  - Special Operations Company (Compañia de Operaciones Especiales)^[482]

Peru

Army
- 1st Special Forces Brigade "Maj.General Gonzalo Briceño Zevallos" (1ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales "Gen.Div. Gonzalo Briceño Zevallos")^[483]
  - 39th Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Juan Valer Sandoval^[es]" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 39 "Coronel Juan Valer Sandoval")^[484]
  - 40th Special Forces Battalion "Callao Guard^[es]" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 40 "Guardia Chalaca")^[485]
- 3rd Special Forces Brigade (3ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)^[486]
  - 201st Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Guillermo Paz Bustamante" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 201 "Coronel Guillermo Paz Bustamante")^[487]
  - 313rd Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Pablo Arguedas Hurtado^[es]" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 313 "Coronel Pablo Arguedas Hurtado")^[488]
- 6th Special Forces Brigade "Pachacutec" (6ª Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales "Pachacutec")^[489]
  - 613th Special Forces Battalion "Captain Ilich Montesinos Quiroz" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 613 "Capitán Ilich Montesinos Quiroz")
  - 623rd Special Forces Battalion "Lieutenant Gerardo Iturraran García" (Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales Nº 623 "Teniente Gerardo Iturraran García")
- Army Paratrooper School (Escuela de Paracaidistas del Ejercito)^[490]
Navy
- Special Operations Force (Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales)^[491]
Marine Corps
- Commando Battalion "1st Lt. Leoncio Prado Gutierrez" (Batallón de Comandos "Teniente Primero Leoncio Prado Gutierrez")^[492]
Air Force
- Air Force Commandos (Comandos de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú)^[493]
- Paratrooper Company (Compañía de Paracaidistas)^[494]
Police
- Los Sinchis (Dirección Táctica Rural "Los Sinchis")^[495]

Philippines

Army
- Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)^[496]^[497]
  - 1st Special Forces Battalion "Anytime Anywhwere"^[498]^[499]
  - 2nd Special Forces Battalion "Sabretooth"^[500]
  - 3rd Special Forces Battalion "Arrowhead"^[501]
  - 4th Special Forces Battalion (Riverine) "Dolphin Warriors"^[502]
  - 5th Special Forces Battalion "Primus Inter Pares"^[503]
  - 6th Special Forces Battalion "Lionheart"^[504]
  - Special Forces Airborne School^[505]
Navy
- Naval Special Operations Command^[506]
Marine Corps
- Marine Special Operations Group^[507]
Air Force
- 710th Special Operations Wing^[508]

Poland

Army
- 6th Airborne Brigade "Brigadier General Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski" (6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Franciszka Sosabowskiego)^[509]
  - 6th Headquarters Battalion^[pl] "Lieutenant General Józef Kuropieski^[pl]" (6 Batalion Dowodzenia im. gen. broni. Józefa Kuropieski)
  - 6th Airborne Battalion^[pl] "Major General Edwin Rozłubirski^[pl]" (6 Batalion Powietrznodesantowy im. gen. dyw. Edwina Rozłubirskiego)
  - 16th Airborne Battalion^[pl] "Brigadier General Marian Zdrzałki^[pl]" (16 Batalion Powietrznodesantowy im. gen. bryg. Mariana Zdrzałki)
  - 18th Airborne Battalion^[pl] "Captain Ignacy Gazurek^[pl]" (18 Batalion Powietrznodesantowy im. kpt. Ignacego Gazurka)
  - 6th Logistics Battalion^[pl] "Major General Ignacy Prądzyński" (6 Batalion Logistyczny im. gen. dyw. Ignacego Prądzyńskiego)
  - 6th Medical Security Group (6 Grupa Zabezpieczenia Medycznego)
- Aeromobile-Parachute Training Center (Ośrodek Szkolenia Aeromobilno-Spadochronowego)^[510]
Special Forces Component Command (Dowództwo Komponentu Wojsk Specjalnych)^[511]
- Army
  - Operational Maneuver Response Group Military Unit "Silent Unseen of the Home Army" (Jednostka Wojskowa Grupa Reagowania Operacyjno-Manewrowego im. Cichociemnych Spadochroniarzy Armii Krajowe)
  - Commandos Military Unit (Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów)
  - AGAT Military Unit (Jednostka Wojskowa AGAT)^[512]
- Navy
  - Formoza Military Unit (Jednostka Wojskowa Formoza)^[513]

