List of HALO/HAHO jump capable units explained

This page lists the military units which are known to be capable of performing a HAHO/HALO jump, also known as military free fall (MFF).

Albania

• Special Operations Battalion
• Commando Battalion

Algeria

• Algerian special forces^[1]
• 104th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (104th RMO)^[2]
• 116th Operational Maneuvers Regiment (116th RMO)^[3]

Argentina

• Grupo Especial de Operaciones Federales (Federal Operations Special Group, GEOF)
• Buzos Tacticos (Tactical Divers Group)
• Agrupacion de Comando Anfibios (Amphibious Commandos Group)
• GOE (Special Operations Group)

Armenia

• Army special forces regiment

Australia

• Army
  • Australian Defence Force Parachuting School^[4]
    • Australian Army Parachute Display Team (The Red Berets)^[5]
  • Special Operations Command
    • Special Air Service Regiment
    • 2nd Commando Regiment^[6]

Austria

• Jagdkommando
• EKO Cobra
• Jägerbattalion 25

Bangladesh

• Army
  • Para-Commando Brigade
• Navy
  • SWADS

Belgium

• Special Operations Regiment

Brazil

• Brazilian Navy
  • GRUMEC Combat Divers Groupment
• Brazilian Marine Corps
  • COMANF Special Operations Battalion
• Brazilian Army
  • 1º Batalhão de Ações de Comandos 1st Commando Actions Battalion
  • 1º Batalhão de Forcas Especiais 1st Special Forces Battalion
  • 3ª Cia FEsp 3rd Special Forces Company
  • Precursores Paraquedistas Army Pathfinders
• Brazilian Air Force
  • Para-SAR Special Operations & SAR squadron

Canada

• Canadian Special Operations Regiment
• Combat Patrol Pathfinders
• Joint Task Force 2
• Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue
• Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Divers

Chile

• Chilean Army - Chilean Commandos

China (People’s Republic of China)

• People's Liberation Army Air Force
  • People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps^[7]
• People's Liberation Army Navy
  • People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
    • Jiaolong Commando Unit
    • Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade
• People's Liberation Army Ground Force
  • 73rd Special Operation Brigade - "Feilong"
  • 75th Special Operation Brigade - "Jungle Tigers"
  • 76th Special Operation Brigade - "Xuefeng"
  • 78th Special Operation Brigade - "Northeastern Tiger"
  • 84th Special Operation Brigade - "Kunlun Blade"
• People's Armed Police
  • Snow Leopard Commando Unit

Croatia

• General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia Special Operations Battalion
• Croatian Ministry of the Interior Lučko Anti-Terrorist Unit

Cyprus

• Special Forces Command

Czech Republic

• 601st Special Forces Group
• 43rd Airborne Regiment
  • Combat Support Center^[8]
• 102nd Recon Battalion
  • Deep Reconnaissance Company^[9]

Denmark

• Jægerkorpset Hunter Corps

France

• 11^e Brigade Parachutiste:
  • Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes (Pathfinders)
• Commandement des Opérations Spéciales:
  • 1^er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine
  • 13^e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes
  • Commandos Marine
  • Commando Parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (French Air Force Special Forces)
• Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure:
  • Division Action
• Gendarmerie Nationale:
  • Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale
• Police Nationale
  • Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion

Finland

• Finnish Army Special Jaegers
• Finnish Army Para Jaegers

Georgia

• • • • Army GSOF State Security Service
  • Counter Terrorism Center special operations unit.

Germany

• German Army
  • Kommando Spezialkräfte
  • Fallschirmjäger
  • Fernspähkompanie LRRP
• German Navy
  • Kampfschwimmer
• German Airforce
  • Kampfretter
• German Federal Police
  • GSG 9 Police Counter Terrorism Unit

Greece

• Army
  • ETA (Special Airborne Unit)
  • Z' MAK (Z' Amphibious Raider Squadron)
• Navy
  • DYK (Underwater Demolitions Command)
• Air Force
  • 31 MEEΔ (31 Search & Rescue Operations Squadron)
• Police
  • EKAM (Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit)

India

• Army
  • Parachute Regiment (India)
  • Para (Special Forces)
• Air Force
  • Garud Commando Force
• Navy
  • MARCOS
• Paramilitary Forces
  • Special Frontier Force
  • National Security Guards

