E Squadron

E Squadron
Active1990s(?)-2005 (as the 'Increment')
2005-current (as E Squadron)
CountryUnited Kingdom
TypeParamilitary Unit
RoleUnconventional Warfare
Direct Action
Espionage
SizeHighly Classified
Part ofMI6 (SIS)
Engagements2011 military intervention in Libya

E Squadron,[1][2] formerly the Increment,[1][3][4][5][6] is a British paramilitary unit tasked with conducting covert operations, paramilitary operations and others at the behest of the Director Special Forces and Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service. Its members are selected from the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), Defence Intelligence and are trained and tasked with carrying out operations in close contact with the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6.

Its name was publicly mentioned in an email sent out by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence in 2021.[7]

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