All but the last were elite units that participated in a large number of international exercises, as well as deployments abroad.

The US Army Special Forces also sent several instructors who were stationed in Romania for periods of up to 6 months at a time.

The Turkish Special Forces were also heavily involved in advising on the selection process, due to the high number of exercises previously held in common with various units in Romania.

A notable casualty of this deployment was Captain (posthumously Major) Tiberius-Marcel Petre,[8] who was killed in a firefight.

[10] Asked if members of the unit will take part in real missions abroad, the former Minister of National Defense Teodor Atanasiu replied "with certainty".

It was previously subordinated to the 1st Territorial Army Corps, and its headquarters are located in Buzău.

[14] The battalion was part of the 2nd Paratroopers Brigade (HQ Clinceni), which was disbanded in 2005 due to a reorganization program of the Romanian Land Forces, in order to reach NATO standards.

It was previously subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division (HQ Cluj-Napoca) and its headquarters are located at Bacău.

The battalion was part of the 4th Para Brigade (HQ Bacău), which was disbanded in 2005 due to a reorganization program of the Romanian Land Forces, in order to reach NATO standards.

The first course were carried out with the support of the Joint Training Center for Paratroopers, Special Operations and JTAC from Buzău.

[19] The barracks of the Special Operations Forces Training School are located near Vlădeni, Brașov County.