Security forces are statutory organizations with internal security mandates. In the legal context of several countries, the term has variously denoted police and military units working in concert,^[1] or the role of irregular military and paramilitary forces (such as gendarmerie and military police) tasked with public security duties.^[2]

Examples of formally designated security forces include:

• Afghan National Security Force
• Airports Security Force of Pakistan
• Border Security Force of India
• Central Industrial Security Force of India
• Central Security Forces of Egypt
• Federal Security Force of Pakistan
• Israeli Security Forces
• Internal Security Forces of Lebanon
• Iraqi Security Forces
• Kurdistan Region Security Forces
• Irish Security Forces
• Kosovo Security Force
• Macau Security Force
• National Public Security Force of Brazil
• Palestinian National Security Forces
• Public Security Forces of Bahrain
• Puntland Security Force
• Galmudug Security Force
• Rhodesian Security Forces
• RNZAF Security Forces
• Security Forces Command of Northern Cyprus
• Social Security Forces of North Korea
• Sri Lanka Civil Security Force
• United States Air Force Security Forces
• United States Marine Corps Security Force

• Airport security force
• Air Force Security Forces
• Internal Troops
• Naval Security Forces
• Public Security Force (disambiguation)