Special Operations Force (Singapore)

Special Operations Force (Republic of Singapore)
Active	Since 1985
Country	Singapore
Branch	Singapore Army
Type	Special Forces
Role	Homeland Security Direct Action Counter-Terrorism Hostage Rescue Special Reconnaissance Special Operations
Part of	Special Operations Task Force Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation
Motto(s)	We Dare
Engagements	Operation Thunderbolt
Commanders
Current commander	Classified
Notable commanders	Colonel Lam Shiu Tong Colonel Chiang Hock Woon

The Special Operations Force (SOF) is the Republic's Army Special Forces composed of highly trained elite soldiers within the Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation and an essential component of the joint Special Forces unit Special Operations Task Force (SOTF). According to the Principles of Special Forces, the Republic's Special Forces thrive on their exceptional qualities and advanced skills, consisting highly adaptive individuals who are independent and can operate independently, and the Republic's Special Forces soldiers cannot be mass-produced and must be managed carefully.

Other than their Commando duties and specialisations as cross-trained Signallers, Medics, Weapons Specialists, Demolitions Experts, Snipers and Boatmen, the Republic's Army Special Forces soldiers also specialises in operations such as direct action, counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, special reconnaissance as well as special operations. It is also one of the few units in the Singapore Armed Forces to be trained in high-altitude military parachuting, military freefall and combat diving. The SOF also trains with the Republic's domestic home agencies and renowned global elite Special Forces partners such as the United States Army's Army Special Forces, Delta Force, United States Navy's Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare Development Group, French Marine Commandos, Australian Special Air Service regiment and New Zealand Special Air Service regiment.

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