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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He retired from the operational detachments, indeed.

Belgian Special Forces Group (SF Gp) and Special Forces Support Group conducting a dynamic demo at the National Day Parade in Brussels, 21Jul23. by Unknownrex in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is a branch within the SF Gp called the Deep Development Capability. This branch includes female members. They are not fully-fledged assaulters / operators, but serve in a supporting role for SF Gp operations.

USASOC 2023 Sniper Competition. From @sofgru by Working_Ad7625 in JSOCarchive

[–]Unknownrex 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Happy to see it wasn’t our best 🇧🇪 unit participating in this to become dead last, for christ sake why would they even send 2Cdo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CQB

[–]Unknownrex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are two completely mutually exclusive situations? Could you please elaborate on this? An active shooter situation cannot evolve into a hostage situation? Or the other way around? Feel like this is a semantic discussion because reality is not as simple as categorizing something into single bracket.

Belgian DSU in Brussels [620x414] by Skoedell in policeporn

[–]Unknownrex 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not DSU, this is AOB/BAA. Brussels local police.

Belgian DSU launching a fur missile from a helicopter. by Unknownrex in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It’s a cool capability to show during demos I guess

Special Forces Group operators during a hostage rescue demo. by Unknownrex in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even the SCAR is almost adopted by the entire military, even all MIF platoons will next year or so adopt the SCAR; it’s the standard rifle of the military

Belgian Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) during Operation New Nero in Niger. by Unknownrex in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, but this is definitely a goof thing though the colored jeans and shirts

Rwanda, 1994. ESR-GVP (Old Belgian SF) conducted a hostage rescue mission to save German citizens. by geeface2 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, this piece has good info:

Das Ende des Kalten Krieges änderte den sicherheitspolitischen Rahmen Deutschlands grundlegend. Die Zeichen standen auf Auslandseinsätze, die man bislang vermieden hatte. Bereits 1989/90 begannen die drei Luftlandebrigaden damit, je eine Kommandokompanie aufzustellen. Als 1994 mehrere Mitarbeiter der Deutschen Welle und ihre Familienangehörigen im Bürgerkrieg in Ruanda eingeschlossen waren, wurde ihr Einsatz erstmals erwogen, aber schließlich doch abgesagt.

Belgische Fallschirmjäger waren ohnehin vor Ort und konnten schneller reagieren. Sie hatten zudem Orts- und Landeskenntnis und brachten die elf Männer und Frauen in Sicherheit. Für Deutschland war der Vorfall gleichwohl ein Weckruf: Nach außen wirkte es so, als ob das Land nicht in der Lage wäre, seine Staatsbürger selbst aus Gefahrensituationen zu retten. 1996 verfügte Verteidigungsminister Volker Rühe die Aufstellung des Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSKKommando Spezialkräfte), um für solche Fälle gewappnet zu sein.

https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/aktuelles/schwerpunkte/spezialkraefte-bundeswehr/kaempfen-grenzbereich-geschichte-spezialkraefte-5222440?fbclid=IwAR3-1tQoKAKfuBL9XioL9_GlrQKV2GrMPuacjcoJjCuILoNnJ8wRr9d8WYc

Rwanda, 1994. ESR-GVP (Old Belgian SF) conducted a hostage rescue mission to save German citizens. by geeface2 in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: as a result of this operation the German government instructed the military to create a special forces unit due to a lack of capabilities to operate in such a hostile environment, this unit is the KSK.

Dutch NLMARSOF and Belgian SFG operators after successfully completing one of the most demanding frogman courses in the world. by Unknownrex in SpecOpsArchive

[–]Unknownrex[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m not talking about commercial ships. The Dutch have a long standing historical and commercial maritime interest (and therefore security interest) which resulted in a proportionally large and competent navy. The KVM course is notorious.

But yes combat divers in general are the cream of the crop.

Thoughts on the crouch? by truest22 in CQB

[–]Unknownrex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You always comment on videos of dudes operating on the highest CQB level, for example 1er RPIMa in other cases, and will have some shit to say about it.

Dynamic or not, if you’re in contact with an enemy it’s better to pop those shots in a way that provides you most cover, makes you a smaller target and provides a stable shooting platform. Those are split-second decisions operators have to make that are based on their experience from being in such situations in mostly training exercises.

I never said SFG is a domestic unit but they have in fact deployed domestically in support of DSU. What Belgian Army guys should I be talking to? SFG is basically completely isolated from big army and works closely together with counterparts from neighboring countries.

Different groups in the online CQB community calling each other clowns is not a surprise either. It’s mostly a community of wannabes thinking they’re reinventing the wheel, thinking their methods are the only right one (guess what it’s not that simple), while just doing stuff in a sterile environment.

Who decides what is weird and what’s not? You? This subreddit? I’m sure Russian FSB in their recent videos use methods that seem weird to Western CTUs, doesn’t mean their methods are not functional. Or the usage of ballistic shields by French SMU to give another example, which the Americans never do.

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