Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command

The Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command (หน่วยบัญชาการสงครามพิเศษ) also known as Pa Wai Airborne (พลร่มป่าหวาย) is the special operations force of the Royal Thai Army. Its headquarters are King Narai Camp in Lopburi.

History
The Royal Thai Army recognizes the importance and necessity of warfare that can confront and reduce the threat from outside the country. It has set up a special forces unit on June 4th 1954 at Ban Pa Wai Patan, Lopburi. Royal Thai Army special forces settled on 4 June 1954 as Parachute Infantry Battalion that Lieutenant Colonel Tianchai Sirisumpan as a battalion commander.

Parachute Battalion during the first mission according to the plans of the Royal Thai Army And Internal Security Operations Command, performance is acceptable to supervisors at all levels and departments concerned parties. The people were convinced of the capabilities of the battalion, paratroopers in combat parachute jump to help people in different ways. And protect the country from the threat of communism.

Meanwhile, the need to use military paratroopers mission is increasing the special forces had been developed by the order. Parachute Infantry Battalion have been considered for the expansion as Division of Special Forces (Airborne), and later was expanded into a divisional level is the Special Warfare Center.

Royal Thai Army Special Warfare Command Headquarters

 * Special Warfare Center
 * Special Warfare School
 * Ranger Training Center
 * Airborne Training Center
 * Special Force Training Center
 * Special Forces Division
 * 1st Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)
 * 1st Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 2nd Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 2nd Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)
 * 1st Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 2nd Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 3rd Special Forces Regiment, King's Guard (Airborne)
 * Ranger Battalion, King's Guard (Royal Thai Army Ranger)
 * 1st Ranger Company, Ranger Battalion, King's Guard
 * 2nd Ranger Company, Ranger Battalion, King's Guard
 * 3rd Ranger Company, Ranger Battalion, King's Guard
 * Special Operation Battalion, King's Guard (90th Task Force)
 * Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 4th Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)
 * 5th Special Forces Regiment (Airborne)
 * 1st Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * 2nd Special Forces Battalion (Airborne)
 * Long Range Reconnaissance Patrols Company (LRRP)
 * Psychological Battalion
 * Quartermaster Aerial Supply Company
 * 35th Signal Corp Battalion
 * 1st Signal Corp Company
 * 2nd Signal Corp Company
 * 3rd Signal Corp Company