Portugal

Army
- Rapid Reaction Brigade (Brigada de Reacção Rápida)^[514]
  - 15th Infantry Regiment (Regimento de Infantaria nº 15)^[515]
    - 1st Parachute Infantry Battalion (1.º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista)^[516]
  - 10th Infantry Regiment (Portugal)^[pt] (Regimento de Infantaria nº 10)^[517]
    - 2nd Parachute Infantry Battalion (2.º Batalhão de Infantaria Paraquedista)^[518]
  - Paratroopers Regiment (Regimento de Paraquedistas)^[519]
    - Air-Land Operational Battalion^[pt] (Batalhão Operacional Aeroterrestre)
    - Training Battalion (Batalhão de Formação)^[520]
    - Air-Land Pathfinders Company (Companhia de Percursores Aeroterrestres)^[521]
    - Air Supply Company (Companhia de Abastecimento Aéreo)^[522]
    - Technical Dogs Platoon (Pelotão Cinotécnico)^[523]
  - 4th Artillery Regiment (Regimento de Artilharia Nº 4)^[524]
  - Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Portugal)^[pt] (Esquadrão de Reconhecimento - Regimento de Cavalaria N.º 3)^[524]
  - Special Operations Troops Centre (Centro de Tropas de Operações Especiais)^[525]
    - Special Operations Force (Força de Operações Especiais)^[526]
Navy
- Special Actions Detachment (Destacamento de Ações Especiais)^[527]

Qatar

Joint Special Forces Command^[528]^{[N 7]}

Romania

Romanian Special Operations Forces Command (Comandamentul Forțelor pentru Operații Speciale")^[529]
- 51st Special Operations Battalion "Vulturii" (Batalionul 51 Operații Speciale "Vulturii")^[530]
- 52nd Special Operations Battalion "Băneasa-Otopeni" (Batalionul 52 Operații Speciale "Băneasa-Otopeni")^[531]
- 53rd Commando Battalion "Smaranda Brăescu" (Batalionul 630 Comando "Smaranda Brăescu")^[532]
313th Search Battalion "Burebista" (Batalionul 313 Cercetare "Burebista")^[533]
495th Parachute Battalion "Captain Ștefan Sovereth" (Batalionul 495 Parașutiști "Căpitan Ștefan Soverth")^[534]
Training Center for ISR, Paratroopers, Special operations and JTAC "Major General Grigore Baştan^[ro]" (Centrul de Instruire pentru ISR, Parașutiști, Operații Speciale și JTAC "General-maior Grigore Baștan")^[535]