Indonesia

• Indonesian Army
  • Kopassus
  • Kostrad airborne brigades
• Indonesian Navy
  • • • • KOPASKA Denjaka Indonesian Marine Corps
    • Batalyon Intai Amfibi Indonesian Air Force
  • Paskhas
  • Bravo-Den 90

Ireland

• Army Ranger Wing (ARW)

Israel

Tier one units

• Sayeret Matkal
• Shayetet 13
• Shaldag
• Unit 669

Tier two units

• Maglan
• Egoz
• Duvdevan

Tier three units

• Paratroopers reconnaissance battalion

Regular units

• Paratroopers brigade

Italy

• Army
  • 9th Paratroopers Assault Regiment "Col Moschin" (9º Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti "Col Moschin")
  • 185th RAO Regiment "Folgore" (185° Reggimento Ricognizione Acquisizione Obiettivi "Folgore")
• Navy
  • Operational Raiders Group - Divers and Riders Group Command "Teseo Tesei" (Gruppo Operativo Incursori - Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori "Teseo Tesei")
• Air Force
  • Operational Raiders Group - 17th Raiders Wing (Gruppo Operativo Incursori - 17º Stormo)
• Gendarmerie
  • Special Intervention Group (GIS - Gruppo di Intervento Speciale)
• Police
  • Central Security Operational Unit (NOCS - Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza)

Japan

• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • Special Forces Group
  • Pathfinder Platoon of the 1st Airborne Brigade
• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • Special Boarding Unit

Korea (Republic of Korea/“South Korea”)

• Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command
  • Army Special Forces Brigades
  • 707th Special Mission Group
• Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla
• Republic of Korea Air Force
  • Combat Control Team(CCT)
  • Special Air Force Rescue Team(SART)
• Republic of Korea Marine Corps - Special Reconnaissance

Morocco

• 1st Parachute Infantry Brigade^[10]
• Moroccan Special Forces SOTGH^{[11] [12]}

Malaysia

• Malaysian Army
  • Grup Gerak Khas
    • 10 Paratrooper Brigade Royal Malaysian Navy
    • PASKAL Royal Malaysian Air Force
    • PASKAU Royal Malaysian Police
    • Pasukan Gerakan Khas Malaysian Coast Guard
  • Special Task and Rescue

Namibia

• Namibian Special Forces

Netherlands

• Dutch Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) Royal Netherlands Army Commandos
• Dutch Netherlands Maritime Special Operations Forces (NLMARSOF)
• Dutch 11th Airmobile Brigade (Netherlands) Pathfinder platoon "Madju"

New Zealand

• New Zealand Special Air Service

Norway

• Hærens Jegerkommando HJK - Army Ranger Command
• Marinejegerkommandoen MJK - Navy Ranger Command
• Forsvarets spesialkommando FSK - Armed Forces Special Command

Pakistan

• • • Special Service Group
  • Parachute Regiment
• Pakistan Navy
  • • • Special Service Group Navy Pakistan Marines
    • Special Service Wing

Peru

• Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales (FOES) (Peruvian Navy)
• Defensa y Operaciones Especiales (DOE) (Peruvian Air Force)

Philippines

Army:

• Special Forces Regiment (Philippines)
• Light Reaction Regiment
• 1st Scout Ranger Regiment

Navy

• Naval Special Operations Command

Marine Corps:

• Marine Special Operations Group

Air Force:

• SPOW
• 505th Search And Rescue Group

Poland

• GROM
• 1 Pułk Specjalny Komandosów

Portugal

• Special Actions Detachment
• Pathfinders Company
• Special Operations Troops Centre

Russia and the Soviet Union

• GRU Special Forces:
  • Detachments in each of the special forces Brigades of the Ground Forces.
  • 45th Detached Reconnaissance Regiment of the VDV
  • Reconnaissance Frogmen of the Russian Navy
• Command of Special Operations Forces
  • Special Purpose Center "Senezh"
  • Special Purpose Center "Kubinka-2"
  • 561st Emergency Rescue Center
  • Special Aviation Brigade
• Federal Security Service
  • Group "A"
  • Group "B" (V)
  • Group "C" (S)
  • Group "K"
  • Regional UFSB teams
• Russian National Guard
  • Special Purpose Center Teams: Rus and Vityaz
  • SOBR Units
• Federal Protective Service
• SVR : Zaslon
• Russian Airborne Forces^[13]

Serbia

• Special Brigade (Serbian army)

