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	Special Air Service \| SAS
		The Special Air Service (SAS) is the British Army's most renowned special forces unit.
		The Special Air Service was born in the African desert during World War 2 and has since carried out many operations.
		The S.A.S. called in air strikes against Scud launchers during the 1991 Gulf War, against Serbian tanks in Bosnia in the 90s and against Taliban positions in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2001.
	www.eliteukforces.info /special-air-service (824 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Special Air Service
		The Special Air Service (SAS) is the principal special forces organisation of the British Army and probably one of the most recognised (for its oustanding success) military organisations in the world.
		At present, there are three separate regiments (equivalent organisations to infantry battalions) within the SAS, along with two attached squadrons of the Royal Corps of Signals and a flight of the Army Air Corps which support the SAS and consist of a mixture of SAS and non-SAS trained personnel.
		In the SAS, the men of the Air Troops are known as "Ice Cream Boys", due to their tans and the sunglasses they often wear.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Special_Air_Service (4823 words)

	Australian Special Air Service Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) is a Special Forces regiment modelled on the original British SAS and also drawing on the traditions of the Australian World War II 'Z' Special Force commando unit, as well as the Independent Companies which were active in the South Pacific during the same period.
		The Australian Special Air Service was established on 25 July 1957 as the 1st Special Air Service Company, Royal Australian Regiment.
		The Australian Special Forces Task Group was built around 1 Squadron, with a platoon from the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and a troop from the Incident Response Regiment available to support the SASR.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_Special_Air_Service_Regiment (2740 words)

	The Special Air Service Regiment
		A special unit investigated the deaths of their fellows who had not been heard from, bringing closure to this chapter of SAS history.
		Fortunately for the Special Air Service, the post World War II era would mean a changing face of warfare, with small, low intensity conflicts springing up around the globe.
		This began the resurrection of the Special Air Service.
	www.eze33.com /brigade/sas.htm (2825 words)

	Special Air Service - The SAS vs the SBS
		Special Air Service - The SAS vs the SBS
		The Special Air Service was so successful that Rommel diverted large amounts of time and manpower to hunting them down.
		The Special Air Service are an army force and therefore have better experience on dry land.
	www.specialboatservice.co.uk /special-air-service.html (780 words)

	New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) New Zealand Army Special Forces (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Training in the Special Air Service (SAS) units is considered to be some of the hardest in the world.
		Based in Nui Dat in Vietnam the New Zealand Special Air Service 4th Platoon served under Australian command in November 1968, attached to the Australian SAS Regiment.
		As is common with world Special Forces in general, the NZSAS is no exception to the rule of having access to most tools of the trade.
	afwweb.orcon.net.nz /nzsas.html (3285 words)

	Special Air Service
		The British SAS (Special Air Service) is one of the world's premier special forces teams.
		Air Troop is maybe one of the most dangerous jobs in all of the military.
		The main objective of Air Troops is to jump out of a plane at 25,000 feet and land deep behind enemy lines.
	www.specwarnet.net /europe/sas.htm (4840 words)

	Tarrackin's NZ Special Air Service page
		The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS), like its Commonwealth cousins, is an Army based Special Forces unit primarily tasked with long range reconnaissance, direct action and counter terrorist (CT) missions.
		In June 1955 it was decided that the New Zealand Army required an elite unit capable of specialist missions. Modeled on the British Special Air Service, NZSAS was quickly seen to be both effective and professional. The initial force was raised by Major Frank Rennie and was to operate under the British 22SAS in Malaya.
		The first Special Forces of New Zealand were raised during the Maori wars to counter the Maori in the rugged bush country that was unique to the country.
	juni0r.orcon.net.nz /nzsas.html (3191 words)

	Delta Green - Campaign - Order of Battle - Special Air Service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On 28 September 1942, L Detachment was formally renamed the 1st Special Air Service Regiment.
		Specially modified SAS jeeps were used in operations.
		The SAS Brigade was disbanded on 8 October 1945 after four years of exemplary service: 5 SAS transferring to the Belgian Army in September, and 3 & 4 SAS transferring to the French Army at the beginning of October 1945.
	home.comcast.net /~furrylogic/sas.html (4740 words)

