Special Operations Forces NATO (SOF) provide capabilities that complement the forces of air, sea and land forces that are relevant across the range of military operations.

These capabilities SOF apply to the essential tasks of the alliance of collective defense, crisis management and cooperative security.

Special Operations NATO Headquarters NSHQ and that's the main point of development, coordination and management of all activities of special operations of NATO.

Located at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium, under the direct daily Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) operational command.