Para-Commando Brigade

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Paracommando Regiment (1952–1991) Paracommando Brigade (1991–2003) Light Brigade (2003–2018) Special Operations Regiment (2018–present)
Belgian SOR Logo
Active	1952–present
Country	Belgium
Branch	Belgian Land Component
Type	Special operations forces
Role	Primary missions Air assault Airborne forces Clandestine operation Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Counter-proliferation Counter-insurgency Counter-terrorism Desert warfare Direct action Forward observer HUMINT Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Mountain warfare Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Unconventional warfare Urban warfare Other roles Asymmetric warfare Combat search and rescue Forward air control Peacekeeping
Part of	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Heverlee
Colors
Engagements	Congo Crisis 1960 Operation Red Dragon/Black Dragon Battle of Kolwezi UNOSOM I UNITAF UNOSOM II UNAMIR KFOR ISAF
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Tom Bilo

The Para-Commando Brigade was an elite force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of two paracommando battalions, the Special Forces Group and a support unit of the Communication & Information Systems Group (CIS). In 2003, its name was changed to the Light Brigade. On 3 July 2018, the Light Brigade was renamed and transformed into the Special Operations Regiment.