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David Stirling and members of the Special Air Service
David Stirling and members of the Special Air Service British army officer David Stirling (right) with members of a Special Air Service desert group in North Africa, 1942.

Special Air Service

British special-operations force
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Also known as: SAS
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Alexander Alderson
Alexander Alderson is currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London. His fields of expertise include military history, strategic studies, and geopolitics.
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National Service would cut youth crime, says SAS veteran • Dec. 22, 2024, 10:27 PM ET (The Telegraph)
Euan Houstoun, outstanding Grenadier Guards officer who led an SAS squadron in the Falklands War • Dec. 18, 2024, 8:26 AM ET (The Telegraph)
Children of Australia's elite Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) soldiers share their stories of growing up without Dad • Nov. 25, 2024, 4:17 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Special Air Service (SAS), elite British military force organized and trained for special operations, surveillance, and counterterrorism. The SAS is part of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), which also includes the Special Boat Service, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, the Special Forces Support Group, an integral signals regiment, and an air wing. The SAS recruits from across the United Kingdom’s armed forces, though mainly from the army and principally from the Parachute Regiment. Irrespective of parent service or regiment, every SAS soldier has to pass the grueling UKSF selection process, which tests military skills, fitness, endurance, initiative, and willpower. The ...(100 of 806 words)

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