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Bomb Hunters: In Afghanistan with Britain's Elite Bomb Disposal Unit
Bomb Hunters: In Afghanistan with Britain's Elite Bomb Disposal Unit
By Sean Rayment
Tales from the Special Forces Club
Tales from the Special Forces Club
By Sean Rayment

14TH INTELL

14th Intelligence Company, Intelligence Corps (now Special Reconnaissance Regiment)

200 FLIGHT RAF

Royal Australian Air Force 200 (Special Duties ) Flight
Sub-forums:
  1. Liberator (Registration A72-159)
  2. Liberator (Registration A72-177)
  3. Liberator (Registration A72-191)

22 SAS

22nd Special Air Service Regiment
Sub-forums:
  1. British Empire Medal
  2. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
  3. Distinguished Conduct Medal
  4. Distinguished Service Order
  5. Military Cross
  6. Military Medal
  7. MBE
  8. Mention In Despatches
  9. OBE
  10. Order of The Bath
  11. Queens Commendation For Bravery
  12. op.Corporate
  13. op.Granby

3 CDO BDE

3rd Commando Brigade,Royal Marines 1946 -
Sub-forums:
  1. British Empire Medal
  2. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  3. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
  4. Distinguished Conduct Medal
  5. Distinguished Service Medal
  6. Distinguished Service Cross
  7. Distinguished Service Order
  8. Member of the Order of the British Empire
  9. Mention In Despatches
  10. Military Cross
  11. Military Medal
  12. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  13. Order of the Bath
  14. Queen's Commendation for Bravery
  15. Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
  16. Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service (Air)
  17. Queen's Gallantry Medal
  18. Volunteer Reserves Medal
    1. Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal
    2. King's Volunteer Reserves Medal
  19. Palestine Emergency
  20. Korean War
  21. Suez Crisis
  22. Cyprus Emergency
  23. Malayan Emergency
  24. Borneo Confrontation
  25. Aden Emergency
  26. Oman & Dhofar
  27. op.Banner
  28. op.Corporate
  29. op.Granby
  30. op.Haven
  31. Yugoslav Wars
  32. op.Herrick
  33. op.Telic

AATTV

Australian Army Training Team Vietnam

AIR AMERICA

Civil Air Transport (CAT) and Air America (CIA owned and operated)

AIR COMMANDO

U.S.A.A.F. Air Commando Groups 1944-1945

AIR COMMANDO 2

U.S.A.F. Air Commando units postwar
Sub-forums:
  1. Son Tay Raid
  2. Operation Desert Storm

ALAMO SCOUTS

U.S. 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit

ARMY CDOS

British Army Commandos and Special Service Troops 1940-45
Sub-forums:
  1. 1 Commando
  2. 2 Commando
  3. 3 Commando
  4. 4 Commando
  5. 5 Commando
  6. 6 Commando
  7. 7 Commando
  8. 8 Commando
  9. 9 Commando
  10. 10 Commando
  11. 11 Commando
  12. 12 Commando
  13. 30 Commando
  14. 51 Commando
  15. 52 Commando
  16. 62 Commando
  17. Battle of the Litani River
  18. op.Jubilee

AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS

Independent Companies and Commando Squadrons AIF
Sub-forums:
  1. 2/1 Independent Company
  2. 2/2 Independent Company
  3. 2/3 Independent Company
  4. 2/4 Independent Company
  5. 2/5 Independent Company
  6. 2/6 Independent Company
  7. 2/7 Independent Company
  8. 2/2 Commando Squadron
  9. 2/3 Commando Squadron
  10. 2/4 Commando Squadron
  11. 2/5 Commando Squadron
  12. 2/6 Commando Squadron
  13. 2/7 Commando Squadron
  14. 2/8 Commando Squadron
  15. 2/9 Commando Squadron
  16. 2/10 Commando Squadron
  17. 2/11 Commando Squadron
  18. 2/12 Commando Squadron
  19. M Special Unit
  20. SS Montevideo Maru

AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS 2

Australian Commando units postwar

BEACH JUMPERS

U.S. Navy Beach Jumper Units (Special Warfare)

BELGIUM

Belgian Secret Agents

CANADIAN PARA

1st Canadian Parachute Bn 1942-45
Sub-forums:
  1. War Diary (1943)
  2. War Diary (1944)
  3. War Diary (1945)
  4. op.Varsity

