Slovak Special Operations Forces
{{Short description|Part of the Slovak Armed Forces}}
The Special Operations Forces ({{Langx|sk|Sily pre špeciálne operácie}}) are part of the Slovak Armed Forces at the level of the Ground and Air Forces. The Special Operations Forces Command (VeSŠO) was established on June 1, 2019. It is based in Trenčín. Colonel Jaroslav Krám is the commander since 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-07 |title=Sily pre špeciálne operácie majú nového veliteľa, stal sa ním plk. Jaroslav Krám |url=https://www.mosr.sk/52161-sk/sily-pre-specialne-operacie-maju-noveho-velitela-stal-sa-nim-plk-jaroslav-kram/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=mosr.sk |language=sk}}
The main purpose of the Forces is "military assistance, special reconnaissance and direct action", via psychological operations and civil-military co-operation.{{Cite web |title=Od soboty slovenské Sily pre špeciálne operácie na novej platforme |url=https://www.mil.sk/85597/?pg=1 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=www.mil.sk |language=sk}}
Subordinate units
Command
The first commander was Colonel Bc. Ing. Branislav Benka, previously the head of the Department of Special Purpose Forces at the Ministry of Defence.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-07 |title=Vo funkcii skončil prvý veliteľ Síl pre špeciálne operácie slovenskej armády, brigádny generál Branislav Benka |url=https://dennikn.sk/minuta/3096515/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Denník N |language=sk-SK}} Since 2022, the commander has been Colonel Jaroslav Krám, who was previously the Deputy Commander of the Forces.
The first commanding non-commissioned officer was Staff Sergeant-Major Martin Boháčik, who had been the commanding non-commissioned officer of the 5th Special Purpose Regiment for more than 11 years until then. He was replaced by Imrich Fekete in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Striedanie veliacich poddôstojníkov na veliteľstve Síl pre špeciálne operácie - odchádza niekdajší veliaci poddôstojník žilinského 5. pluku špeciálneho určenia Martin Boháčik |url=https://zilina.sp21.sk/a/10305/striedanie-vo-veleni-5-pluku-v-ziline-odchadza-velitel-pre-specialne-operacie-martin-bohacik |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Regionálny informačný spravodajský portál pre Žilinský kraj}}