Special Air Service

British  

noun

1. a regiment in the British Army specializing in clandestine operations

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Example Sentences

Ben Roberts-Smith, who retired from Australia’s elite Special Air Service Regiment a decade ago, lost a landmark defamation suit on June 1 against newspapers that had accused him of an array of war crimes.

From Seattle Times

Former Special Air Service Regiment trooper Oliver Schulz, 41, was charged with the war crime of murder in the death of an Afghan who was shot in 2012 in a wheat field in Uruzgan province.

From Seattle Times

Australian Special Air Service Association chair Martin Hamilton-Smith described the ruling as a “very disappointing day” for the elite regiment.

From Washington Times

In the 17 years he spent in the military, he rose through the ranks to become a commander of the Special Air Service Regiment.

From New York Times

The series is adapted from a book by Ben Macintyre, who also wrote about the origins of Britain’s elite Special Air Service which was recently turned into the series “Rogue Heroes.”

From Seattle Times