CANADIAN SPECIAL OPS

Canadian Special Ops and Airborne Forces postwar

CARPETBAGGERS

U.S.A.A.F.-O.S.S. Special Operations Units 1943-45

CHINDITS 1943

77th Indian Infantry Brigade (1st Chindit Expedition)

CHINDITS 1944

3rd Indian Infantry Division (Special Force) (2nd Chindit Expedition)
Sub-forums:
  1. Bedfordshire And Hertfordshire Regiment
  2. Black Watch
  3. Border Regiment
  4. Burma Rifles
  5. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
  6. Duke of Wellington's Regiment
  7. Essex Regiment
  8. Gurkha Rifles
  9. Indian Armoured Corps
  10. King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
  11. King's Regiment (Liverpool)
  12. Lancashire Fusiliers
  13. Leicestershire Regiment
  14. Nigeria Regiment
  15. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
  16. Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
  17. Reconnaissance Corps
  18. Royal Artillery
  19. Royal Corps of Signals
  20. Royal Engineers
  21. Royal Sussex Regiment
  22. South Staffordshire Regiment
  23. York And Lancaster Regiment

CIA

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

COASTWATCHERS

Allied Coast Watch Organisation (Allied Intelligence Bureau) 1941-45

CODETALKERS

U.S. Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers

COPP

Combined Operations Pilotage Parties

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Czech Secret Agents

DAMBUSTERS

617 (Special Duties) Squadron,R.A.F. 1943-45

DETACHMENT 385

Royal Marine Detachment 385 (Small Operations Group)

EOD

British Explosive Ordnance Disposal units 1940-
Sub-forums:
  1. British Empire Medal
  2. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  3. Member of the Order of the British Empire
  4. George Cross
  5. George Medal
  6. Mention in Despatches
  7. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  8. Queen's Gallantry Medal
  9. Cyprus Emergency
  10. op.Banner
  11. op.Corporate
  12. op.Herrick
  13. op.Telic

FIJI GUERILLAS

No 1 Commando Fiji Guerillas

FORCE RECON

U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
Sub-forums:
  1. Korean War
  2. Vietnam War
  3. Silver Star
  4. Navy Cross
  5. Medal Of Honor

FRANCE

French Secret Agents

FRESHMAN

Operation Freshman

FSSF

First Special Service Force (The Devil's Brigade or the North Americans)

GREEN BERETS

U.S.Army Special Forces
Sub-forums:
  1. Vietnam War
  2. Son Tay Raid
  3. Operation Desert Storm
  4. Operation Enduring Freedom
  5. Operation Iraqi Freedom
  6. Operation Inherent Resolve
  7. Operation Freedom's Sentinel
  8. Medal Of Honor
  9. Distinguished Service Cross
  10. Silver Star
  11. Legion Of Merit

HOLLAND

Dutch Secret Agents

INDIAN PARA

50th and 77th Indian Parachute Brigades 1941-46

JEDBURGH

Jedburgh Teams (BCRA,OSS,SOE)

LRDG

Long Range Desert Group (formerly Long Range Patrol Unit)

MARS TASK FORCE

U.S. Army 5332nd Brigade (Provisional)

MARSOC

U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command
Sub-forums:
  1. OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
  2. OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE

MERRILL'S MARAUDERS

U.S.Army 5307 Composite Unit (Provisional) (Task Force Galahad)
Sub-forums:
  1. Silver Star
  2. Distinguished Service Cross

NCDUS

U.S. Navy Naval Combat Demolition Units

NIGHTSTALKERS

U.S.Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)

NORWAY

Norwegian Secret Agents

OSS

U.S. Office of Strategic Services

PALESTINE

Palestinian Secret Agents

PARAMARINES

1st Marine Parachute Regiment,U.S.M.C. 1940-44
Sub-forums:
  1. Battle of Guadalcanal
  2. Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
  3. Battle of Vella Lavella
  4. Raid on Choiseul
  5. Bougainville Campaign
  6. Battle of Guam
  7. Battle of Iwo Jima
  8. Battle of Okinawa

