Special Air Service (GL)
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| Special Air Service | |
|---|---|
 Special Air Service badge | |
| Active | 1939-Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Lucis Army |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Special operations Counter-terrorism Reconnaissance Hostage rescue |
| Size | 7 Regiments |
| Garrison/HQ | Albinus Lines, Lucis, United Kingdom |
| Nickname(s) | The Regiment |
| Motto(s) | Who Dares Wins |
| Colours | blue |
| March | Quick: Marche des Parachutistes Belges Slow: Lili Marlene |
| Engagements | Second Europan War Post Second Europan War Crisis War of Lorican Aggression Post-War of Lorican Aggression The Troubles X924 (1998) Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-Commandant | Kiriya Kitagawa |
The Special Air Service (SAS) is a unit of the Lucis Army founded in 1939 as a regiment, and later reconstituted as a corps in 1950. This special forces unit undertakes a number of roles including covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, direct action, hostage rescue and human intelligence gathering. Much of the formation itself has been kept classified and the Lucis government has refused to give comment on its operations.
Tracing its roots to the Lucis Commandos Widely considered to be most elite formation in Eordis, the SAS is the oldest-serving special force since 1939. Having served in over 7 conflicts. Many Commonwealth countries have numerously employed the SAS in certain operations that were often the harshest for a regular soldier.
Other countries have also adopted the SAS in their respective militaries. These were:
- New Akiba Special Air Service
- Zanarkand Special Air Service
- Erebonian Special Air Service
- Rubrumian Special Air Service
- Gallian Special Air Service
- Nihonnese Special Air Service
- Jutlandish Special Air Service
- Basel-Ebelian Special Air Service
- Rhodeian Special Air Service