User:Special Support and Reconnaissance

Special Support and Reconnaissance (SSR) is a military specialised unit in the Danish Home Guard. The SSR is an all volunteer (V) unit.

The unit dates back to the early sixties when the unit was known as Special Intelligence Patroles or SEP in Danish (Specielle Efterretningspatruljer).

In 1995 the unit was transformed into a longe range survelliance company (LRSC) under the name Patruljekompagniet (Patrol Company). In 2000 the unit was put available to the Danish Army Operational Command (AOC) as one of two LRSC.

The unit changed name on the 1th of january 2007 due to expanded capabilities beyond a regular LRSC, and due to the unit beeing available to all Danish Defence Operational Commands (Army, Navy, Air) and the Total Defence including the Danish Police.

Core Capabilities of the SSR includes Special Support and Special Reconnaissance. The volunteer soldiers of the SSR has been trained by the Danish SEALs - The Frogman Corps (Frømandskorpset) in the art of Scoutswimming, and by the Danish Army Special Forces - The Jaegerkorps as protection team soldiers.

External links:

SSR - Special Support and Reconnaissance

Danish Special Operations Forces and Longe Range Survelliance units