Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Royal Lao Government
Type
Commando
Role
Air assault Anti-tank warfare Artillery observer Close-quarters combat Combat search and rescue Counterinsurgency Direct action Direct fire Executive protection Fire support Force protection Forward air control HUMINT Indirect fire Interrogation Irregular warfare Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Military intelligence Mountain warfare Parachuting Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special operations Special reconnaissance Tracking
Size
200 men (at height)
Part of
Royal Lao Armed Forces
Headquarters
Ban Pha Khao, northeast of Vientiane "Whiskey-3" Camp, near Savannakhet PS 22 Camp, near Pakse
Nickname(s)
Raiders, CRTs
Engagements
Operation Counterpunch Operation Golden Mountain Operation Phou Phiang II Operation Maharat Operation Thao La Operation Sayasila Operation Black Lion III
Commanders
Notable commanders
(unknown)
Military unit
Commando Raiders
Parent unit
Royal Lao Armed Forces
The Commando Raiders or Commando Raider Teams (CRTs) were a Laotian paramilitary commando unit, which operated closely with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the final phase of the Laotian Civil War, from 1968 to 1973.
The CommandoRaiders or CommandoRaider Teams (CRTs) were a Laotian paramilitary commando unit, which operated closely with the U.S. Central Intelligence...
such as commando, would be undesirable and superfluous." President Roosevelt's son James Roosevelt served with the Marine Raiders. The Raiders initially...
light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion are said to have been the...
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that the Howling Commandos received. In the premiere issue, the Raiders fought on Tarawa. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th issues had the Raiders come across Baron...
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Counterpunch III (Lao name: Pasanmit, or 'Friendship'). A 40-man team of CommandoRaiders made a daring aerial hop courtesy of 21st Special Operations Squadron...
1971, 62 CommandoRaiders from Military Region 2 (MR 2) were picked up by two 21st Special Operations Squadron (21st SOS) helicopters. The Raiders were inserted...
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ended the secret war. On the night of 18 October 1972, a Royalist CommandoRaiders team made a low level parachute drop from an Air America Twin Otter...
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and raider historian Col. Carroll V. Glines, are considered honorary Raiders for their efforts for the mission. The Children of the Doolittle Raiders organization...
against the Ho Chi Minh Trail carried the day. Before the next dawn, a CommandoRaiders team secured the Salavan airfield in 12 minutes. At 07:00 hours, a...
ships' officers were attending a party arranged by an SOE agent, the commandos entered the port aboard two tugs, overpowered the ships' crews and sailed...
confidence in the security of the trail network. On 22 February 1970, the CommandoRaider operations began and set ablaze administrative and storage buildings...
December 1916 – 13 July 1943) was a British Army officer, who served in the Commandos and Special Air Service during the Second World War. Appleyard was born...
approved Clarke's proposal. Three weeks later the first commando raid took place. The raiders failed to gather any intelligence or damage any German equipment;...
Global Information
Kingdom of Laos