Special Operations Regiment (Thailand)

The Royal Thai Air Force Special Operations Regiment or Air Force Commando (Thai: กรมปฏิบัติการพิเศษ หน่วยบัญชาการอากาศโยธิน) is unit in the Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment 's Special Combat Operations Squadron, has been in existence since the late 1976s. Part of Royal Thai Air Force, they are based near Don Mueang International Airport and provide anti-hijacking capabilities.[1][2]

Special Operations Regiment, Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment
กรมปฏิบัติการพิเศษ หน่วยบัญชาการอากาศโยธิน
Unit insignia
Active	1976–present
Country	Thailand
Allegiance	HM The King of Thailand
Branch	Royal Thai Air Force
Type	Air force Special operations forces Air force infantry and special forces Commando
Role	Special operations Light infantry Intelligence-gathering Reconnaissance missions Direct Action Personnel recovery Forward air control Combat search and rescue Unconventional Warfare Counter-Terrorism combat medicine Air assault Airborne forces
Part of	Royal Thai Air Force Security Force Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Don Muang Air Base, Bangkok
Nickname(s)	COMMANDO
Engagements	Cold War Communist insurgency in Thailand Communist insurgency in Malaysia Vietnamese border raids in Thailand Thai–Laotian Border War The Hijacking of Garuda Flight GA 206 (Woyla Operation) 1981 Southern Insurgency Operation Pochentong
Website	http://www2.sor.rtaf.mi.th/index.php/page-main (in Thai)