Para-Commando Brigade

Paracommando Regiment (1952-1991)
Paracommando Brigade (1991-2003)
Light Brigade (2003-2018)
Special Operations Regiment (2018-present)
Paracommando Regiment (1952-1991); Paracommando Brigade (1991-2003); Light Brigade (2003-2018); Special Operations Regiment (2018-present)
	Belgian SOR Logo
Active	1952-present
Country	Belgium
Branch	Land Component
Type	Special operations forces
Role	Primary missions Air assault; Airborne forces; Clandestine operation; Close-quarters combat; Cold-weather warfare; Counter-proliferation; Counter-insurgency; Counter-terrorism; Desert warfare; Direct action; Forward observer; HUMINT; Jungle warfare; Long-range penetration; Mountain warfare; Raiding; Reconnaissance; Special operations; Special reconnaissance; Unconventional warfare; Urban warfare; Other roles Asymmetric warfare; Combat search and rescue; Forward air control; Peacekeeping;
Part of	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Heverlee
Colors
Engagements	Congo Crisis 1960; Operation Red Dragon/Black Dragon; Battle of Kolwezi; UNOSOM I; UNITAF; UNOSOM II; UNAMIR; KFOR; ISAF
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Tom Bilo

The Para-Commando Brigade was an elite force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of two paracommando battalions, the Special Forces Group and a support unit of the Communication & Information Systems Group (CIS). In 2003, its name was changed to the Light Brigade. On 3 July 2018, the Light Brigade was renamed and transformed into the Special Operations Regiment.

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