	Special Air Service - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The SAS will be charged with vital tasks: sabotage missions; recruiting dissident fighters; guiding bombs to their targets; and gathering intelligence.
		Special forces have been used in previous conflicts to guide bombs from aircraft using laser beams.
		During the last Gulf War the special troops survived up to seven weeks behind Iraqi lines, often in appalling conditions, exploits immortalised by the popular book Bravo Two Zero.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7006295.html (339 words)

	British Special Air Service
		An eight-man team of the elite British Special Air Service were dropped by helicopter into the desert of western Iraq, each carrying well over 200 lbs.
		Who Dares Wins" is the motto of the Special Air Services who in May 1980, in full view of television cameras, rescued 19 people held hostage by terrorists in the Iranian Embassy in...
		He is sent to Moscow to lead a team training the Russian Protection Service, but the Russian mafia is trying to take over the country, and Geordie learns of their new presence in London.
	britishsas.8m.com /books.html (467 words)

	Special Air Service Regiment [UK]
		Operated as "L Detachment, Special Air Service Brigade" (the detachment consisting of 66 men, and the brigade being a non-existent higher formation for enemy deception)
		R Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment (V) formed as TAVR I unit at Hereford, consisting of specially selected men from 21st SAS Regiment and 23rd SAS Regiment and attached to the regular 22nd SAS Regiment; redesignated later as L Detachment; 21st SAS and 23rd SAS transferred to TAVR II
		Wynter, H. Special forces in the Desert war, 1940-1943 : history of commandos and special service troops in the Middle East and North Africa (January 1941 to April 1943).
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/specfor/SAS.htm (426 words)

	::Special Air Service::
		The work done by the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War Two was to revolutionise the way wars could be fought and many other special forces were to copy their tactics.
		The lack of enthusiasm for Special Forces was shown when Layforce reached North Africa for its first taste of action, only to find that it was effectively disbanded before it had been able to prove itself.
		The success of the SAS in North Africa provoked Hitler to produce the order (‘Kommandodobefehl’) that stated that any commandos or special forces men that were captured should be shot and not afforded the protection of the Geneva Convention.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /special_air_service.htm (1293 words)

	The Special Air Service Brigade
		As the SAS successes mounted, and dozens of aircraft were destroyed on the ground, the Germans high command took notice.
		At one point, twenty four men plus a US air force pilot were captured and evidence shows they were tortured and executed in dreadful fashion.
		An SAS team remained in Europe at the end of the War, They investigated the deaths of their comrades who had been murdered after being captured in action They hunted down specific targets, SS men and Gestapo, Wermacht, and civilian traitors who tried to hide or slip away in the chaos.
	users.nlc.net.au /bernie/special_air_service_brigade.htm (1329 words)

	Special Air Service - Selection and Training
		Members of the Special Air Service are selected from the British armed forces, most enter from the Army or Marines but a few from the Royal Air Force make it onto selection.
		The Special Air Service run two selection courses a year, one in winter and one in summer and each lasting one month.
		I cannot over emphasise the importance of this to an Special Air Service soldier, navigating a featureless terrain is probably the single most important skill a soldier has because they will use this on every single mission they ever undertake.
	www.sasrogues.co.uk /Selection/Selection.html (1173 words)

	Special Air Service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The British SAS (Special Air Service) is one of the world's premier special forces teams.
		Air Troop is maybe one of the most dangerous jobs in all of the military.
		Air Troop personnel must wear large, pilot type helmets when jumping from high altitudes.
	www.specwarnet.com /europe/sas.htm (4840 words)

