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Special Air Service

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A former member of the Special Air Service Regiment, Roberts-Smith was once lauded as Australia's most distinguished living war hero.

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

"It is with a deep sense of honour and respect that I accept your invitation to become patron of the Special Air Service Regimental Association," he said.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

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

From Washington Times Jun. 1, 2023

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 Jun. 1, 2023

He’d been a big deal in the army—a major in the Special Air Service, Australia’s equivalent of the Green Berets.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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