Spanish special operations
- Spanish special operations
Spain has a long history of combating domestic and international violence and of training units for special warfare or intervention. The following military and police units currently operate under a Special Operations mandate:
;Navy
*Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE) (Special Operations Unit)
;Army
*Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE) (Special Operations Command)
;Air Force
*Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)
;Guardia Civil (Gendarmery)
*Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI)
*Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)
;National & Regional Police
*Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)
*Grup Especial d'Intervenció (Mossos d'Esquadra)
*Berrozi (BBT) (Ertzaintza)
ee also
* List of special forces units
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