special boat squadron

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A permanent Navy echelon III major command to which two or more special boat units are assigned for some operational and all administrative purposes. The squadron is tasked with the training and deployment of these special boat units and may augment naval special warfare task groups and task units. Also called SBS.

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No references found			SPECIAL BOAT SQUADRON BUSTS PIRATES Underwater demolition team of a Turkish frigate, operating under a joint NATO mission, have captured five Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden and prevented a possible hijacking. TURKEY-PRESS SCAN (1) by Anadolu (Eskisehir, Turkey) The navy's special boat squadron engaged the four boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) off Mullaitivu district and destroyed at least two of them, a navy spokesman said. Sri Lanka troops in sea battle as Tiger towns fall by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition The navy's special boat squadron engaged the four boats of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) off Mullaitivu district and destroyed at least two of them, a navy spokesman said. Sri Lanka troops in sea battle as Tiger towns fall by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			spearpoint Spears Spearwood spearwort Speary spec spec sheet spec. Spece Specht special special (or project) equipment special access program special act special activities Special administration Special agency special agent special air operation Special Air Service special ammunition supply point special assessment special assignment airlift requirements Special bail Special Boat Service special boat squadron special boat team Special Branch special cargo special case special clearing special constable special contract special correspondent special court-martial Special damage special delivery Special demurrer Special deposit special drawing rights special education special educational needs special effect special effects special feature special flight Special Forces special forces group special forces operations base special handling special hazard			Special Audits Division Special Automated Test Equipment Special Autonomous Region Special Avionics Mission Strap-on-Now Special Baby Care Unit Special Background Investigation Special bail Special bail Special Bank Credit Special Bar Quality Special Bay Ridge District Special Beekeepers Fund special benefits Special Bibliography Special bid Special Bids Special Billing Data Gathering Special Billing Number Special Billing Voucher Administration Special Board of Election Inspectors Special Board of Marine Inquiry Special Boarding Team Special Boat Section Special Boat Service Special Boat Services special boat squadron special boat team special boat team Special Boat Unit Special Boiling Point Special bond account Special Bond Accounts Special Border Economic Zone Special Branch Special Branch Special Branch Special Branch Community Contact Unit Special Bridge Replacement Program Special Broadcasting Service Special Bureau for Gravity and Geocenter Special Bureau for Hydrology Special Bureau for Loading Special Bureau for the Atmosphere Special Bureau for the Core Special Bureau for the Oceans Special Bureau for Tides Special Business and Tactics Group Special Business Provision special call Special Calls Special Capital Reserve Fund Special Care Baby Unit Special Care Foundation for Companion Animals

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