Very little is known about the unit, only that the force performs top secret operations behind enemy lines, deep within hostile territory.

It took part in hundreds of missions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada, particularly in carrying out arrests of terror suspects.

[5] Operation Beach Boys, later on in the war, saw the unit embedded along the western coastal strip of Lebanon where they destroyed 150 Hezbollah targets, forty of which were rocket launchers.

[9] On August 2, 2020 the unit ambushed and killed four militants in southern Golan Heights while the latter were deploying IEDs at the security fence.

[10] During the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, the unit was involved in the Battle of Zikim, according to a video posted to social media by the IDF.

[13][14] Maglan fighters, along with the Nahal and Givati task forces, operated to capture the Al-Shati camp in the western part of Gaza City.

Additionally, they conducted a raid to clear the school area where anti-tank missile launch positions, a large quantity of weapons, and terrorist infrastructure were found.

The soldiers then must complete a 60 km (37 mi) beret march (Hebrew: Masa Kumta) to Maglan's base to continue their training.

[17] Physical standards are high, with candidates required to carry equipment weighing about 70% of their body mass over several dozen kilometers.