Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light was an American counter-terrorist subunit of the 5th Special Forces Group that existed into the late 1970s. According to Col. Charles Beckwith's memoirs, this counter-terrorist group was formed by U.S. Army Special Forces leadership to fill an important counter-terrorism gap until Delta Force became operational. He stated that the unit was disbanded when Delta Force went operational. Beckwith's memoir, "Delta Force", reports that commanders of the 5th Special Forces Group were asked by top brass of the Pentagon to quickly organize a Green Beret counter-terrorist unit to fill in until Delta Force was fully
Immediate Action Unit tasked with responding to internal emergencies of great concern to the national government. Its name changes frequently and may no longer be used at this time of writing. A similar unit fulfilling its counter-terrorism role is the Snow Leopard Commando Unit. Immediate Action Unit The Immediate Action Unit (IAU) is the premier counter-terrorism unit of the People's Republic of China. Little is known about the Immediate Action Unit except that it is an elite People's Armed Police tactical unit rather than being drawn from the People's Liberation Army. In comparison to the Special Police Units which are the police tactical