Singapore

• Special Operations Force

South Africa

• Special Forces Brigade
• 7 Medical Battalion Group
• 44 Parachute Regiment

Spain

• Mando de Operaciones Especiales - (Spanish Army)
• Fuerza de Guerra Naval Especial - (Spanish Marines)
• Escuadron de Zapadores Paracaidistas - (Spanish Air Force)

Sweden

• Särskilda operationsgruppen (SOG)

Syria

• 25th Special Mission Forces Division^[14]

Switzerland

• Fallschirmaufklärer Kompanie 17^[15] (Swiss Army VBS)

Taiwan (Republic of China)

• Republic of China Army
  • 862nd Special Warfare Group
  • Airborne Special Service Company

Thailand

• 1st Special Forces Division (Royal Thai Army)
• Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols Company (LRRP) (Royal Thai Army)
• Royal Thai Navy SEALs (Royal Thai Navy)
• RTMC Reconnaissance Battalion (Royal Thai Marine Corps)
• Special Operations Regiment (Royal Thai Air Force)

Turkey

• • • Special Forces Command Underwater Offence 1st Commando Brigade

United Kingdom

• Special Air Service
• Special Boat Service
• Special Reconnaissance Regiment
• 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment
• Pathfinder Platoon
• Royal Navy - Fleet Diving Group 1

United States

Paramilitary Group

• CIA
  • Special Activities Center
• FBI
  • Hostage Rescue Team

Air Force

• U.S. Air Force Pararescue
• U.S. Air Force Combat Control Team
• U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party
  • U.S. Air Force Special Reconnaissance U.S. Air Force S.E.R.E. Specialists
• U.S. Air Force Physiological Technicians (PTs)

Army

• Parachute Riggers
• Long Range Surveillance Companies
• U.S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment
  • Regimental Reconnaissance Company
• U.S. Army Special Forces
• U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (also known as Delta Force)
• U.S. Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAIS) (also known as Intelligence Support Activity)
• RAVENS (Raiding Aggressor Volunteers Employing Night Skydiving—the very first operating unit—Ft. Campbell, KY, Sept. 1959)
• Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate (ABNSOTD)

Marine Corps

• Parachute Riggers
• U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
• U.S. Marine Raider Regiment

Navy

• U.S. Navy SEALs
  • SEAL Team Six (Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as DEVGRU)
• U.S. Navy SWCC
• U.S. Navy EOD
• U.S. Navy direct support personnel (IT/ET/CT Rates/SOIDC)
• U.S. Navy SARC
• Parachute Riggers

Notes and References

1. Web site: L'Ecole Supérieure des Troupes Spéciales célèbre la sortie de ses nouvelles promotions . 2022-06-23 . www.mdn.dz.
2. Web site: 104ème Régiment de Manœuvres Opérationnelles - Page 63 - ForcesDZ . 2022-06-23 . www.forcesdz.com.
3. Web site: Photos - Algerian People's National Armed Forces . 2022-06-23 . MilitaryImages.Net . 26 September 2019 . en-US.
4. Web site: Parachute Training School. 3 July 2019. Defence Videos.
5. Web site: The Red Berets. 3 July 2019. Australian Army.
6. 16 May 2014. Free fall training with the US and Philippines. Television production. Defence Videos. Department of Defence. 10 July 2019.
7. Web site: 空降兵15勇士.
8. Web site: ORGANIZAČNÍ STRUKTURA . 43. výsadkový pluk . 4 June 2023.
9. Web site: Rota hloubkového průzkumu . 102. průzkumný prapor Prostějov . 4 June 2023.
10. Web site: Para-Commando . 2014-01-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107104901/http://forcespecialesmarocaines.over-blog.com/photo-2031122-1--Brigade--Infanterie-Parachutiste_jpg.html . 2014-01-07 .
11. Web site: Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (Forces Armées Royales) . www.arrse.co.uk . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20140107085317/http://www.arrse.co.uk/multinational-hq/202285-royal-moroccan-armed-forces-forces-arm%E9es-royales.html . 7 January 2014 . dead.
12. Web site: Le Para Marocain.
13. Web site: Министерство обороны Российской Федерации(Минобороны России). 2020-06-16. function.mil.ru.
14. Web site: From Tiger Forces to the 16th Brigade: Russia's evolving Syrian proxies. Middle East Institute. Gregory Waters. 12 September 2022. 16 November 2023.
15. Web site: Fsch Aufkl Kp 17 . 2008-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706221148/http://www.17er.ch/ . 2011-07-06 . dead .