Underwater Offence Group Command

Underwater Offence Group Command (Sualtı Taarruz Grup Komutanlığı) or Underwater Offence (Sualtı Taarruz) simply SAT is one of two special operations units of the Turkish Navy, based in the Foça Naval Base near İzmir, on the Aegean coast of Turkey.

The missions of the Amphibious Assault Su Altı Taarruz (SAT) include the acquisition of military intelligence, amphibious assault, counter-terrorism and VIP protection. They are trained and organized in a similar way to the U.S. Navy Seals who have close training relationships with them.

History
The first S.A.T. and S.A.S. units were established in 1963 in the city of Iskenderun, The original name of the S.A.T. unit was Su Altı Komando (S.A.K.) ("Underwater Commandos"), while the original name of the S.A.S. unit was Su Altı Müdafaa (S.A.M.) ("Underwater Defense"), and they were bound to the Kurtarma ve Sualtı Komutanlığı (K.S.K.), or Rescue and Underwater Command. In 1974 the S.A.T. and S.A.S. group commands became bound to the Turkish Navy's General Command, and participated in the Turkish military landing in Cyprus later that year.

Mission
Their main tasks are:


 * Surveillance on enemy structures, facilities, defense systems or strategically relevant buildings.
 * Covert sabotage against naval units and/or enemy structures.
 * Covert landing and infiltration.
 * Reconnaissance on beaches being considered for amphibious landing operations.
 * Determining secure landing paths.
 * Underwater recon within 2.5 m deep water/beach corridors.
 * Direct action during first wave of landing missions.
 * Hostage/POW/downed pilot rescue.
 * Counter-terrorism missions.
 * Close Quarter Combat.

Training
The training period of the Turkish Naval Special Forces, which lasts 49 weeks, is shorter than that of the OKK. It starts off with a 5-week-long Indoctrination period, followed by three consecutive training phases, and then Airborne Training and Special Ops Training.

Training and Duration:
 * BUD/S: Indoctrination Period – 5 weeks Phase I (Basic conditioning + Hell Week) – 9 weeks
 * Phase II (Diving) – 8 weeks
 * Phase III (Land Warfare) – 9 weeks
 * Post BUD/S:
 * Airborne Training – 3 weeks
 * Special Ops Technical Training – 2 weeks
 * Medical Training – 30 weeks
 * Platoon Training – 18 months

Equipment
Underwater Offence Group Command's equipment includes:

Handguns
 * SIG P226
 * H&K Mark 23

Submachine Guns
 * H&K MP5A3

Assault Rifles
 * Colt M4A1
 * Colt M16
 * AK-74M

Machine Guns
 * FN Minimi
 * M60 machine gun

Sniper Rifles
 * SIG-Sauer SSG 3000
 * Barrett M82A1

Rockets & Explosives
 * RPG7
 * M72 LAW
 * M203
 * M79