PARAS

Parachute Regiment 1941 - 45
Sub-forums:
  1. 1st Battalion
  2. 2nd Battalion
  3. 3rd Battalion
  4. 4th Battalion
  5. 5th Battalion
  6. 6th Battalion
  7. 7th Battalion
  8. 8th Battalion
  9. 9th Battalion
  10. 10th Battalion
  11. 11th Battalion
  12. 12th Battalion
  13. 13th Battalion
  14. 21st Independent
  15. 22nd Independent
  16. 156th Battalion
  17. Depot & School

PARAS 2

Parachute Regiment postwar
Sub-forums:
  1. British Empire Medal
  2. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  3. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
  4. Distinguished Conduct Medal
  5. Distinguished Service Medal
  6. Distinguished Service Cross
  7. Distinguished Service Order
  8. King's Commendation for Bravery
  9. King's Commendation for Valuable Service
  10. Member of the Order of the British Empire
  11. Mention in Despatches
  12. Military Cross
  13. Military Medal
  14. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  15. Order of the Bath
  16. Queen's Commendation for Bravery
  17. Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
  18. Queen's Gallantry Medal
  19. Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal
  20. Victoria Cross
  21. Palestine Emergency
  22. Korean War
  23. Suez Crisis
  24. Cyprus Emergency
  25. Malayan Emergency
  26. Borneo Confrontation
  27. Aden Emergency
  28. Oman & Dhofar
  29. op.Corporate
  30. op.Banner
  31. op.Granby
  32. Yugoslav Wars
  33. op.Herrick
  34. op.Telic

PHANTOM

Phantom Signals

POLAND

Polish Secret Agents

POLISH PARA

Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade 1941-47

PPA

Popski's Private Army (No 1 Demolition Squadron)
Sub-forums:
  1. Roster

RAF SPECIAL DUTIES

Royal Air Force Special Duties Squadrons WW2

RAIDERS

U.S.Marine Corps Raider Battalions
Sub-forums:
  1. 1st Raider Battalion
  2. 2nd Raider Battalion
  3. 3rd Raider Battalion
  4. 4th Raider Battalion
  5. Navy Cross
  6. Distinguished Service Cross
  7. Medal Of Honor
  8. Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
  9. Raid on Makin Island
  10. Battle of Guadalcanal
  11. New Georgia Campaign
  12. Bougainville Campaign
  13. Battle of Guam
  14. Battle of Iwo Jima
  15. Battle of Okinawa

RAN BEACH COMMANDOS

Royal Australian Navy Beach Commandos 1942-45

RANCDT

Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Teams

RANGERS

U.S.Army Ranger Battalions 1942-1945
Sub-forums:
  1. 1st Ranger Battalion
  2. 2nd Ranger Battalion
  3. 3rd Ranger Battalion
  4. 4th Ranger Battalion
  5. 5th Ranger Battalion
  6. 6th Ranger Battalion
  7. Silver Star
  8. Distinguished Service Cross

RANGERS 2

U.S.Army Ranger Units Postwar
Sub-forums:
  1. Korean War
  2. Vietnam War
  3. Operation Urgent Fury
  4. Operation Just Cause
  5. Operation Restore Hope
  6. Operation Enduring Freedom
  7. op.anaconda
  8. Operation Iraqi Freedom
  9. Operation Inherent Resolve
  10. Silver Star
  11. Distinguished Service Cross
  12. Medal Of Honor

RHODESIA

Rhodesian Special Forces
Sub-forums:
  1. Grey Scouts
  2. Rhodesian Light Infantry
  3. SAS
  4. Selous Scouts
  5. Grand Cross of Valour
  6. Commander of the Order of the Legion of Merit
  7. Silver Cross of Rhodesia
  8. Officer of the Order of the Legion of Merit
  9. Member of the Order of the Legion of Merit
  10. Bronze Cross of Rhodesia
  11. Meritorious Conduct Medal
  12. Defence Forces Medal for Meritorious Service
  13. Military Forces Commendation
  14. Medal for Meritorious Service
  15. Commander of the Army's Commendation
  16. Wings on Chest

