Special Operations Regiment (Thailand)

Special Operations Regiment, Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment
กรมปฎิบัติการพิเศษ หน่วยบัญชาการอากาศโยธิน
Unit insignia
Active	1976–present
Country	Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Air Force
Type	Air force Special operations forces Air force infantry and special forces Commando
Role	Special operations Light infantry Intelligence-gathering Reconnaissance missions Direct Action Personnel recovery Forward air control Combat search and rescue Unconventional Warfare Counter-Terrorism combat medicine Air assault Airborne forces
Part of	Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Don Muang Air Base, Bangkok
Nickname(s)	COMMANDO
Engagements	Cold War *Communist insurgency in Thailand *Communist insurgency in Malaysia *Vietnamese border raids in Thailand *Thai–Laotian Border War Southern Insurgency The Hijacking of Garuda Flight GA 206 (Woyla Operation) 1981 2003 Phnom Penh riots
Website	http://www2.sor.rtaf.mi.th/index.php/page-main Template:Th icon

The Royal Thai Air Force Special Operations Regiment or Air Force Commando (Template:Th-lang) is unit in the Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment 's Special Combat Operations Squadron, has been in existence since the late 1976s. Part of Royal Thai Air Force, they are based near Don Mueang International Airport and provide anti-hijacking capabilities.

Organization

RTAF: Special Operation Regiment Command

• RTAF: Command Center
  • RTAF: 1st Special Operation Battalion (Commando)
  • RTAF: 2nd Special Operation Battalion (Commando)
  • RTAF: 3rd Special Operation Battalion (Commando)
• RTAF: Support Company
• RTAF: Combat Search and Rescue Center (CSAR) (Pararescuemen)