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|unit_name= Special Tactics and Reconnaissance<br>''Speciale Tactieken en Verkenning''
|unit_name= Atmoran Special Shock Group
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|native_name = ''Groep Speciale Stoottroepen''
|caption= SPECTRE insignia  
|image= [[File:Insigne du Special Air Service (SAS).svg|165px]]
|dates= 15 March 1921 – present (161 years)
|caption= GSS insignia  
|dates= 15 March 1942 – present (74 years)
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|type= {{wpl|Special operations force}}<br>{{wpl|Special Mission Unit}}
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|nickname= The Black Devils
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|motto= ''Who dares win''<br><small>"Wie durft wint"
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|commander3= AMaj Sjang van Toly
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The '''Special Tactics and Reconnaissance''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Iravian}}: ''Speciale Tactieken en Verkenning''), commonly abbreviated as '''SPECTREs''',  is an elite {{wpl|special mission unit}} of the [[Atmoran Army]], under operational control of the [[Joint Special Operations Forces Command]]. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving {{wpl|hostage rescue}} and {{wpl|counter-terrorism}}, as well as {{wpl|direct action}} and {{wpl|special reconnaissance}} against {{wpl|high-value targets}}. SPECTREs and its JSOFCOM counterpart, the [[Joint Task Force 2]], are the Atmoran military's primary counterterrorism units. SPECTREs and JTF2 perform the most complex, classified, and dangerous missions in the Atmoran military, as directed by the Atmoran {{wpl|National Command Authority}}.
The '''Atmoran Special Shock Group''' ({{wpl|Dutch language|Iravian}}: ''Groep Speciale Stoottroepen''), commonly abbreviated as '''GSS''',  is an elite {{wpl|special mission unit}} of the [[Atmoran Army]], under the operational control of the [[Atmoran Special Operations Forces Command]]. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving {{wpl|hostage rescue}} and {{wpl|counter-terrorism}}, as well as {{wpl|direct action}} and {{wpl|special reconnaissance}} against {{wpl|high-value targets}}.  


Most SPECTREs operators are selected from the Atmoran Army's [[Special Research Unit]], as well as from other special operations units.
Most GSS operators are selected from the Atmoran Army's [[Special Research Unit]] and other special operations units.


==History==
==History==
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==See also==
==See also==
[[Category:Special Forces]]
[[Category:Atmoran Armed Forces]]

Latest revision as of 20:01, 19 June 2023

Atmoran Special Shock Group
Groep Speciale Stoottroepen
Insigne du Special Air Service (SAS).svg
GSS insignia
Active15 March 1942 – present (74 years)
Country Atmora
BranchAtmora Atmoran Army
TypeSpecial operations force
Special Mission Unit
RolePrimary missions:
  • Unconventional warfare
  • Foreign internal defense
  • Special reconnaissance
  • Direct action
  • Counter-terrorism

Other roles:

  • Counter-proliferation
  • Counter-insurgency
  • Hostage rescue
  • Information operations
  • Humanitarian missions
  • Counter-narcotics
  • Security forces assistance
SizeClassified
Part ofSeal of the Joint Special Operations Command (Atmora).png Atmoran Special Operations Forces Command
Nickname(s)The Black Devils
Motto(s)Who dares win
"Wie durft wint"
Commanders
CommanderMajor General Lysithea van Middendorp
Deputy CommanderColonel Huibert Taalen
Adjudant-majoorAMaj Sjang van Toly

The Atmoran Special Shock Group (Iravian: Groep Speciale Stoottroepen), commonly abbreviated as GSS, is an elite special mission unit of the Atmoran Army, under the operational control of the Atmoran Special Operations Forces Command. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, as well as direct action and special reconnaissance against high-value targets.

Most GSS operators are selected from the Atmoran Army's Special Research Unit and other special operations units.

History

Organization and structure

Recruitment

Selection process

Training

Uniform

Operations and clandestine operations

See also