Special Service Group
The Pakistan Army Special Service Group (reporting name:Army SSG) is the special operations forces of the Pakistan Army. They are also known by their nickname of "Maroon Berets" due to their headgear.
| Special Service Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | March 23, 1956 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | |
| Part of | Pakistan Army Strategic Forces Command |
| Headquarters | Ghazi Airbase, Tarbela, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Nickname(s) | Maroon Berets, Black Storks, SSG |
| Motto(s) | Urdu: من جاں بازم, lit. 'I am valiant' |
| Colours | Maroon, sky blue |
| Engagements | |
| Website | www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Maj-Gen. Adil Rehman |
The SSG is responsible to deploy and execute five doctrinal missions: foreign internal defence, reconnaissance, direct action, counter-terrorism operations, and unconventional warfare.
Other operational roles and responsibilities attributed to the SSG include: search and rescue, counter-proliferation, search and destroy, hostage rescue, information operations, peacekeeping missions, psychological operations, security assistance, and HVT manhunts.
Chain of command and control of the SSG falls within the domain of the Pakistan Army's Strategic Forces Command (ASFC), and its personnel are directly recruited into the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)'s counter-terrorism division upon their retirements. Much of the SSG's activities and operations are shrouded in secrecy and public knowledge of their work is heavily controlled through selective declassified documents and published literary works by retired military veterans or authorized media.