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The Special Activities Center (SAC) is a division of the United States Central Intelligence Agency responsible for covert and paramilitary operations. The unit was named Special Activities Division (SAD) prior to 2015.[1] Within SAC there are two separate groups: SAC/SOG (Special Operations Group) for tactical paramilitary operations and SAC/PAG (Political Action Group) for covert political action.[2] The Special Operations Group is responsible for operations that include clandestine or covert operations with which the US government does not want to be overtly associated.[3] As such, unit members, called Paramilitary Operations Officers and Specialized Skills Officers, do not typically wear uniforms.[4] If they are compromised during a mission, the US government may deny all knowledge.[5] SOG is considered the most secretive special operations force within the United States, with fewer than 100 operators.[6] The group generally recruits personnel from special mission units within the U

Special Activities Center - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA Special Activities Center Directorate of Operations seal Active 2016–present (as Special Activities Center) Unknown/1947–2016 (as Special Activities Division) Country United States Type Clandestine and Covert operations Size Classified Part of Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations Garrison/HQ George Bush Center for Intelligence Langley, Virginia , U.S. Motto Tertia Optio (English: "Third Option") Known operations Cold War Permesta Bay of Pigs

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