SPECOM
SPECOM was the English acronym for Special Commando or Commando Speciale in French, the main Special forces/para-commando unit of the Royal Lao Armed Forces (commonly known by its French acronym FAR), which operated during the final phase of the Laotian Civil War from 1972 to 1975. == Origins == In late 1971 construction began on a training centre at Seno, near Savannakhet in the Third Military Region (MR 3), to provide Commando instruction for the Royal Lao Army (RLA) newly formed 2nd Strike Division (2éme Division d'infanterie d'Intervention).