Spain has a long history of combating domestic and international violence and of training units for special warfare or intervention. The following military and police units currently operate under a Special Operations mandate:

Navy

• Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UOE) (Special Operations Unit)

Army

• Mando de Operaciones Especiales (MOE)
  Special Operations Command (Spain)
  The Special Operations Command is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Groups of the Spanish Army.-Organization:The three Special Operations Groups are subordinated:...
  
   (Special Operations Command)

Air Force

• Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (EZAPAC)

Guardia Civil (Gendarmery)

• Unidad Especial de Intervención (UEI)
  Unidad Especial de Intervención
  The Unidad Especial de Intervención is the emergency response unit of the Spanish Guardia Civil. Its motto is Celeritas et Subtilitas Patrio.The unit was created on February 3, 1982...
  
  
• Grupo de Acción Rápida (GAR)

National & Regional Police

• Grupo Especial de Operaciones (GEO)
  Grupo Especial de Operaciones
  The Grupo Especial de Operaciones , commonly known as GEOs, are the Special Operations Forces of the Spanish Cuerpo Nacional de Policía of Spain. They are stationed in Guadalajara near the capital, Madrid. The GEO has response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as...
  
  
• Grupo Operativo Especial de Seguridad (GOES)
• Grup Especial d'Intervenció (Mossos d'Esquadra)
• Berrozi (BBT) (Ertzaintza)