What has been published is that the unit was created just after the Munich Summer Olympic incident in 1972.

AKS led the operation of clearing and evicting the anarchist and leftist groups from Ungdomshuset on March 1, 2007.

An officer from AKS was seriously wounded on January 7, 2013, during an arrest operation against three suspected narcotics smugglers.

[4] Their training includes: tactical shooting, hand-to-hand combat, surveillance, and explosives.

Policemen who want to join the unit are required to take and pass selection tests.