	Amazon.com: "Special Air Service": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Special Jir Service I,,troduction Since its birth at Kabrit in 1941, the Special Air Service has consistently captured the imagination of the military and public alike by the daring and unconventional nature of its operations.
		Although the Special Air Service was not established until the summer of 1941 in Egypt, it is useful to look back a few months before...
		The "dangerous men" were the wartime Special Air Service of David Stirling, founded in 1941 as a small-scale raiding force in North Africa, where they had done more to...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Special-Air-Service (655 words)

	Special Air Service : Special air service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The SAS Selection is the toughest selection procedure of any Special Forces team in the world.
		The SAS has accepted members from the entire world but particularly from the British Commonwealth countries including Rhodesia and New Zealand and not all the members are Caucasian.
		US special forces unit Delta Force[?] was formed along SAS organizational patterns as did the Israeli commando unit that carried out the Entebbe raid.
	www.explainthat.info /sp/special-air-service.html (1600 words)

	Tarrackin's NZ Special Air Service page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS), like its Commonwealth cousins, is an Army based Special Forces unit primarily tasked with long range reconnaissance, direct action and counter terrorist (CT) missions.
		The dagger has been known to represent the sword of King Arthur, Excalibur, but in fact it represents the Sword of Damocles, while the wings represent the airborne nature of the unit. The universal motto of the SAS units is "Who Dares Wins".
		In June 1955 it was decided that the New Zealand Army required an elite unit capable of specialist missions. Modeled on the British Special Air Service, NZSAS was quickly seen to be both effective and professional. The initial force was raised by Major Frank Rennie and was to operate under the British 22SAS in Malaya.
	home.clear.net.nz /pages/juni0r/nzsas.html (3191 words)

	Special Forces Search Engine : International/Europe/Western/Great Britian/SAS - Powered By The FOGs at The Swamp Team ...
		Rate It Probably the best known of all Special Forces units, the SAS has been in action, in one form or another since 1941.
		Rate It TA units, 21 and 23 SAS, specialize in the area of long range patrols.
		Rate It "Special Air Service" groups were dropped by parachute in the Gazala-Tmimi area to attack five of the enemy's forward airfields.
	www.sfahq.com /International/Europe/Western/Great_Britian/SAS (403 words)

	Special Air Service - The Urban Dead Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Special Air Service or SAS as abbreviated, was once a sub-group under the famous Zombie Squad.
		The Special Air Service that was once parented by Zombie Squad was disbanded due to its inactivity.
		A complete success for the entire Special Air Service organization, resulting in the deaths of fewer than 5 of the members and resulting in death rates of some 30+ zombies, zombie spies, and Player Killers.
	wiki.urbandead.com /index.php/Special_Air_Service (1463 words)

	56 - Cryptonomicon - Special Air Service (SAS)
		The Special Air Service (SAS) is a British special forces unit of the British Army.
		The 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) of the British Army is one of if not the best special forces and counter terrorist (CT) units in the world.
		After passing Selection, soldiers enter one of the Squadrons and then become members of a "Troop" which consist of Boat, Air, Mountain and Mobility each with special skills in their areas.
	www.electricinca.com /56/annotations/sas.htm (1122 words)

	Special Air Service
		The Special Air Service (SAS) is the principal Special Force of the British Army.
		The Special Air Service is the most respected and feared units of all the military fighting forces.
		If it is your desire to become a member of the Special Air Service then the road is a long one but do not let this put you off.
	www.how2become.co.uk /sas.htm?affiliate=55 (1228 words)

	New Zealand Special Air Service
		The New Zealand Special Air Service By Leon Harrison NZSAS New Zealanders were involved in the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG), the forerunner of the SAS, during WWII.
		It is a little known fact that the New Zealand Special Air Service were chosen by the Israelis to assist in their Air Marshal program during the 70s.
		In Vietnam, combined with Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) elements, the Anzacs' had over 500 confirmed enemy kills for the loss of one trooper, Sgt G.J. Campbell of 4Tp NZSAS in 1970.
	www.globalspecialoperations.com /nz.html (839 words)

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