Russian Federation

Army
- Russian Airborne Forces^[536]
  - 7th Guards Mountain Air Assault Division^[537]^[538]^[539]
    - 108th Guards Kuban Cossack Air Assault Regiment
    - 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment^[540]
    - 1141st Guards Artillery Regiment^[541]
    - 3rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment^[541]
    - 162nd Reconnaissance Battalion^[541]
    - 629th Engineer-Sapper Battalion^[541]
    - 743rd Guards Signal Battalion^[541]
    - 1681st Materials Supply Battalion^[541]
    - 32nd Medical Unit (Airmobile)^[541]
    - 967th Airborne Security Company^[541]
    - Radiolectronic Warfare Company^[541]
    - Unmanned Flying Company^[541]
  - 76th Guards Air Assault Division^[542]
    - 104th Guards Air Assault Regiment^[543]
    - 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment "Holy Blessed Alexander Nevsky"
    - 237th Guards Assault Landing Regiment "Toruń"^[ru]
    - 1140th Guards Artillery Regiment^[541]
    - 4th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment^[541]
    - 175th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion^[541]
    - 656th Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion^[541]
    - 728th Guards Signal Battalion^[541]
    - 1682nd Materials Supply Battalion^[541]
    - 35th Medical Unit (Airmobile)^[541]
    - 968th Airborne Security Company^[541]
    - Radiolectronic Warfare Company^[541]
    - Unmanned Flying Company^[541]
  - 98th Guards Svir Air Assault Division "70th Anniversary of the Great October Revolution"^[544]
    - 217th Guards Parachute Regiment
    - 331st Guards Parachute Regiment
    - 1065th Guards Artillery Regiment^[541]
    - 5th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment^[541]
    - 215th Guards Reconnaissance Battalion^[541]
    - 661th Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion^[541]
    - 674th Guards Signal Battalion^[541]
    - 1683rd Materials Supply Battalion^[541]
    - 36th Medical Unit (Airmobile)^[541]
    - 969th Airborne Security Company^[541]
    - Radiolectronic Warfare Company^[541]
    - Unmanned Flying Company^[541]
  - 106th Guards Airborne Division "Tula"^[545]
    - 51st Guards Parachute Regiment^[ru] "Dmitry Donskoy"
    - 137th Guards Parachute Regiment
    - 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment^[541]
    - 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment^[541]
    - 173rd Guards Reconnaissance Battalion^[541]
    - 388th Guards Engineer-Sapper Battalion^[541]
    - 731st Guards Signal Battalion^[541]
    - 1060th Materials Supply Battalion^[541]
    - 39th Medical Unit (Airmobile)^[541]
    - 970th Airborne Security Company^[541]
    - Radiolectronic Warfare Company^[541]
    - Unmanned Flying Company^[541]
  - 45th Guards Special Purpose Brigade^[546]^[538]
    - 218th Special Purpose Battalion
    - 901st Special Purpose Battalion
  - 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade^[547]
    - 1st Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 2nd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 3rd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
  - 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade^[549]^[550]
    - 1st Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 2nd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 3rd Parachute Battalion^[548]
  - 56th Guards Air Assault Brigade^[551]
    - 1st Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 2nd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 3rd Parachute Battalion^[548]
  - 83rd Guards Air Assault Brigade^[552]
    - 1st Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 2nd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
    - 3rd Air Assault Battalion^[548]
  - 38th Guards Command Brigade^[553]
  - 150th Repairs and Recovery Battalion^[554]
  - Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School "General V.F. Margelov"^[555]
  - 242nd Junior Specialist Training Center^[556]
  - 226th Parachute Training Regiment^[541]
  - 285th Parachute Training Regiment^[541]
- Special Purposes Forces
  - 2nd Special Purposes Brigade^[557]
    - 70th Special Purposes Detachment^[558]
    - 177th Special Purposes Detachment^[558]
    - 329th Special Purposes Detachment^[558]
    - 700th Special Purposes Detachment^[558]
  - 3rd Guards Special Purposes Brigade "Warsaw-Berlin"^[559]
    - 330th Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
    - 501st Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
    - 503rd Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
    - 509th Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
    - 510th Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
    - 512th Special Purposes Detachment^[560]
  - 10th Special Purposes Brigade^[ru]^[561]
    - 85th Special Purposes Detachment^[562]
    - 95th Special Purposes Detachment^[562]
    - 104th Special Purposes Detachment^[562]
    - 551st Special Purposes Detachment^[562]
  - 14th Guards Special Purposes Brigade^[ru]^[563]
    - 282nd Special Purposes Detachment^[564]
    - 294th Special Purposes Detachment^[564]
    - 308th Special Purposes Detachment^[564]
    - 546th Special Purposes Detachment^[564]
    - 742nd Special Purposes Detachment^[564]
  - 16th Guards Special Purposes Brigade^[ru]^[565]
    - 370th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 379th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 585th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 664th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 669th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
  - 22nd Guards Special Purposes Brigade^[567]
    - 108th Special Purposes Detachment^[568]
    - 173rd Special Purposes Detachment^[568]
    - 305th Special Purposes Detachment^[568]
    - 411th Special Purposes Detachment^[568]
  - 24th Guards Special Purposes Brigade "Brandenburg"^[ru]^[569]
    - 261st Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 281st Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 297th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 641st Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
  - 67th Special Purposes Brigade^[ru]^[570]
    - 690th Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
    - 691st Special Purposes Detachment^[566]
  - 1327th Application Center for Reconnaissance Units and Special Purpose Units^[571]
Navy
- Marine Corps
  - 61st Marine Infantry Brigade "Kirkenes"^[572]
    - 876th Air Assault Battalion
  - 155th Marine Infantry Brigade "Kazakhs "^[573]
    - 47th Air Assault Battalion
  - 336th Guards Marine Infantry Brigade "Belostok"^[574]
    - 879th Air Assault Battalion
  - 810th Guards Marine Infantry Brigade "60th Anniversary of the Formation of the USSR"^[575]
    - 542nd Air Assault Battalion
  - 3rd "Krasnodar-Harbin" Marine Infantry Regiment^[576]
    - Air Assault Battalion
- Marine Reconnaissance Points for Special Purpose^[ru] (Морские разведывательные пункты специального назначения )^[577]^[578]
  - 42nd Marine Reconnaissance Point
  - 160th Marine Reconnaissance Point
  - 420th Marine Reconnaissance Point
  - 431st Marine Reconnaissance Point
  - 457th Marine Reconnaissance Point
  - 461st Marine Reconnaissance Point
National Guard
- Main Directorate of the Special Purpose Forces of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation^[579]
  - 604th Special Purpose Center - Military Unit 3179^[580]
Inter-services (Ministry of Defence)
- Special Operations Forces^[581]
  - Specialist Training Center "Senezh" - Military Unit 43292^{[N 8]}^[582]^[583]
  - Special Purpose Center "Kubinka-2" - Military Unit 01355^{[N 9]}^[582]
  - 561st Emergency Rescue Center - Military Unit 00317^[584]

Rwanda

one Para Commando battalion^[585]

Saudi Arabia

Paratroopers and Special Security Forces (وحدات المظليين وقوات الأمن الخاصة - Wahadat Almazaliiyn Waquwwat Al'amn Alkhasa)^[586]
- 1st Parachute Brigade^[587]
  - 4th Parachute Infantry Battalion
  - 5th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- ‎64th Special Forces Brigade^[ar] (لواء القوات الخاصة الرابع والستون - Liwa' al-Quwwat al-Khasat alrrabie Walsutuwn)^[588]
  - 85th Special Forces Battalion (الكتيبةالقوات الخاصة الخامسة والثمانون - Al-Ktybtalqwat al-Khasat al-Khamisat Walthamanun)^[589]
- Parachute Center and School (مركز ومدرسة المظليين - Markaz Wamadarisat al-Muzliiyn)^[590]

Senegal

Parachute Battalion (Bataillon Parachutiste)^[591]^[592]