RM CDOS

Royal Marine Commandos 1942-45
Sub-forums:
  1. 40 Commando
  2. 41 Commando
  3. 42 Commando
  4. 43 Commando
  5. 44 Commando
  6. 45 Commando
  7. 46 Commando
  8. 47 Commando
  9. 48 Commando
  10. Engineer Commando
  11. 30 Assault Unit
  12. H.M.S. Fidelity
  13. op.Jubilee
  14. op.Husky (40 Cdo)
  15. op.Devon
  16. Garigliano River Crossing
  17. op.Flounced
  18. op.Mercerised
  19. op.Impact
  20. British Empire Medal
  21. Croix de Guerre
  22. Distinguished Conduct Medal
  23. Distinguished Service Cross
  24. Distinguished Service Order
  25. Member of the Order of the British Empire
  26. Mention in Despatches
  27. Military Cross
  28. Military Medal
  29. Victoria Cross
  30. 40 Cdo War Diary - 1942
  31. 40 Cdo War Diary - 1943
  32. 40 Cdo War Diary - 1944
  33. 40 Cdo War Diary - 1945

RMBPD

Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment (Cockleshell Heroes)

RN CDOS

Royal Navy Commandos

RSR

Raiding Support Regiment

SAS

Special Air Service Regiment (1941-1945)
Sub-forums:
  1. 1 SAS
  2. 2 SAS
  3. 3 SAS
  4. 4 SAS
  5. 5 SAS
  6. L Detachment
  7. S Detachment
  8. Special Boat Squadron
  9. Special Raiding Squadron
  10. Distinguished Conduct Medal
  11. Distinguished Service Order
  12. Member of the Order of the British Empire
  13. Mention in Despatches
  14. Military Cross
  15. Military Medal

SAS (TA)

Special Air Service Regiment (Territorial and Volunteer Units)

SASNZ

Special Air Service (New Zealand)

SASR

Special Air Service Regiment (Australia)

SBS

Special Boat Sections (Army Commando)
Sub-forums:
  1. No 1 SBS
  2. No 2 SBS

SCOUTS AND RAIDERS

U.S. Navy Scouts and Raiders WW2

SCUS

R.A.F. Servicing Commando Units

SEALS

U.S. Navy Seal Teams
Sub-forums:
  1. Silver Star
  2. Navy Cross
  3. Medal Of Honor
  4. Vietnam War
  5. Operation Urgent Fury
  6. Operation Just Cause
  7. Operation Restore Hope
  8. Operation Enduring Freedom
  9. Operation Iraqi Freedom
  10. Operation Inherent Resolve

SIS

Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) plus MI5,MI9,etc

SOE

Special Operations Executive

SRU

Sea Reconnaissance Unit

UDTS

U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams
Sub-forums:
  1. UDT-1
  2. UDT-2
  3. UDT-3
  4. USS Belknap
  5. USS Blessman

US PARAS

U.S. Parachute Infantry Regiments (WW2)
Sub-forums:
  1. Silver Star
  2. Distinguished Service Cross
  3. Medal Of Honor
  4. 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
  5. 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
  6. 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
  7. 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  8. 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  9. 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  10. 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  11. 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  12. 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  13. 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  14. 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  15. 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  16. 551st Parachute Infantry Regiment
  17. Battle of Noemfoor
  18. Battle of Mindoro
  19. Battle for the recapture of Corregidor Island
  20. Negros Island

US PARAS 2

U.S. Parachute and Airborne Infantry Regiments (postwar)
Sub-forums:
  1. Silver Star
  2. Distinguished Service Cross
  3. Medal Of Honor
  4. Korean War
  5. Vietnam War
  6. Operation Enduring Freedom
  7. Operation Iraqi Freedom

USACAPOC

U.S.Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
Sub-forums:
  1. Vietnam War
  2. Operation Enduring Freedom
  3. Operation Iraqi Freedom

V FORCE

British V Force,Burma 1942-45

VIPER FORCE

Viper Force,Royal Marines

X CRAFT AND CHARIOTS

Royal Navy Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes

ZSU

Z Special Unit
Sub-forums:
  1. op.copper
  2. op.sunbaker
  3. op.opossum
  4. op.python
  5. op.rimau
  6. op.sunlag
  7. op.agas
  8. op.robin
  9. op.hawk
  10. op.starfish
  11. op.adder
  12. op.cobra
  13. op.platypus
  14. op.raven
  15. op.politician
  16. op.sunable
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