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| unit_name                     = Aviation and Special Forces Command
| native_name                   = 中華民國陸軍航空特戰指揮部
| image                         = ROC Army Aviation Special Forces Command.png
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| start_date                    = Original: January 1, 1944<br />Current form: March 1, 1958
| country                       = {{flag|Republic of China (Taiwan)}}
| branch                        = {{Army|Taiwan}}
| type                          = [[Special forces|Special warfare operations]]
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| battles                       = [[Vietnam War]]<br />[[Third Taiwan Strait Crisis]]
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The '''Republic of China Army Aviation and Special Forces Command''' ({{lang-zh|中華民國陸軍航空特戰指揮部}}) is the [[special operations forces|special operations]] force of the [[Republic of China Army]].<ref name="hq">{{Cite web |title=Headquarters – Republic of China Army |url=https://army.mnd.gov.tw/Article/Index/7306 |work=Republic of China Army Headquarters |publisher=Ministry of National Defense |access-date=May 31, 2024 }}</ref> It is intended to be a highly mobile force that can quickly respond to PRC attacks against Taiwan's government.<ref name="tactical">{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Leroy |work=Tactical-life.com |url=https://www.tactical-life.com/lifestyle/military-and-police/roc-military-taiwans-top-tier/ |title=ROC Military: Taiwan's Top Tier |date=October 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801034338/https://www.tactical-life.com/lifestyle/military-and-police/roc-military-taiwans-top-tier/ |archive-date=August 1, 2019 }}</ref>

==History==
The command traces its origin to the 1st Airborne Division that was founded on January 1, 1944, in [[Kunming]], [[Yunnan]].<ref name="hq" /> The division was part of the [[Republic of China Air Force]] before being transferred to the [[Republic of China Army|Army]] on May 1, 1951.<ref name="museum">{{Cite web |title=陸軍航空特戰部隊特展 |trans-title=Special Exhibition of the Army Aviation and Special Forces Command |language=zh |publisher=ROC Armed Forces Museum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002225248/http://museum.mnd.gov.tw/Publish.aspx?cnid=1458&p=36818 |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |url=http://museum.mnd.gov.tw/Publish.aspx?cnid=1458&p=36818 |access-date=May 31, 2024 }}</ref> The Army Special Forces Headquarters was created on March 1, 1958, and was combined with the Army Airborne Headquarters on April 1, 1974. In 2006 it was renamed the Army Aviation and Special Forces Command.<ref name="hq" /><ref name="museum" />

==Organization==
[[File:Army Aviation and Special Forces Command staff 20221015.jpg|thumb|Members of the Aviation and Special Forces Command at a recruiting booth.]]
The command includes five special operations battalions (forming the 862nd Brigade), two helicopter brigades, two training centers, and separate units.<ref name="tactical" /><ref name="museum" />{{sfn|IISS|2023|p=291}}
*862nd Special Warfare Brigade
*[[101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion]]
*[[Airborne Special Service Company]]
*Army Aviation Training Center
*Army Special Forces Training Center

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite book |author=IISS |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2023 |title=The Military Balance 2023 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-032-50895-5 }}

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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1958]]
[[Category:Republic of China Army]]