Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company

Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company (MPSSC; Chinese: 憲兵特勤隊; Code-named: Night Hawks[1]) is a unit of the military police of the Republic of China (Taiwan). This unit is stationed at Wugu, Taipei. Little is known about this unit, since informations regarding it are classified by the Ministry of National Defense.[2] It was formed in 1978. According to the Taipei Times the MPSSC has a standing collaboration with United States Army Special Forces which includes regular joint exercises. They also have a standing invitation to the Pacific Area Special Operations Conference hosted annually by Special Operations Command Pacific.[3]

MPSSC appear at Jinhua Counter Terror Exercise and disaster prevention during 2017 Summer Universiade in City of Taipei
Team of MPSSC is operating Anti-Bombing Robot during the training exercise in removing explosive.

Republic of China Military Police Special Services Company
中華民國憲兵特勤隊
Emblem of the Military Police Special Services Company
Active1978 - present
Country Republic of China
Branch Republic of China Military Police
TypeSpecial forces
RoleCounter-terrorism
Special reconnaissance
Hostage rescue
Personnel recovery
Garrison/HQWugu, Taipei

History

Following the 1972 Munich massacre and success of Operation Entebbe in 1976, in December 1977 the Ministry of National Defense was ordered to start the training and preparation for forming MPSSC, mainly because the rise of international terrorism has diffused internationally in the 1970s.[4]

In 2020 it was revealed that the MPSSC was providing counter-terrorism training for the special operations forces of an unnamed Middle Eastern country.[5][3]

Equipment

The SSC operates handheld non-projectile anti-drone weapons.[6]

See also

References
  1. Everington, Keoni. "Taiwan's Night Hawks training troops from Middle Eastern country". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Military Police Special Service Company". rocmp.org.
  3. Tien-pin, Lo; Chung, Jake. "Taiwan bolstering military ties". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. "Military Police Special Service Company". rocmp.org.
  5. Yang, Sophia. "Taiwan trains counter-terrorism troops for Middle Eastern country". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. Tien-pin, Lo; Su-wei, Wu; Chung, Jake. "Military eyeing defense against 'drone swarm'". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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