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The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit and counter-insurgency elite, specialising in combat reconnaissance as well as unconventional parachute techniques. Only about 8% of recruits who undergo South African special forces training pass the course.The South African Hunter Group was formed in 1968, and renamed the Reconnaissance Commando Reserve in 1976.

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rdfs:comment	The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal special operations unit and counter-insurgency elite, specialising in combat reconnaissance as well as unconventional parachute techniques. Only about 8% of recruits who undergo South African special forces training pass the course.The South African Hunter Group was formed in 1968, and renamed the Reconnaissance Commando Reserve in 1976.
rdfs:seeAlso	dbpedia:List_of_Badges_of_the_South_African_Army
foaf:name	South African Special Forces Brigade
foaf:nick	Recces
foaf:depiction
active years start year	1972-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle	Mozambican Civil War Namibian War of Independence M23 rebellion Rhodesian Bush War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)
country	South Africa
garrison	Gauteng Pretoria
military branch	Joint Operations Division
military unit size	* ("Iron fist from the sea") ("We fear naught but God") 4 Special Forces Regiment 5 Special Forces Regiment
role	Counter-terrorism Primary tasks: High-Value Targets/Manhunting Hostage Rescue Intelligence gathering Parachute Deployment Unconventional Warfare Direct Action Combat Search And Rescue Covert operations Protection Team Quick Reaction Force Special Reconnaissance *Underwater demolition Secondary roles:
thumbnail	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/South_African_Special_Forces_Brigade.svg?width=300
type	dbpedia:Special_forces
is command structure of	Special Forces Supply Unit

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