JAPANESE SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Narashino Airborne Brigade (1st Airborne Brigade)
The 1st Airborne Brigade (第1空挺団 Dai-ichi Kūtei-dan ), also known as the Narashino Airborne Brigade, is stationed in the Narashino Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) Base in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. It is part of the Eastern Army in the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force.The Brigade serves as Japan's elite paratrooper unit. Under the Brigade is the ... FULL STORY
Japanese Special Operations Group (SOG)
The Japanese Special Operations Group (特殊作戦群, Tokushu Sakusen Gun) is the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's counter-terrorist unit established by the former Japanese Defense Agency to counter terrorist activities and deter guerrilla-style attacks on Japanese soil and to conduct military operations, like the 1st Airborne Brigade, against guerrillas or enemy commandos. The unit is based in ... FULL STORY
Special Boarding Unit
The Special Boarding Unit (特別警備隊, Tokubetsukeibitai) is a special forces unit established by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces on March 27, 2001 in response to a previous spy ship incursion that occurred on the Noto Peninsula in 1999. The unit was created to perform similar roles to those undertaken by American Navy SEALs and the ... FULL STORY
Special Assault Team
The Special Assault Team (特殊急襲部隊, Tokushu Kyūshū Butai ) is the official civilian Counter-Terrorist unit under the Japanese National Police Agency. Like the GSG 9 and the SAS, most information on the unit has been confidential, its existence officially revealed. History Pre-SAT The roots of the Special Assault Team are traced back on September 28, 1977 when Tōkyō and ... FULL STORY
CoSNS
The AN/PVS-30 Clip-on Sniper Night Sight (CoSNS) is a lightweight, in-line weapon-mounted sight used in conjunction with the day optic sight on the M110 SASS and the XM2010 ... FULL STORY
