Ulster Service Corps

The Ulster Service Corps (USC) was a loyalist paramilitary group active in Northern Ireland in the late 1970's. Although shortlived, it had a sizeable membership of several hundred people. The USC was primarily made up of former members of the Ulster Special Constabulary, a quasi-military police force in Northern Ireland. The USC set up patrols, roadblocks, and engaged in covert observation of IRA groups. Despite being a non-state actor, the USC often engaged in armed patrols with members of the British and Northern Irish police forces. The USC dissolved in 1977 quickly after the United Unionist Action Council (UUAC) Strike.