is a special operations unit of the Swedish military . The exact number of operatives is classified, SOG can be deployed to achieve specific, well-defined and often time critical results of strategic or operational significance which cannot be achieved through the use of conventional forces. Typical missions undertaken by SOG are to engage and destroy targets of great significance to the enemy, to rescue people captured by the enemy or held hostage, and to gather intelligence through combat. SOG's missions require its operators to covertly infiltrate and move inside hostile territory and remain undetected for very long periods.