Iran NOHED 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade exercises تمرين هاي تيپ شصت و پنج هوابرد نوهد ايران

March 31, 2017 (Persian calendar 1396/1/11)

Iran Army 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade تیپ ۶۵ نیروهای ویژه هوابرد‎‎, or the 65th NOHED Brigade تیپ ۶۵ نوهد, is an Iranian Army Special Forces unit.

Formerly being called 23rd Airborne Special Forces Brigade, it was established in 1959 and was expanded to 23rd Commando Division for some time during Iran-Iraq War.

They are recognizable due to their use of safariflage DPM pattern camouflage. They wear a tactical vest and a green beret.

The patch of the 65th is a dagger and golden wing superimposed over a green parachute with an Achaemenid-style shield on its background and is located on the left shoulder.

The Tondar تندر (MP5A3) and Tondar Light تندر سبك (MP5K) (Iranian-built collapsible stock variant of MP5) is their standard weapon, replacing the older Uzi.

The Hostage Rescue Unit is one of the units of the brigade, which has its own base in Mehrabad International Airport فرودگاه بين المللي مهرآباد. It is also known as Unit 110.

According to the brigade commander Khosravi خسروي, the hostage rescue forces of the brigade are "our most elite forces". This unit cooperates with security organizations. The unit has a special insignia.

One of the training camps is located in jungles of Kelardasht جنگل كلاردشت, in which jungle warfare is trained during spring. The winter training camp is in Emamzadeh Hashem امامزاده هاشم, in which there is a ski resort dedicated to the brigade, used for training snow warfare.

The summer camp is located at Karaj Dam سد كرج. Another camp is located in the desert of Qom كوير قم, in which desert warfare is trained.