Commando Raiders

Commando Raiders
Commando Raider Teams
Active1968 – 1973
Country Kingdom of Laos
AllegianceCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA), Royal Lao Government
TypeCommando
Size200 men (at height)
Part ofRoyal Lao Armed Forces
HeadquartersBan Pha Khao, northeast of Vientiane
"Whiskey-3" Camp, near Savannakhet
PS 22 Camp, near Pakse
NicknamesRaiders, CRTs
Engagements
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vang Pao

The Commando Raiders or Commando Raider Teams (CRTs) were a Laotian paramilitary commando unit, which operated closely with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the final phase of the Laotian Civil War, from 1968 to 1973.