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Sepah Navy Special Force

Special Unit of NEDSA
یگان ویژه ندسا
Country  Iran
Allegiance Supreme Leader of Iran
Branch IRGC-Seal.svg Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Type special operations forces
Role Special operations
Part of Navy
Garrison/HQ Greater Farur Island
Engagements Gulf of Aden anti-piracy operations
Commanders
Current
commander
16- Sarhang-IRGC.png Colonel Asghar Memari

Special Unit of NEDSA (Persian: یگان ویژه ندسا‎‎), also known as Sepah Navy Special Force (S.N.S.F.) (Persian: نیروی ویژه دریایی سپاه‎‎), is a Takavar unit in the Navy of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution stationed in the Greater Farur Island of Persian Gulf. The unit has marines, frogmen and snipers specializing in heliborne, amphibious warfare and naval boarding.

In 2012, the unit performed a 117-days operation in Gulf of Aden to fight Piracy off the coast of Somalia. The unit has collaborated with the American forces in the operation, for instance an American Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk did reconnaissance for the unit's boat.

Takavar members in Great Prophet IX maneuver, 25–27 February 2015

An IRGC frogman in an amphibious exercise of Great Prophet IX



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