The following is a list of special operations units from various countries around the world.
- United States
- Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
- 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
- 2nd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 4th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 8th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 21st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
- 24th Special Operations Group (Airborne)
- 35th Special Operations Group (Airborne)
- 37th Special Operations Group (Airborne)
- 62nd Special Operations Wing
- 75th Ranger Regiment
- 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
- 24th Special Tactics Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Support Squadron
- 352nd Special Operations Wing
- 353rd Special Operations Group
- 354th Special Operations Group
- 355th Special Operations Group
- 356th Special Operations Group
- 416th Special Operations Squadron
- 442nd Special Operations Squadron
- 492nd Special Operations Wing
- 494th Special Operations Wing
- 522nd Special Operations Wing
- Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)
- Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU)
- Naval Special Warfare Group 1
- Naval Special Warfare Group 2
- Naval Special Warfare Group 3
- Naval Special Warfare Group 4
- Naval Special Warfare Group 5
- Naval Special Warfare Group 6
- Naval Special Warfare Group 7
- Naval Special Warfare Group 8
- Naval Special Warfare Group 9
- Naval Special Warfare Group 10
- Naval Special Warfare Group 11
- Naval Special Warfare Group 12
- Naval Special Warfare Group 13
- Naval Special Warfare Group 14
- Naval Special Warfare Group 15
- Naval Special Warfare Group 16
- Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
- 1st Special Operations Wing
- 2nd Special Operations Wing
- 3rd Special Operations Wing
- 4th Special Operations Wing
- 5th Special Operations Wing
- 6th Special Operations Wing
- 7th Special Operations Wing
- 8th Special Operations Wing
- 9th Special Operations Wing
- 10th Special Operations Wing
- 12th Special Operations Wing
- 13th Special Operations Wing
- 14th Special Operations Wing
- 15th Special Operations Wing
- 16th Special Operations Wing
- 17th Special Operations Wing
- 18th Special Operations Wing
- 19th Special Operations Wing
- 20th Special Operations Wing
- 21st Special Operations Wing
- 22nd Air Refueling Wing
- 23rd Special Operations Wing
- 24th Special Operations Wing
- 25th Special Operations Wing
- 26th Special Operations Wing
- 27th Special Operations Wing
- 28th Special Operations Wing
- 29th Special Operations Wing
- 30th Special Operations Wing
- 31st Special Operations Wing
- 32nd Special Operations Wing
- 33rd Special Operations Wing
- 34th Special Operations Wing
- 35th Special Operations Wing
- 36th Special Operations Wing
- 37th Special Operations Wing
- 38th Special Operations Wing
- 39th Special Operations Wing
- 40th Special Operations Wing
- 41st Special Operations Wing
- 42nd Special Operations Wing
- 43rd Special Operations Wing
- 44th Special Operations Wing
- 45th Special Operations Wing