During the Second World War, Lord Montagu's Beaulieu Estate hosted schools run by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) for training agents.

Source: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/23867649.beaulieu--the-enduring-history-special-place/?ref=rss

In 2011, Sgt. Christian Melero was assigned to the Special Operations Group.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/national-first-responders-day-kcso-highlights-5-deputies-who-serve-and-protect-the-community/article_81f345ae-7054-11ee-b275-efa4b6a10fa7.html

In his speech, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar said he was in the State to inspect facilities at 115 Special Operations Group and also interact with the Airforce personnel.

Source: https://flashpointnews.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/fight-economic-sabotage-fubara-charges-nigerian-airforce-assures-work-on-airforce-runway-officers-accommodation/

Special Operations Executive field operative Violette Szabo was executed at Ravensbruck concentration camp aged just 23 alongside her colleagues Lillian Rolfe and Denise Bloch in 1945.

Source: https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23693363.herefordshire-event-marks-79-years-since-war-heroines-arrest/?ref=rss

Special Operations Unit rescue personnel with the Westchester County Emergency Services paddle in rafts as they check buildings for victims trapped in heavy flooding in the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck, New York, U.S., September 29, 2023.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/530601/new-york-flooding-is-new-normal-due-to-climate-change-governor

The department also maintains a secretive cadre of investigators, known as the Special Operations Division, which keeps an eye on other cops suspected of misconduct.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-12/what-is-an-undercover-police-officer

The evidence they secured was shared with colleagues from the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, which is based in the east of England, who convicted Katalay through the courts there.

Source: https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23370867.billericay-man-posed-police-officer-gold-scam/?ref=rss

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (December 12), approved a 180-day extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) in seven areas across Jamaica, which will all expire on June 25, 2024.

Source: https://jis.gov.jm/house-approves-180-day-extension-of-seven-zones-of-special-operations/

The U.S. Special Operations forces are not assigned any combatant roles in Israel, but they are talking through with their Israeli counterparts “what is going to be a very complex fight going forward” in Gaza, Mr. Maier said.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/us/politics/us-israel-hostages.html

The weapons were located by divers from the NYPD Special Operations team in Jamaica Bay on Wednesday, near the borough of Queens.

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-news/new-york-gun-cache-discovered-by-jamaica-bay-fishermen-believed-to-have-been-taken-in-home-burglarly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-gun-cache-discovered-by-jamaica-bay-fishermen-believed-to-have-been-tak

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces on Saturday accused Russia of using phosphorus in the city and on Sunday released a new video showing the telltale white fire from such munitions.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nuclear-watchdog-growingly-worried-ukraine-plant-safety-99148990

U.S. Special Operations forces are flying unarmed MQ-9 surveillance drones over the Gaza Strip to aid in hostage recovery efforts, but are not supporting Israeli military operations on the ground, Defense Department officials say.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-war-strategy.html