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| Special Actions Detachment | |
|---|---|
| Destacamento de Ações Especiais | |
.jpg) Portuguese Special Actions Detachment during NATO exercise Trident Juncture 15 | |
| Active | 1985–present |
| Country | Portugal |
| Allegiance |  Portuguese Navy |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Special operations[a] |
| Size | 60 |
| Part of | Portuguese Marine Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Lisbon Naval Base |
| Nickname(s) | DAE |
| Motto(s) | Braço Às Armas Feito ("An arm to Arms addrest", from The Lusiads, Canto X, 155, v. 1) |
| Engagements | Operation Cruzeiro do Sul, Angola 1992 Operation Forrez, Zaire 1997 Operation Crocodilo, Guinea-Bissau 1998 Operation Forrec, D.R Congo 1998 Operation Tarrafo, Guinea-Bissau 1999 INTERFET, Timor-Leste 1999–2000 EUFOR, D.R. Congo 2006, Somalia 2008 Operation Atalanta 2008–present Afghanistan 2013 Mali NATO Assurance Measures Lithuania 2019–present Operation Irini 2021–present Takuba Task Force 2021–2022 |
The Special Actions Detachment (Portuguese: Destacamento de Ações Especiais) or DAE is the tier one special force maritime unit of the Portuguese Navy. It is part of the Portuguese Marine Corps. Raised in 1985, the DAE is one of the smallest special forces units within the Portuguese Armed Forces. It is responsible for conducting air-sea rescue, amphibious reconnaissance, amphibious warfare, black operation, bomb disposal, CBRN defense, coastal raiding, counterterrorism, direct action, executive protection, hostage rescue, irregular warfare, ISTAR, long-range penetration, JTAC, manhunt high-value target, maritime sabotage, mountain rescue, naval boarding, operation behind high risk enemy lines, special operations, special reconnaissance, tracking targets, underwater demolition, unconventional warfare, other missions in support of Portuguese and NATO armed forces. DAE's mission and training are similar to their American counterparts DEVGRU and the British SBS. DAE often trains with them alongside other SMU counter-terror units.[citation needed]
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