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{{wiktionary|commando}} A '''[[commando]]''' is an elite light infantry or special forces soldier, trained for quick raid operations. '''Commando''' or '''Commandos''' may also refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Military== === Units === *[[Royal Naval Commandos]], a British World War II commando unit *[[Royal Marine Commandos]] *[[Commandos Marine]] *[[Marine Commando Force]] *[[Garud Commando Force|Garud Commandos]] *[[Para (Special Forces)|Para Commandos]] *[[Commandos (Singapore Army)]] of the Singapore Army *[[British Commandos]], a special operations force created during World War II *[[Portuguese Army Commandos]], special forces unit of the Portuguese Army *[[Commando Raiders]], Laotian pathfinders and special forces during the Laotian Civil War *[[Boer Commando]] (from 1658), the basic unit of organisation of the militia of the Boer people of South Africa === Materiel === *Colt [[CAR-15]] "Commando", a short-barrel assault rifle *[[Curtiss C-46 Commando]], an American transport aircraft *[[Commando (aircraft)|''Commando'' (aircraft)]], a very long range Consolidated Liberator II aircraft === Other === *[[Commando (pigeon)]], a World War II messenger pigeon who received the Dickin Medal *an alternate term for military [[special forces]] ==Entertainment== ===Film and TV=== *[[Commando (1962 film)|''Commando'' (1962 film)]], the American International Pictures title of the film ''Marcia o Crepa'' *[[Commandos (film)|''Commandos'' (film)]], a 1968 World War II action film *[[Commando (1985 film)|''Commando'' (1985 film)]], a film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger *[[Commando (1988 film)|''Commando'' (1988 film)]], a Bollywood film by Babbar Subhash *[[Commando (film series)|''Commando'' (film series)]], Indian action film series **''[[Commando: A One Man Army]]'', a 2013 Bollywood action film, first installment in the series *[[Commando (TV series)|''Commando'' (TV series)]], an Indian action thriller series *Commandos, a meerkat group featured in ''[[Meerkat Manor]]'' *"Commando", the nickname of [[Steve Willis]], a trainer on the Australian TV program ''The Biggest Loser'' ===Games=== *''Commando'', an alternative name for the game ''[[Fugitive (game)|Fugitive]]'' *[[Commando (role-playing game)|''Commando'' (role-playing game)]], a 1979 role-playing game *[[Commandos (series)|''Commandos'' (series)]], a stealth-oriented real-time tactics computer game series **''[[Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines]]'', the first game in the series, released in 1998 *[[Commando (video game)|''Commando'' (video game)]], a 1985 video game (unrelated to the film) *''[[Commando: Steel Disaster]]'', a shoot em' up Nintendo DS game ===Music=== *[[Commandos (album)|''Commandos'' (album)]], a 1986 album by Stage Dolls *[[Commando (Niska album)|''Commando'' (Niska album)]], a 2017 album by Niska *"[[Commando (Vanessa Paradis song)|Commando]]", a song by Vanessa Paradis from the 2000 album ''Bliss'' *"Commando", a song by Ramones from the album ''[[Leave Home]]'' *"Commando", a song by Satyricon from the 2008 album ''[[The Age of Nero]]'' ===Literature=== *[[Commando (book)|''Commando'' (book)]], an autobiography of guitarist and songwriter Johnny Ramone *[[Commando (comics)|''Commando'' (comics)]], a British war comic *''Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War'', a personal account of the Second Boer War by [[Deneys Reitz]] ==Vehicles== *[[Cadillac Gage Commando]], an amphibious armored personnel carrier *[[Norton Commando]], a British motorcycle *[[Commando Jeep]], a light tactical vehicle *[[Dodge 100 "Commando"]], a truck made by Dodge in Britain *[[Jeepster Commando]], a line of Jeep models *"Commando", a series of high-performance engines made by [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] *''Commando'', a former yacht converted into commercial service; see {{slink|MV Star of Malta|Commercial service}} ==Other== *[[Commando (company)]], an American underwear company *[[Commando (horse)]] (1898–1905), American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse *[[Comandău]] (Kommandó in Hungarian), a commune in Covasna County, Romania *[[Casio G'zOne Commando]], an Android smartphone *[[Colombo Commandos]], a Sri Lankan domestic cricket team *"Commando" connectors, a term for [[IEC 60309]] power connectors *A GUI tool for running command lines in the [[Macintosh Programmer's Workshop]] and later in A/UX *"To go commando", a slang term for [[Undergarment#Not_wearing_lower_torso_undergarments|not wearing underwear]] ==See also== *[[Kommando]], a generic German word meaning ''unit'' or ''command'' *[[Commando 3 (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation}}
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