Serbia

63rd Parachute Brigade (63. Падобранска Бригада - 63. Padobranska Brigada),^[593] including:
- Parachute Training Company (Падобранска Чета за Обуку - Padobranska Četa za Obuku)^[594]
- Parachute Combat Search and Rescue Company (Падобранска Чета Борбеног Трагања и Спасавањ - Padobranska Četa Borbenog Traganja i Spasavanj)^[594]
72nd Brigade for Special Operations (72. Бригада за Специјалне Oперације - 72. Brigada za Specijalne Operacije)^[595]
- Battalion for Special Operations "Griffins" (Батаљон за Специјалне Oперације "Грифони"- Bataljon za Specijalne Operacije "Grifoni")^[596]
- Battalion for Special Operations "Hawks" (Батаљон за Специјалне Oперације "Соколови" - Bataljon za Specijalne Operacije "Sokolovi")^[596]

Seychelles

Special Forces Unit "Barracuda" (Unité des Forces Spéciales "Tazar")^[597]

Singapore

Special Operations Task Force (Operasi Khas Pasukan Khas)^[598]
- Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation^[599]
  - 1st Commando Battalion^[600]
- Special Operations Force^[601]
- Naval Diving Unit^[602]
- Parachute Training Wing^[603]

Slovakia

5th Special Purpose Regiment "Jozef Gabčík" (5. Pluk Špeciálneho Určenia "Jozefa Gabčíka")^[604]^[605]

Slovenia

Special Operations Unit^[sl] (Enota za Specialno Delovanje)^[606]^[607]
PEST(Posebna enota specialne taktike) military police special forces

South Africa

Army
- 44 Parachute Regiment^[608]
  - 1 Parachute Battalion - Parachute Training Centre^[609]
  - Bagaka Regiment (Reserve)^[610]
  - 3 Parachute Battalion (Reserve)
  - 44 Pathfinder Platoon
  - 13 Signal Squadron
  - 101 Air Supply Unit - South African Ordnance Services Corps
- Steve Biko Artillery Regiment (Reserve)^[611]
South African Special Forces Brigade^[612]^[613]
- 4 Special Forces Regiment^[614]
- 5 Special Forces Regiment^[615]
Military Health Service
- 7 Medical Battalion Group^[616]
  - 44 Medical Task Group (detached to 44 Parachute Regiment)

South Ossetia

Special Purpose Battalion "Zelim Muldarov" (Батальона Специального Назначения имени Зелима Мулдарова - Batal'ona Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya imeni Zelima Muldarova)^{[N 1]}^[617]

Spain

Army
- 6th Parachute Brigade "Almogavars" (Brigada "Almogávares" VI de Paracaidistas)^[618]
  - Headquarters Battalion (Batallón del Cuartel General),^[619]
    - Headquarters Company (Compañía de Cuartel General)^[619]
    - Forward Reconnaissance Company (Compañía de Reconocimiento Avanzado)^[620]
    - Intelligence Company (Compañía de Inteligencia)^[619]
    - Nuclear, Bacteriological and Chemical Defense Company (Compañía de Defensa Nuclear, Bacteriológica y Química)^[619]
  - 4th Parachute Infantry Regiment^[es] "Naples" (Regimiento de Infantería "Nápoles" n.º 4 de Paracaidistas)^[621]
    - I/4th Battalion^[es] "Roger de Flor" (Bandera "Roger de Flor" I/4)^[622]
    - II/4th Battalion^[es] "Roger of Lauria" (Bandera "Roger de Lauria" II/4)^[623]
  - 5th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Zaragoza" (Regimiento de Infantería "Zaragoza" n.º 5 de Paracaidistas)^[624]
    - III/5th Battalion^[es] "Ortiz de Zárate" (Bandera "Ortiz de Zárate" III/5)^[625]
  - 8th Cavalry Regiment "Lusitania"^[es] (Regimiento de Caballería "Lusitania" n.º 8)^[626]^[627]
    - I/8th Light Armored Cavalry Group "Sagunto" (Grupo Ligero Acorazado I/8 "Sagunto")^[628]
  - 6th Parachute Field Artillery Group (Grupo de Artillería de Campaña Paracaidista VI)^[629]
  - 6th Parachute Engineers Battalion (Batallón de Zapadores Paracaidistas VI)^[630]
  - 6th Logistic Group (Grupo Logístico VI)^[631]
  - 6th Parachute Signals Company (Compañía de Transmisiones Paracaidista)^[632]
  - Parachute Training Battalion ( Batallón de Instrucción Paracaidista )^[633]
  - Cargo Airdrop and Packing Group (Grupo de Lanzamiento y Preparacion de Cargas)^[633]
- Special Operations Command "Military Knightly Orders^[es]" (Mando de Operaciones Especiales "Órdenes Militares")^[634]
  - 2nd Special Operations Group "Granada" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Granada" II)^[635]
  - 3rd Special Operations Group "Valencia" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Valencia" III)^[636]
  - 4th Special Operations Group "Tercio of Ampurdán" (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales "Tercio del Ampurdán" IV)^[637]
  - 19th Special Operations Battalion of the Spanish Legion "Gentleman Legionary Maderal Oleaga^[es]" (Bandera de Operaciones Especiales de la Legión "Caballero Legiónario Maderal Oleaga" XIX)^[638]
Navy
- Special Naval War Force (Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial),^[639] including:
  - Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (Grupo Paracaidista de Apoyo al Submarino)^[640]
- Marine Infantry Force (Fuerza de Infantería de Marina)
  - Target Recognition and Acquisition Company (Compañía de Reconocimiento y Adquisición de Blancos)^[641]
Air Force
- "Further Beyond" Flight of His Majesty the King's Royal Guard Regiment (Escuadrilla "Plus Ultra" del Regimiento de la Guardia Real de Su Majestad el Rey)^[642]
- Parachute Engineers Squadron^[es] (Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas)^[643]
- Air Deployment Support Squadron^[es] (Escuadrón de Apoyo al Despliegue Aéreo)^[644]
- Military Parchutist School "Méndez Parada"^[es] (Escuela Militar de Paracaidismo "Méndez Parada")^[645]

