25th Takavar Brigade

25th Airborne Special Forces Brigade
تیپ ۲۵ نیرو مخصوص
Founded	1959 (1959)
Allegiance	Iran
Branch	Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Type	Airborne forces, special forces
Role	Special operations Irregular warfare Hostage rescue Counter-terrorism Reconnaissance Wartime operations
Size	Brigade (8 battalions)
Part of	21st Commando Division (until 1991)
Garrison/HQ	Baghshah (formerly) Afsariyeh Mehrabad International Airport
Nickname(s)	"Green Berets" (کلاه سبزها)
Colors	Green
March	18 April (National Army Day)
Engagements	Dhofar Rebellion Post-Revolution clashes in Iran Iran–Iraq War Syrian Civil War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Ali Delavar
Aircraft flown
Multirole helicopter	Bell 214 Bell UH-1N Twin Huey (Bell 212)
Transport	Lockheed C-130 Hercules Boeing CH-47 Chinook

25th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (Persian: تیپ ۲۵ نیرو مخصوص), or the NOHED Brigade (تیپ نیرو مخصوص), is an airborne, special forces unit of the Iranian Army established in 1959.

The unit's first operation was during the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman. After the 1979 Revolution in Iran, it was a participant in the post-Revolution clashes. As part of the 21st Commando Division, the unit was extensively used in various operations of the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s. Recently, some members have been active in the Syrian Civil War. The brigade has also been employed for hostage rescue and counter-terrorism purposes inside Iran. 25th Takavar Brigade' (Persian: تیپ ۲۵ تکاور) is a Takavar separate brigade of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Pasveh, West Azerbaijan Province. The unit supplied aid for 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes.^[1]

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Operational headquarters

• Northwest
• Northeast
• West
• Southwest
• South

Logistic headquarters

• Abyek Main
• Kermanshah District 1
• Shiraz District 2
• Tehran District 3
• Maraqeh District 4
• Mashhad District 5
• Dezfoul District 6

Army training centres

• Imam Ali Officers' Academy

Recruit	01 Tehran 02 Parandak 03 Ajabshir 04 Birjand 05 Kerman 06 Tehran 07 Kazeroun 08 Khash
Advanced	Tehran Logistic Shiraz Infantry Shiraz Armored Tehran Communications Borujerd Combat Engineering Tehran Dispensary Lashkarak Takavar

Aviation headquarters

• Isfahan Training Centre
• Kermanshah 1st Combat Base
• Masjed Soleiman 2nd Combat Base
• Kerman 3rd Combat Base
• Isfahan 4th Combat and Logistics Base
• Qaleh Morghi Logistics Base
• Havanirooz Mashhad Base
• Havanirooz Tabriz Base

Army structure

Divisions	Infantry 21 Azerbaijan 28 Kurdistan 30 Gorgan 64 Urmia 77 Khurasan 84 Khorramabad Armored 16 Qazvin 81 Kermanshah 88 Zahedan 92 Ahvaz Takavar 23 Parandak 58 Shahroud
Separate brigades	Infantry 40 Sarab 41 Qushchi Mechanized 71 Ilam 72 Dokouheh Armored 36 Mianeh 37 Siyakh Darengun 38 Torbat Jam Takavar 25 Pasveh 35 Kermanshah 45 Shushtar 55 Shiraz 65 Tehran

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