WThe 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment is a special operations unit of the French Army Light Aviation. It is part of the French Army Special Forces Command which is under the control of the special operations command. It is based in Pau.
WThe Commandos de Chasse were a French Counterinsurgency Commando force raised for the Algerian war.
WThe Commandos Marine are the Special Operation Forces (SOF) of the French Navy. The Commandos Marine are nicknamed Bérets Verts. They operate under the Naval Riflemen and Special Operations Forces Command (FORFUSCO) and form part of the French Special Operations Command.
WThe Corps Léger d'Intervention (CLI) was a Pacific War interarm corps of the Far East French Expeditionary Forces commanded by Général de corps d'armée Roger Blaizot and using guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Japanese Army who occupied French Indochina since 1941. It was created by General Charles de Gaulle in 1943 and modeled after the British Chindits Special Forces who fought in the Burma Campaign.
WThe Escouade de contre-terrorisme et de libération d’otages, formerly named Groupe de combat en milieu clos, was a special operations group of the French Navy, specialised in maritime anti-terrorism. It mainly consists of about 30 men, split in two groups of 15 people, one under Commando Jaubert command, and the other under Commando Trepel command.
WThe Army Special Forces Command is the French Army's special forces unit. It is based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
WThe Commandos Marine are the Special Operation Forces (SOF) of the French Navy. The Commandos Marine are nicknamed Bérets Verts. They operate under the Naval Riflemen and Special Operations Forces Command (FORFUSCO) and form part of the French Special Operations Command.
WThe 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment is one of three regiments in the French Army Special Forces Command.
WThe 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment is a special reconnaissance regiment of the French Army. It is one of three regiments in the French Army Special Forces Command, which is under the control of the COS. It is based in Martignas-sur-Jalle.
WThe Commandement des Opérations Spéciales is the organisation which coordinates the use of the French special forces of all military branches. Similar to USSOCOM, NLD SOCOM or UKSF, COS was created on 24 June 1992, following the Gulf War. Its role is to direct and coordinate missions for special forces units; these are permanently under its direct command and immediately available for action. The command is led by a brigadier general or rear admiral, a NATO OF-6 post.