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.
Statements (47)
| 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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