E Squadron

E Squadron
Active1990s-2005 (as the 'Increment')
2005-current (as E Squadron)
CountryUnited Kingdom
TypeMilitary Unit
RoleUnconventional Warfare
Direct Action
Espionage
SizeClassified
Part ofUK Special Forces
Engagements2011 military intervention in Libya

E Squadron, formerly the Increment, is a British special forces unit tasked with conducting covert operations, paramilitary operations and others at the behest of the Director Special Forces and chief of the Secret Intelligence Service. Its members are selected from the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF), Defence Intelligence and are trained and tasked with carrying out operations in close contact with the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6.