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Thunder Squad
霹靂小組
Pīlì Xiǎozǔ
Thunder Squad; 霹靂小組; Pīlì Xiǎozǔ
	Arm patch of Thunder Squad
Agency overview
Formed	1985
Employees	200 personnel
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Republic of China
General nature	Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Counter terrorism, special weapons operations. Protection of internationally protected persons, other very important persons, and/or of state property of significance.;
Operational structure
Parent agency	National Police Agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Thunder Squad (Chinese: 霹靂小組; pinyin: Pīlì Xiǎozǔ) are local police tactical units within the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan).^[1]^[2] They are highly trained and responsible for carrying out high-risk arrests and other dangerous law enforcement duties. The Thunder Squad was established in 1985 and modeled after the SWAT units in the United States.The relevant unit at the national level in the Republic of China is the NPA SOG, and their patches are similar to those of the Thunder Squad.

History

In 1984 Gen Wego Chiang Secretary General of the Taiwan National Security Bureau in conjunction with Wu Bwo Hsiung, Minister of the Interior, issued a National Directive calling for the formation of the national SWAT Command to combat heavily armed criminals and organized crime gangs.
ROC Marine Corps Chief of Staff Lt General Lo Chang became commissioner of the National Police Agency, and established the SWAT Training Headquarters at the First Security Corps special training base under the guidance of the NPA Training Division to select the protocols and training processes.

In 1985 American-Chinese Chris Mar was selected as first Chief Instructor. He developed the Comprehensive Applied Close Combat and together with police officer Chen Jia Yur established the CQC Instructors and Demo team to train the National Police Agency SWAT Teams and in the Long-Term Police Instructors Close Combat Courses focusing on unorthodox tactics, Simultaneous Close Quarters Combat, Arrest and Defend procedure, SWAT Baton, Special Tactics Riot, and Advanced Rescue and Extraction.^[3]
In 2020 the NPA Thunder Squad participated in the annual Han Kuang exercise alongside special forces formations from the Military Police and Coast Guard as well as regular military.^[1]