21 SAS

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21 SAS is a reserve regiment of the British Army’s Special Air Service, specializing in high-level special operations and support to regular SAS units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Army Reserve regiment
Special forces unit
regiment of the British Army Reserve
affiliation 22 SAS
23 SAS
allegiance Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
branch British Army
commandStructure UK Special Forces (at strategic level)
surface form: United Kingdom Special Forces (historically associated)
country United Kingdom
doctrine special operations doctrine of UK Special Forces
engagement various classified operations
equipment specialist communications equipment
specialist surveillance equipment
standard British Army small arms
garrison United Kingdom
governingBody United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
historicalOrigin Artists Rifles
insigniaFeature Excalibur sword with SAS motto Who Dares Wins
language English
motto Who Dares Wins
nickname Artists
operationalSecurity many activities are classified
operationalStatus active
partOf Territorial Army
surface form: British Army Reserve

Special Air Service
primaryFunction augment regular SAS capability in war and crisis
recruitment primarily from civilian volunteers and ex-regular personnel
role counter-terrorism support
direct action
military training and advisory tasks
special operations
special reconnaissance
support to regular SAS units
selectionProcess SAS-style selection and training
service British Armed Forces
size regiment
specialization high-level special operations
support to 22 SAS
trainingFocus advanced weapons handling
covert insertion and extraction
navigation and fieldcraft
small-unit tactics
surveillance and reconnaissance
trainingStatus part-time reserve with regular training commitments
type reserve special forces regiment
uniform British Army Multi-Terrain Pattern (MTP) combat dress
usesInsignia SAS winged dagger cap badge

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