Sri Lanka

Army
- Special Forces^[646]
  - 12th Special Forces Regiment (12 විශේෂ බලකා රෙජිමේන්තුව - 12 Viśēṣa Balakā Rejimēntuva)^[647]
  - 13th Special Forces Regiment (13 විශේෂ බලකා රෙජිමේන්තුව - 13 Viśēṣa Balakā Rejimēntuva)
- Commando Regiment^[648]
  - 1st Commando Regiment (1 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 1 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
  - 2nd Commando Regiment (2 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 2 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
  - 3rd Commando Regiment (3 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 3 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
  - 4st Commando Regiment (4 කමාන්ඩෝ රෙජිමේන්තුව - 4 Kamānḍō Rejimēntuva)
  - Commando Training School Parachute Wing^[649]
Navy
- Special Boat Squadron (විශේෂ යාත්රා බලඝණය - Viśēṣa Yātrā Balaghaṇaya)^[650]
Air Force
- Special Airborne Force^[651]
- Parachute Training School ( පැරෂුට් පුහුණු පාසල - Pæraṣuṭ Puhuṇu Pāsala)^[651]

Sudan

9th Airborne Division^[652]
- two Airborne Brigades^[652]
- 144th Special Forces Battalion^[652]

Suriname

Special Troops Corps (Korps Speciale Troepen)^[653]

Sweden

323rd Parachute Ranger Squadron (323. Fallskärmsjägarskvadronen)^[654]
Special Operations Group (Särskilda Operationsgruppen)^[655]

Switzerland

Special Forces Command (Kommando Spezialkräfte - Commandement des Forces Spéciales - Comando Forze Speciali)^[656]
- Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10 (Armee-Aufklärungsdetachement 10 - Détachement de Reconnaissance de l'Armée 10 - Distaccamento d'Esplorazione dell'Esercito 10)^{[citation needed]}
- Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17 (Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17 - Compagnie d'Eclaireurs Parachutistes 17 - Compagnia di Esploratori Paracadutisti 17)^[657]
- Special Forces Training Center (Ausbildungszentrum Spezialkräfte - Centre d'Instruction des Forces Spéciales - Centro di Istruzione Forze Speciali)^{[citation needed]}

Syria

14th Special Forces Division^[658]
- 36th Special Forces Regiment
- 554th Special Forces Regiment
- 556th Special Forces Regiment
25th Special Mission Forces Division^[659]
Republican Guard
- 511th Parachute Battalion^[660]

Tajikistan

7th Air Assault Brigade (Бригадаи 7-уми ҳамла ба десанти ҳавоӣ - Brigadai 7-umi Hamla ʙa Desanti Havoī)^[661]

Tanzania

one Special Forces unit^[662]

Thailand

Army
- 31st Guards Infantry Regiment (กรมทหารราบที่ 31 รักษาพระองค์ - Krm Thh̄ār Rāb Thī̀ 31 Rạks̄ʹā Phraxngkh̒)^[663]
  - 1st Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 1 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 1)
  - 2nd Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 2 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 2)
  - 3rd Infantry Battalion (กองพันทหารราบที่ 3 - Kxngphạn thh̄ār rāb thī̀ 3)
- Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command (หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษ)
  - 1st Special Warfare Division (กองพลรบพิเศษที่ 1 - Kxngphl Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 1)^[664]
    - 1st Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 1 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 1)
    - 2nd Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 2 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 2)
    - 3rd Special Warfare Regiment King's Guard (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 3 รักษาพระองค์ - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 3 Rạks̄ʹā Phraxngkh̒)^[665]
    - 4th Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 4 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 4)
    - 5th Special Warfare Regiment (กรมรบพิเศษที่ 5 - Krm Rb Phiṣ̄es̄ʹ Thī̀ 5)
Navy
- Naval Special Warfare Command Battle Squadron (หน่วย บัญชาการ สงคราม พิเศษ ทาง เรืเรือ ยุทธการ - H̄ǹwy bạỵchākār s̄ngkhrām phiṣ̄es̄ʹ thāng reụ̄x kxng reụ̄x yuthṭhkār)^[666]
- RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion (กองพันลาดตระเวน กองพลนาวิกโยธิน)
Air Force
- Special Operations Regiment (กรมปฏิบัติการพิเศษ - Krm Pt̩ibạtikār Phiṣ̄es̄ )^[667]

