Special Operations Task Force

Special Operations Task Force
Active30 June 2009[a] – present
CountrySingapore
TypeSpecial forces
Role
Part ofSingapore Armed Forces
Motto(s)"When No One Else Can"
Commanders
Current
commander
  • Colonel Pang Chee Kong[2]
  • Colonel Francis Goh Puay Hock
    (Deputy Commander)[3]
Notable
commanders		Colonel Lam Shiu Tong
(Commander)[2]
Insignia
Patch

The Special Operations Task Force (SOTF, Chinese: 特别行动特遣部队, Malay: Pasukan Petugas Operasi Khas)[4] is a special operations command of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for conducting special operations. The SOTF is composed of only highly-trained regular servicemen from the Army's Special Operations Force (SOF) under the Commandos formation and, the Navy's Special Warfare Group (SWG) under the Naval Diving Unit (NDU).

The primary role of SOTF is to combat terrorist threats that would harm Singaporean interests at home and overseas.[5][6] According to Colonel Benedict Lim, then Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations), the SOTF is responsible for conducting counter-terrorism operations at the national level.[7]

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet: Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation 50th Anniversary". www.mindef.gov.sg.
  2. ^ a b Ashwin Lee (22 January 2016). "Chief Commando Officer / Commander SOTF Change of Command Parade". Singapore Army. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "SAF special forces to operate under one command". Singaporean Ministry of Defence. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  4. ^ MINDEF / SAF Translated Terms (PDF), Ministry of Defence (MINDEF Singapore), 31 March 2024, archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2024, retrieved 31 March 2024
  5. ^ S. Ramesh (30 June 2009). "SAF to develop integrated task force against terrorist threats". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Special Operations Task Force Web TV Interview". The Straits Times RAZORTV. 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
  7. ^ S Ramesh (15 July 2009). "Exercise Northstar tests Singapore's response to terrorist attack". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2009.


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