Back Xüsusi Xidmət Qrupu (Pakistan) Azerbaijani گروه خدمات ویژه ارتش پاکستان Persian Special Service Group French Special Service Group ID Special Services Group Italian SSG (パキスタン) Japanese سپیشل سروس گروپ (پاکستان) PNB Группа специального назначения (Пакистан) Russian Özel Hizmet Grubu (Pakistan) Turkish سپیشل سروس گروپ (پاکستان) Urdu
| Special Service Group | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 23 March 1956 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Army |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | |
| Part of | Army Strategic Forces Command |
| Headquarters | Ghazi Airbase, Tarbela, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Nickname(s) | Maroon Berets, Black Storks, SSG |
| Motto(s) | Urdu: من جاں بازم, lit. 'I am valiant' |
| Colours | Maroon, sky blue |
| Engagements | See list
|
| Website | Official Website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Major General Julian Moazzam James[1] |
| Notable commanders | A.O. Mitha Tariq Mehmood Ameer Faisal Alavi |
The Special Service Group (reporting name: SSG) are the special forces of the Pakistan Army.[2][3] They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to their headgear.[4]
The SSG is responsible to deploy and execute five doctrinal missions: foreign internal defence, reconnaissance, direct action, counter-terrorism operations, and unconventional warfare.[2]
Other operational roles and responsibilities attributed to the SSG include: search and rescue, counter-proliferation, search and destroy, hostage rescue, information operations, peacekeeping missions, psychological operations, security assistance, and HVT manhunts.[5]
Chain of command and control of the SSG falls within the domain of the Pakistan Army's Strategic Forces Command (ASFC), and its personnel are directly recruited into the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)'s counter-terrorism division upon their retirements.[5] Much of the SSG's activities and operations are shrouded in secrecy and public knowledge of their work is heavily controlled through selective declassified documents and published literary works by retired military veterans or authorized media.[5]
- ^ "Julian Moazzam James Becomes First Christian SSG Commando Officer To Be Promoted To Rank Of Major General". The Friday Times. 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Intro to Pakistani Commandos - Special Service Group | SSG". Army ISPR. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Pakistan Military, Maj-Gen. Alvi, 2017was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ryan, Mike; Mann, Chris; Stilwell, Alexander (2014). "(§Special Forces: Pakistan)". The Encyclopedia of the World's Special Forces: Tactics, History, Strategy, Weapons (google books). Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781907446894. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Ahmad, Javid (7 May 2018). "Pakistan's Secret War Machine". www.nationalinterest.org. The National Interest. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.