Togo

Parachute Commando Regiment (Régiment Parachutiste Commando)^{[N 10]}^[668]

Transnistria

Special Puropose Battalion (Батальон Специального Назначения - Batal'on Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya)^{[N 11]}^[669]^[670]^[671]

Tunisia

Army Special Forces Group^[fr] (لواء القوات الخاصة للجيش - lwa' Alquwwat Alkhasat Liljaysh)^[672]^[673]

Turkey

Army
- 1st Commando Brigade (1. Komando Tugayı)^[674]^[675]
  - four Commando Battalions (Komando Taburu)
  - one Airborne Battalion (Hava İndirme Taburu)
  - Artillery Battalion (Topçu Taburu)
  - Logistic Support Battalion (Lojistik Destek Taburu)
  - Airborne and Commando Training Battalion (Hava İndirme ve Komando Eğitim Taburu)^[676]
  - Guard Company (Muhafız Bölüğü)
  - Anti-tank Unit (Tanksavar Birliği)
  - Communication Electronic Systems Company (Muhabere Elektronik Sistemler Bölüğü)
  - Engineering Company (İstihkam Bölüğü)
  - Service Unit (Hizmet Birliği)
- Special Forces Command (Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı)^[677]
- Gendarmerie Special Operations
- Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command
Air Force
- Combat Search and Rescue Parachute Group (Muharebe Arama Kurtarma Paraşüt Grup)^[678]
Navy
- Underwater Offence Group (Su Altı Taarruz Grup)^[679]
- Parachute Search and Rescue Team (Paraşütle Arama Kurtarma Timi)^[680]^[681]

Turkmenistan

152nd Independent Air Assault Brigade (152-я отдельная воздушно-штурмовая бригада - 152-ya Otdel'naya Vozdushno-Shturmovaya Brigada)^[682]

Uganda

Special Forces Command^[683]^[684]
"Amilcar Cabral" Airborne School^[685]

Ukraine

Army
- Air Assault Forces^[686]
  - 25th Airborne Brigade "Dnipropetrovsk"^[687]
  - 45th Air Assault Brigade^[688]
  - 46th Air Assault Brigade^[689]
  - 79th Air Assault Brigade^[690]
  - 80th Air Assault Brigade^[691]
  - 81st Airmobile Brigade^[692]
  - 95th Air Assault Brigade^[693]
  - 132nd Recon Batallion^[694]
  - 135th Signals Battalion^[695]
  - 199th Training Center^[696]
- Special Operations Forces^[697]
  - 3rd Special Purpose Regiment
  - 8th Special Purpose Regiment
  - 99th Command and Security Battalion
  - 140th Special Purpose Center
  - 142nd Special Operations Forces Training and Formation Center
Navy
- 73rd Special Purpose Marine Center "Ataman Antin Holovaty"^[697]
- 36th Marine Brigade^[698]
  - 36th Airborne Support Platoon
- 88th Marine Infantry Air Assault Battalion^[699]

United Arab Emirates

Special Mission Unit of the Presidential Guard (وحدة المهام الخاصة - الحرس الرئاسي - Wahdat Almahami Alkhasat - Alharas Alriyasiu)^[700]

United Kingdom

British Army
- 16th Air Assault Brigade^[701]
  - 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment^[702]
  - 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment,^[703] including:
    - No 6 (Guards Parachute) Platoon^[704]
  - 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (Reserve)^[705]
  - 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery^[706]
  - 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment^[707]
  - Pathfinder Platoon^[708]^[709]
  - 216th (Parachute) Signal Squadron^[710]
  - 144 Parachute Medical Squadron (Royal Army Medical Corps) (Volunteer)^[711]
- Light Electronic Warfare Teams, 226 Signal Squadron, 14th Cyber Electromagnetic and Electronic Warfare Signal Regiment^[712]^[713]
- Airborne Troop, 821 Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps^[714]
- Parachute Training Support Unit^[715]
Royal Navy
- Submarine Parachute Assistance Group^[716]
- Fleet Diving Unit 1^[717]
- Royal Marines
  - 3 Commando Brigade Patrol Troop^[718]
  - Reconnaissance Troop 40 Commando
  - Reconnaissance Troop 42 Commando
  - Reconnaissance Troop 45 Commando
  - Surveillance Reconnaissance Squadron, 30 Commando Information Exploitation Group^[719]
Royal Air Force
- No. II Squadron RAF Regiment^[720]
- Airborne Delivery Wing^[721]
Inter-service
- United Kingdom Special Forces^[722]
  - British Army
    - 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve)^[723]
    - 22 Special Air Service Regiment,^[724] including:
      - L Detachment SAS (Reserve)^[725]
    - 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve)^[723]
    - 63rd Signal Squadron (Reserve)^[726]
    - 264 SAS Signal Squadron^[724]
  - Royal Navy
    - Royal Marines
      - Special Boat Service^[727]
      - Special Boat Service (Reserve)^[726]
      - Special Boat Service Signal Squadron^[728]
  - Special Forces Support Group^[729]
    - 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment,^[730] including:^[731]
      - one Royal Marines parachute platoon each in A, B and C companies
      - one RAF Regiment parachute flight (platoon) in B company^[732]

