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  • Special Service Group Navy
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  • The Special Service Group Navy, codename SSG(N), are the Pakistan Navy's elite principal special operations naval force component. Together with the special forces of air force, army (including army rangers), naval marines, they form Pakistan Special Operations Command (P-SOC) under the joint administrative control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Defence Forces. The SSG(N) are often trained to conduct sea-air-land incursion, counter-terrorism, naval intelligence gathering, hostage rescue, and boarding. The SSG(N) are deployed in a wide variety of missions, including direct action and special reconnaissance operations, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and other missions. Without exception, all SSG(N) are male active-
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Branch
  • 20
command structure
Role
  • Primary tasks: *Special reconnaissance *Direct Action Other roles: *Foreign internal defense *Unconventional warfare *Security assistance *Counter-terrorism *Counter-drug operations *Personnel recovery *Hydrographic reconnaissance
Nickname
  • SSG[N), The Frogmen, The Quieter Professionals ]
Type
Caption
  • --11-25
Dates
  • 1966
Unit Name
  • Special Service Group Navy
notable commanders
Battles
decorations
Anniversaries
  • --09-08
Motto
  • Let It not be Said That we did not prove up to the Task
Size
  • Classified
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  • The Special Service Group Navy, codename SSG(N), are the Pakistan Navy's elite principal special operations naval force component. Together with the special forces of air force, army (including army rangers), naval marines, they form Pakistan Special Operations Command (P-SOC) under the joint administrative control of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Pakistan Defence Forces. The SSG(N) are often trained to conduct sea-air-land incursion, counter-terrorism, naval intelligence gathering, hostage rescue, and boarding. The SSG(N) are deployed in a wide variety of missions, including direct action and special reconnaissance operations, unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, and other missions. Without exception, all SSG(N) are male active-duty members of the Pakistan Navy. The details of most SSG(N) missions are highly secretive, and the identities of operatives are kept classified. SSG(N) are often compared to the US Navy SEALs and Britain's Special Boat Service. Official numbers place the strength between 700 to 1,000 however the actual strength is classified. During the training of the SSG(N) teams, the SSGN teams are occasionally sent to US Navy SEALs training school to conduct its training and exercises in special warfare training with US Navy SEALs.
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