In the 1960s, the Red Army began to organize "troops of special purpose" ("Spetsialnoye ... The original Spetsnaz were organized more like a massive use of SAS raiding teams. A Spetsnaz brigade of ...

The Spetsnaz will ... to branches of Russian special operations units– commonly known under the umbrella term “Spetsnaz”– starting with the 24th special purpose brigade in Novosibirsk.

BAMBERG, Germany- Earlier this year, Soldiers of the 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, took home the Phillip A. Connelly award for the best field kitchen at the both the ...