United States

Army
- XVIII Airborne Corps^[733]
  - 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne)^[734]
  - 82nd Airborne Division^[735]
    - 1st Brigade Combat Team "Devil Brigade"^[736]
      - 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment^[737]
      - 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment^[738]
      - 1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment^[739]
      - 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment^[740]
      - 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment^[741]
      - 127th Brigade Engineer Battalion^[742]
      - 307th Brigade Support Battalion^[743]
    - 2nd Brigade Combat Team "Falcon Brigade"^[744]
      - 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment^[745]
      - 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment^[746]
      - 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment^[747]
      - 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment^[748]
      - 2nd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment^[749]
      - 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion^[750]
      - 407th Brigade Support Battalion^[751]
    - 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Panther Brigade"^[752]
      - 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment^[753]
      - 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment^[754]
      - 2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment^[755]
      - 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment^[756]
      - 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment^[757]
      - 307th Brigade Engineer Battalion^[758]
      - 82nd Brigade Support Battalion^[759]
- 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team "Sky Soldiers"^[760]
  - 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment^[761]
  - 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment^[762]
  - 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment^[763]
  - 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Texas Army National Guard)
  - 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment^[764]
  - 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion^[765]
  - 173rd Brigade Support Battalion^[766]
- 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division
  - 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment^[767]
  - 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment^[768]
  - 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment^[769]
  - 2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment^[770]
  - 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion^[771]
  - 725th Brigade Support Battalion^[772]
- 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 134th Infantry Regiment (Nebraska ARNG)^[773]
- 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) "Geronimo"^[774]
- Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade^[775]
  - United States Army Airborne School^[776]
  - United States Army Jumpmaster School^[777]
  - United States Army Pathfinder School^[778]
- United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) (Army Reserve)
Navy
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One^[779]
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group Two^[779]
Marines
- Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion^[780]
- Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion^[781]
- Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion^[782]
- Marines Reserve
  - 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company^[783]
  - 4th Force Reconnaissance Company^[784]
Air Force
- 31st Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)^[785]
- 38th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)^[786]
- 48th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)^[787]
- 57th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)^[788]
- 58th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue)^[789]
- 820th Base Defense Group^[790]^[791]
  - 820th Combat Operations Squadron^[792]
  - 822d Base Defense Squadron^[793]
  - 823d Base Defense Squadron^[794]
  - 824th Base Defense Squadron^[795]
- Air Force Reserve
  - 304th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (AFRC)^[796]
  - 306th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (AFRC)^[797]
  - 308th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (AFRC)^[798]
- Air National Guard
  - 103rd Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (New York ANG)^[799]
  - 131st Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (California ANG)^[800]
  - 212th Rescue Squadron (Pararescue) (Alaska ANG)^[801]
United States Special Operations Command^[802]
- Joint Special Operations Command^[803]
- US Army Special Operations Command^[808]
  - 75th Ranger Regiment^[809]
  - 2nd Battalion, 2nd Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne)^[810] including:
    - Military Free Fall School^[811]
  - 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)^[812]
    - 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[813]
    - 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[814]
    - 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[815]
    - 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[816]
    - 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[817]
    - 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment (Army National Guard)^[818]
    - 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment (Army National Guard)^[819]
    - 39th Special Forces Detachment (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Regiment^[820]
    - 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion (Airborne)^[821]
    - 389th Military Intelligence Battalion (Airborne)^[822]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Africa (Airborne) (Texas ARNG)^[823]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Central (Airborne) (Florida ARNG)^[824]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Europe (Airborne) (West Virginia ARNG)^[825]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Global (Airborne) (Rhode Island ARNG)^[826]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Joint (Airborne) (Maryland ARNG)^[824]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Korea (Airborne) (Colorado ARNG)^[827]
  - Special Operations Detachment - North (Airborne) (California ARNG)^[824]
  - Special Operations Detachment - Pacific (Airborne) (Washington ARNG)^[828]
  - Special Operations Detachment - South (Airborne) (Mississippi ARNG)^[829]
  - Special Operations Detachment - X (Airborne) (North Carolina ARNG)^[824]
- United States Naval Special Warfare Command^[830]
  - Naval Special Warfare Group 1^[831]
    - SEAL Team 1
    - SEAL Team 3
    - SEAL Team 5
    - SEAL Team 7
    - Naval Special Warfare Unit 1^{[N 12]}^[832]
    - Naval Special Warfare Unit 3^{[N 12]}^[833]
  - Naval Special Warfare Group 2^[834]
    - SEAL Team 2
    - SEAL Team 4
    - SEAL Team 8
    - SEAL Team 10
    - Naval Special Warfare Unit 2^{[N 12]}^[835]
  - Naval Special Warfare Group 3^[836]
    - SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One
    - SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team Two
  - Naval Special Warfare Group 4^[837]
    - Special Boat Team 12
    - Special Boat Team 20
    - Special Boat Team 22
  - Naval Special Warfare Group 11 (Navy Reserve)^[838]
    - SEAL Team 17
    - SEAL Team 18
- United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command^[839]
  - Marine Raider Regiment^[840]
    - 1st Marine Raider Battalion^[841]
    - 2nd Marine Raider Battalion^[842]
    - 3rd Marine Raider Battalion^[843]
    - Marine Raider Training Center^[844]
- Air Force Special Operations Command

