Special Operations Group
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Special Operations Group is the CIA’s elite paramilitary unit responsible for covert action, high-risk special operations, and clandestine missions often conducted in denied or hostile environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Operations Group canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA paramilitary unit
ⓘ
special operations unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States government ⓘ |
| classification | highly classified ⓘ |
| commandStructure | civilian intelligence chain of command ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Directorate of Operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinctionFrom | U.S. military special operations forces ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
CIA Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia
|
| legalAuthority | Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| missionEnvironment |
denied areas
ⓘ
hostile environments ⓘ politically sensitive environments ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq War after 2003
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan after 2001
|
| notableOperationType | initial insertion of CIA teams into Afghanistan in 2001 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Special Activities Center ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Special Activities Center ⓘ |
| predecessor | Special Activities Division ⓘ |
| recruitsFrom |
720th Special Tactics Group
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Force Special Tactics
CIA officers ⓘ
surface form:
CIA operations officers
United States Army Rangers ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Rangers
United States Special Forces ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Special Forces
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command
Navy SEALs ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy SEALs
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Forces
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| role |
clandestine operations
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counterterrorism operations ⓘ covert action ⓘ covert influence operations ⓘ direct action ⓘ foreign internal defense ⓘ high-risk special operations ⓘ paramilitary operations ⓘ special reconnaissance ⓘ support to coups and regime change operations ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
| secrecy |
clandestine
ⓘ
covert ⓘ |
| selection | highly selective ⓘ |
| training |
HALO and HAHO parachute operations
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advanced medical skills ⓘ advanced weapons training ⓘ airborne operations ⓘ close-quarters battle ⓘ covert communications ⓘ demolitions and explosives ⓘ foreign weapons ⓘ survival, evasion, resistance, and escape ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Joint Special Operations Command
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surface form:
U.S. Joint Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ foreign intelligence services ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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