Commando Raiders

Commando Raiders
Commando Raider Teams
Active1968 - 1973
CountryLaos Kingdom of Laos
AllegianceCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA), Royal Lao Government
TypeCommando
RoleAir assault
Anti-tank warfare
Artillery observer
Close-quarters combat
Combat search and rescue
Counterinsurgency
Direct action
Direct fire
Executive protection
Fire support
Force protection
Forward air control
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Interrogation
Irregular warfare
Jungle warfare
Long-range penetration
Military intelligence
Mountain warfare
Parachuting
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Special operations
Special reconnaissance
Tracking
Size200 men (at height)
Part ofRoyal Lao Armed Forces
HeadquartersBan Pha Khao, northeast of Vientiane
"Whiskey-3" Camp, near Savannakhet
PS 22 Camp, near Pakse
Nickname(s)Raiders, CRTs
EngagementsOperation Counterpunch
Operation Golden Mountain
Operation Phou Phiang II
Operation Maharat
Operation Thao La
Operation Sayasila
Operation Black Lion III
Commanders
Notable
commanders
(unknown)

The Commando Raiders or Commando Raider Teams (CRTs) were a Laotian paramilitary commando unit, which operated closely with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the final phase of the Laotian Civil War, from 1968 to 1973.