NZSAS

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NZSAS is New Zealand’s elite special forces unit, renowned for its highly trained soldiers and involvement in covert, high-risk military operations domestically and abroad.

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instanceOf military unit
special forces unit
abbreviation NZSAS NERFINISHED
allegiance King of New Zealand NERFINISHED
basedOn British Special Air Service NERFINISHED
branch New Zealand Army NERFINISHED
conflict East Timor intervention
Gulf War
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED
Iraq War
Solomon Islands intervention
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
cooperatesWith Australian Special Air Service Regiment NERFINISHED
Special Air Service (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
country New Zealand
decorations multiple unit citations
formationYear 1955
fullName New Zealand Special Air Service NERFINISHED
garrisonCity Papakura NERFINISHED
garrisonCountry New Zealand NERFINISHED
garrisonLocation Papakura Military Camp NERFINISHED
garrisonRegion Auckland NERFINISHED
governedBy New Zealand Government NERFINISHED
language English
motto Who Dares Wins NERFINISHED
notableOperation counter-insurgency operations in Malaya and Borneo
operations in Afghanistan post-2001
operates domestically
internationally
oversight New Zealand Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
partOf New Zealand Army NERFINISHED
New Zealand Defence Force NERFINISHED
reputation elite
highly secretive
role counter-terrorism
covert operations
direct action
hostage rescue
reconnaissance
special operations
selectionProcess highly selective
training advanced small-unit tactics
counter-terrorism training
covert surveillance
mountain warfare
parachute training
type special operations forces

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