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The term Special Mission Unit (SMU), is used to describe some Special Forces units. The Australian Defence Force openly refer to the Special Air Service Regiment as a "special missions unit". Five United States special operations forces units have been referred to as "special mission units" and that they are under the command of Joint Special Operations Command.

United States

The United States defines the term Special Mission Unit as "a generic term to to represent a group of operations and support personnel from designated organizations that is task-organized to perform highly classified activities." The U.S. government does not acknowledge which units specifically are designated as special missions units, only that they have special mission units under U.S. Special Operations Command. Special mission units are tasked with "special missions", sometimes referring to unconventional warfare, counter-terrorist activities, direct action, Special reconnaissance, and/or black operations.

In 1998 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Walter B. Slocombe publicly referred to special mission units during a briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee; "We have designated special-mission units that are specifically manned, equipped and trained to deal with a wide variety of transnational threats" and "These units, assigned to or under the operational control of the U.S. Special Operations Command, are focused primarily on those special operations and supporting functions that combat terrorism and actively counter terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). These units are on alert every day of the year and have worked extensively with their interagency counterparts."

Media in the United States state that alleged U.S. special mission units are under Joint Special Operations Command. When referring to "special mission units" the following units have been mentioned;

United States Army

• 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), or Delta Force
• Intelligence Support Activity (ISA, The Activity, Gray Fox)
• 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR), or Night Stalkers

United States Navy

• Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), or SEAL Team Six

United States Air Force

• 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS)

Australia

The term special mission unit can also be used to refer to units with similar capabilities from other nations, such as the Australian Special Air Service Regiment.

SASR is tasked to provide special operations capabilities in support of the Australian Defence Force. This includes providing unique capabilities to support sensitive strategic operations, special recovery operations, training assistance, special reconnaissance and precision strike and direct action.

References

1. "Joint Special Operations Task Force Operations" (PDF). 26 April 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
2. ^ "Secret Unit Expands Rumsfeld's Domain". The Washington Post. 2005-01-23. Retrieved 2013-09-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
3. ^ Eric Schmitt (2005-01-23). "Commandos Get Duty on U.S. Soil". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-09-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
4. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) - Special Mission Units http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/dod/jsoc.htm
5. ^ "The most secret of secret units". The Week. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
6. ^ "In high demand, Air Force commandos must find new ways to cope with stress of duty | www.gaffneyledger.com". Gaffney Ledger. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
7. ^ "SEAL Team Six". Retrieved March 16, 2013.
8. ^ "The Evolution of the 75th Ranger Regiment (Part 3)". SOFREP. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
9. ^ Neville, Leigh (2008). Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. Osprey Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-1846033100.
10. ^ Smith, Michael (2008). Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 332. ISBN 978-0312378264. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
11. "Our Fallen Heroes: Scott Sather". SOFREP. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
12. ^ Army (1957-07-25). "Special Air Service Regiment - Australian Army". Army.gov.au. Retrieved 2013-05-04.

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