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is an elite light infantry or special forces soldier, trained for quick raid operations. Commando or Commandos may also refer to:

Military

Units

Royal Naval Commandos The Royal Naval Commandos, also known as RN Beachhead Commandos, were a commando formation of the Royal Navy which served during the Second World War. The first units were raised in 1942 and by the end of the war, 22 company-sized units had been r ...

Royal Marine Commandos The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marines ...

Commandos Marine The Commandos Marine are the special operation forces, Special Operation Forces (SOF) of the French Navy. The Commandos Marine are nicknamed ''Bérets Verts'' (Green beret, Green Berets). They operate under the FORFUSCO, Sailor Riflemen and S ...

Marine Commandos The Marine Commandos ( ar, مغاوير البحر, translit=Maghāwīr al Baħr) are an elite unit of the Lebanese Armed Forces. They are part of the Lebanese Special Operations Command. Established with assistance from the United States Nav ...

Marine Commando Force Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

Garud Commando Force The Garud Commando Force is the special forces unit of the Indian Air Force. It was formed in September 2004 and has a current strength of over 1500 personnel. The unit derives its name from ''Garuda'', a divine bird-like creature in Hindu cultur ...

Commandos (Singapore Army) Commandos is the special forces formation of the Singapore Army responsible for conducting special operations. Commandos are tasked with infiltrating behind enemy lines by raiding and reconnaissance operations using airborne raids, helicopter ...

of the Singapore Army *

British Commandos The Commando, Commandos, also known as the British Commandos, were formed during the World War II, Second World War in June 1940, following a request from Winston Churchill, for special forces that could carry out Raid (military), raids against ...

, a special operations force created during World War II *

Portuguese Army Commandos The Commandos ( pt, Comandos) are a special forces unit in the Portuguese Army. Presently, their parent unit is the Commando Regiment (''Regimento de Comandos''). Their motto is '' Audaces Fortuna Juvat'' (Latin for "Luck Protects the Bold") ...

, special forces unit of the Portuguese Army *

3 Commando Brigade 3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen fro ...

, the main manoeuvre formation of the British Royal Marines *

Commando Raiders The Commando Raiders or Commando Raider Teams (CRTs) were a Laotian elite paramilitary Special Operations and pathfinder force, which operated closely with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the final phase of the Laotian Civil War ...

, Laotian pathfinders and special forces during the Laotian Civil War *

Boer Commando The Boer Commandos or "Kommandos" were volunteer military units of guerilla militia organized by the Boer people of South Africa. From this came the term "commando" into the English language during the Second Boer War of 1899-1902 as per Costica ...

(from 1658), the basic unit of organisation of the militia of the Boer people of South Africa

Materiel

*Colt

CAR-15 The Colt Automatic Rifle-15 or CAR-15 is a family of M16 rifle–based firearms marketed by Colt in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, the term "CAR-15" is most commonly associated with the Colt Commando (AKA: XM177); these select-fire carbin ...

"Commando", a short-barrel assault rifle *

Curtiss C-46 Commando The Curtiss C-46 Commando is a twin-engine transport aircraft derived from the Curtiss CW-20 pressurised high-altitude airliner design. Early press reports used the name "Condor III" but the Commando name was in use by early 1942 in company pub ...

, an American transport aircraft * ''Commando'' (aircraft), a very long range Consolidated Liberator II aircraft

Other

Commando (pigeon) A photograph of Commando from the Imperial War Museum archives. Commando was a pigeon used in service with the British armed forces during the Second World War to carry crucial intelligence. The pigeon carried out more than ninety missions durin ...

, a World War II messenger pigeon who received the Dickin Medal *an alternate term for military

special forces Special forces and special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

Entertainment

Film and TV

* ''Commando'' (1962 film), the American International Pictures title of the film ''Marcia o Crepa'' * ''Commandos'' (film), a 1968 World War II action film * ''Commando'' (1985 film), a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger * ''Commando'' (1988 film), a Bollywood film by Babbar Subhash * ''Commando'' (film series), Indian action film series **'' Commando: A One Man Army'', a 2013 Bollywood action film, first installment in the series **'' Commando 2: The Black Money Trail'', a 2017 sequel to 2013 film ** ''Commando 3'' (film), a 2019 sequel to 2017 film *Commandos, a meerkat group featured in ''

Meerkat Manor ''Meerkat Manor'' is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films that premiered in September 2005. Originally broadcast on Animal Planet International for four series, until its cancellation in August 2008, the progr ...

