Special Service Group(SSG)

Uniforms [ edit ] The commandos are distinguished by their insignia of  maroon berets , a common color for airborne troops, with a silver metal tab on a light blue  felt  square with a  dagger  and  lightning bolts , and a wing on the right side of the chest. The combat uniform of the SSG is similar to the US  woodland  pattern  camouflage  coat and pants. Other uniforms include camouflage and black  dungarees  (for the CT team). SSGN ( SSG Navy ) is distinguished by a dark blue beret with three versions of the "fouled  anchor " navy badge for officers, NCOs and enlisted men. A metal SSGN qualification badge featuring a vertical dagger superimposed over a midget submarine is worn over the left pocket on dress uniforms. Parachute wings are worn over the right pocket. The SSW ( Special Service Wing ) is distinguished by  maroon berets  with PAF Officer, JCO or Airmen insignia on the beret, and a wing on the ...

Military operations [ edit ] The SSG was first used in 1965 in the State of  Jammu & Kashmir . In an operation codenamed  Gibraltar , their aims were continued  reconnaissance ,  sabotage  of  Indian military  facilities and the eventual liberation of  Kashmir  from Indian control, though the operation was unsuccessful. [15] The SSG led the operation to end the  Grand Mosque seizure  in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1979. [16] In the  Indo-Pakistani War of 1971  they were once again used, this time to assist regular infantry units and for non-conventional and rescue operations.  Pervez Musharraf  commanded a  company  of commandos during the war. [ citation needed ] The SSG was active in  Afghanistan  in the 1980s during the  Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , Also believed to have fought Soviet special forces in direct combat, SSG fought in local dresses, dressed up as Jihadi conductin...

19th Baluch (SSG Pak) [ edit ] SSG Pak was raised by amalgamating 7th/10th Baluch (19 Baluch) and 312 Garrison Company. Based out of  Cherat  and  Attock , the SSG was created in 1956. In the same year, 19 Baluch was selected [ by whom? ]  for conversion to a special operation force. Consequently, the SSG has inherited many of the traditions and insignia of the Baloch Regiment. The 19th Baluch Regiment's first commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General)  Aboobaker Osman Mitha [3]  who commanded it for six years till 1961. [4]  The first commander of its Alpha Company was Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Gaideen Khan Abdullai Mahsud. Their initial training and orientation as regards tactics was based on the US Special Forces pattern with whom they co-operated closely in the Cold War years. [3]  The SSG initially had 6 companies and each company had specialization units, specialized in desert, mountain, ranger, and underwater ...

This article is about the  Pakistan Army 's special forces. For the  Pakistan Navy , see  Special Service Group (Navy) . For the  Pakistan Air Force , see  Special Service Wing . The  Special Service Group  ( SSG ) ( Urdu :  عساکرء خدمات خصوصی ‬ ‎) is the primary  special operations force  of the  Pakistan Army . The SSG is a regiment-sized unit, and is headquartered at  Tarbela  Cantonment. [2]  It is headed by a major-general and divided into eight battalions. Each battalion comprises 700 men in four companies, with each company split into platoons and then into 10-man teams. Each battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel. [ citation needed ] Special Service Group (SSG) Urdu :  عساکرء خدمات خصوصی ‬ ‎ Special Service Group Insignia Active 23 March 1956 – present Country   Pakistan Allegiance   Pakistan Army Branch   Pakistan Army Type Special Operations Forces Role Special Opera...