Uruguay

Army

14th Parachute Infantry Battalion (Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista Nº14),^[859] including:
- Special Operations Company "Scorpion" (Compañía de Operaciones Especiales "Escorpión")^[860]
- Army Paratroopers and Special Operations Training Center (Centro de Instrucción de Paracaidistas y Operaciones Especiales del Ejército)^[861]^[860]

Air Force

Special Operations Company (Compañía de Operaciones Especiales)^[862]
Rescue Operations and Training Section (Seccion de Operaciones y Entrenamiento de Rescate)^[863]

Uzbekistan

17th Air Assault Brigade (17-Havo Hujumi Brigadasi)^[864]
Independent Special Purpose Battalion "Lynx" (Maxsus Operatsiyalar Bo'limi "Kaplan")^[864]

Venezuela

Army
- 42nd Parachute Infantry Brigade (42 Brigada de Infantería Paracaidista)^[865]
  - Brigade HQ
  - 421st Parachute Infantry Battalion "José Leonardo Chirino" (421 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "José Leonardo Chirino")
  - 422nd Parachute Infantry Battalion "Colonel Antonio Nicolás Briceño^[es]" (422 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "Coronel Antonio Nicolás Briceño")
  - 423rd Parachute Infantry Battalion "Colonel Ramón García de Sena^[es]" (423 Batallón de Infantería Paracaidista "Coronel Ramón García de Sena")
  - 4201st Parachute Headquarters Company (4201 Compañía de Comando Paracaidistas")
  - 4202nd Parachute Scout and Reconnaissance Company (4202 Compañía de Exploración y Reconocimiento Paracaidistas)
  - 4203rd Parachute Supply and Transportation Company (4203 Compañía de Abastecimiento y Transporte Paracaidistas)
  - 4204th Parachute Signal Company (4204 Compañía de Comunicaciones Paracaidistas)
  - 4207th Parachute Engineers Company (4207 Compañía de Ingenieros Paracaidistas)
  - 4208th Packaging, Maintenance and Air Delivery Company (4208 Compañía de Empaque, Mantenimiento y Entrega Aérea)
  - 4209th Parachute Snipers Company (4209 Compañía de Francotiradores Paracaidistas)
  - 4210th Parachute Medical Company (4210 Compañía de Sanidad Paracaidistas)
- Combat and Airborne Operations Training Center "Brigadier General Rafael Nogales Méndez" (Centro de Adiestriamento de Combate y de Operaciones Aerotransportadas "General de Brigada Rafael Nogales Méndez")^[866]
Special Operations Command "General in Chief Félix Antonio Velásquez" (Comando de Operaciones Especiales "General en Jefe Félix Antonio Velásquez")^[867]^[868]
- Army
  - 99th Special Forces Brigade (99 Brigada de Fuerzas Especiales)^[869]
    - 991st Special Forces Battalion "Colonel Domingo Montes" (991 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Coronel Domingo Montes")^[870]
    - 992nd Special Forces Battalion "General in Chief José Gregorio Monagas" (992 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "General en Jefe José Gregorio Monagas")^[871]
    - 993th Special Forces Battalion "Lieutenant Colonel Eliezer Otaiza Castillo" (993 Batallón de Fuerzas Especiales "Teniente Coronel Eliezer Otaiza Castillo")^[872]
- Navy
  - 8th Marine Special Operations Brigade "Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda" (8 Brigada de Comandos del Mar "Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda")^[873]
    - 81st Special Operations Battalion "Lieutenant Commander Henry Lilong García" (Batallón de Operaciones Especiales Nro. 81 "Capitán de Corbeta Henry Lilong García")^[874]
- Air Force
  - 20th Special Forces Group (Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales N.º 20)^[866]^[875]
- National Guard
  - Commando Operations Group (Grupo de Acciones de Comando)^[876]

Vietnam

1st Special Forces Brigade.^[vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 1)^[877]
113th Special Forces Brigade^[vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 113)^[878]
198th Special Forces Brigade^[vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 198)^[879]
429th Special Forces Brigade^[vi] (Lữ đoàn Đặc công 429)^[880]

Zambia

1st Commando Battalion^[881]^[882]

Zimbabwe

Parachute Regiment^[883]^[884]
Special Air Service Squadron^[883]^[884]