'' *"Commando", the nickname of

Steve Willis ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve A ...

, a trainer on the Australian TV program ''The Biggest Loser''

Games

*''Commando'', an alternative name for the game ''

Fugitive A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also kn ...

'' * ''Commando'' (role-playing game), a 1979 role-playing game * ''Commandos'' (series), a 1998–2006 stealth-oriented real-time tactics computer game series * ''Commando'' (video game), a 1985 video game (unrelated to the film) *'' Commando: Steel Disaster'', a shoot em' up Nintendo DS game

Music

* ''Commandos'' (album), a 1986 album by Stage Dolls * ''Commando'' (Niska album), a 2017 album by Niska *"Commando", a song by Ramones from the album ''

Leave Home ''Leave Home'' is the second studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on January 10, 1977, through Sire Records, with the expanded CD being released through Rhino Entertainment on June 19, 2001. Songs on the album ...

'' *"Commando", a song by Satyricon from the 2008 album ''

The Age of Nero ''The Age of Nero'' is the seventh studio album by black metal band Satyricon (band), Satyricon. It was released on 3 November 2008, through Roadrunner Records. The release was backed by a full European headlining tour opening in Stavanger, Norwa ...

Literature

* ''Commando'' (book), an autobiography of guitarist and songwriter Johnny Ramone * ''Commando'' (comics), a British war comic *''Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War'', a personal account of the Second Boer War by

Deneys Reitz Deneys Reitz (1882—1944), son of Francis William Reitz, was a Boer warrior who fought in the Second Boer War for the South African Republic against the British Empire. After a period of exile in French Madagascar he returned to South Afr ...

Vehicles

Cadillac Gage Commando The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in U.S. military service, is an American Armored car (military), armored car designed to be Amphibious vehicle, amphibious. It was engineered by Cadillac Gage specifically for the Milita ...

, an amphibious armored personnel carrier *

Norton Commando The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal ''750 cc'' displacement, actually , in 19 ...

, a British motorcycle *

Commando Jeep The Jeep Wrangler is a series of compact and mid-size four-wheel drive off-road SUVs manufactured by Jeep since 1986 and is currently in its fourth generation. The Wrangler JL, the most recent generation, was revealed in late 2017 and is produc ...

, a light tactical vehicle *

Dodge 100 "Commando" The Dodge 100 "Commando" models also known as Dodge Commando 100 Series are trucks built by Dodge in England, primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. A previous Dodge 100, known informally as the "parrot-nose" or "Kew Dodge", was produced in the 1950s ...

, a truck made by Dodge in Britain *

Jeepster Commando The Jeepster Commando is an automobile which was first produced by Kaiser Jeep in 1966 to compete with the International Scout, Toyota Land Cruiser and Ford Bronco. Four different models were available: a pickup truck, convertible, roadster and ...

, a line of Jeep models *"Commando", a series of high-performance engines made by

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymout ...

*''Commando'', a former yacht converted into commercial service; see

Other

* Commando (company), an American underwear company *

Commando (horse) Commando (1898–1905) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Racing career Bred at Castleton Stud by owner James R. Keene, Commando raced at age two, winning five of his six starts and finishing second in the other as a ...

(1898–1905), American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse *

Comandău Comandău ( hu, Komandó, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Comandău. It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. It ser ...

(Kommandó in Hungarian), a commune in Covasna County, Romania *

Casio G'zOne Commando The Casio G'zOne Commando is a smartphone which is ruggedized and runs the Android operating system. It is made by NEC Casio Mobile Communications, a joint venture of three Japanese electronics makers: NEC, Casio and Hitachi. It was first rele ...

, an Android smartphone *

Colombo Commandos Colombo Commandos cricket team is one of the five provincial cricket teams which make up the Sri Lankan domestic cricket structure representing mainly three districts of Western Province, Sri Lanka, the Colombo District, the Gampaha District an ...

, a Sri Lankan domestic cricket team *"Commando" connectors, a term for

IEC 60309 IEC 60309 (formerly IEC 309 and CEE 17, also published by CENELEC as EN 60309) is a series of international standards from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for "plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial pur ...

power connectors *A GUI tool for running command lines in the

Macintosh Programmer's Workshop Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW) is a software development environment for the Classic Mac OS operating system, written by Apple Computer. For Macintosh developers, it was one of the primary tools for building applications for System 7.x an ...

and later in A/UX *"To go commando", a slang term for not wearing underwear

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