The Special Operations Forces Command (VeSŠO) was established on June 1, 2019.
[1] The main purpose of the Forces is "military assistance, special reconnaissance and direct action", via psychological operations and civil-military co-operation.
[2] As of 2024, the following units are assigned to the Slovak Special Operations Forces: The first commander was Colonel Bc.
Branislav Benka, previously the head of the Department of Special Purpose Forces at the Ministry of Defence.
[1] The first commanding non-commissioned officer was Staff Sergeant-Major Martin Boháčik, who had been the commanding non-commissioned officer of the 5th Special Purpose Regiment for more than 11 years until then.