strike force

noun

1. a military force armed and trained for attack.
2. a group or team, as of law-enforcement agents, who are assigned to one special problem:

   the FBI's strike force against organized crime.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strike force¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

A strike force was set up in March to investigate several indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents between 2001 and 2019, they said in a statement.

From BBC

Shortly after the theft was reported, NSW Police launched a special investigation into the incident codenamed Strike Force Bandit - after Bluey's father.

From BBC

A special strike force was created to investigate the incident, with New South Wales Police saying it could take months to present its findings.

From BBC

Among other criticisms, they said the bill is at odds with the governor’s own Strike Force on Addressing Wildfire Risk — a 2019 document that urges California to begin to “deprioritize new development in areas of the most extreme fire risk.”

From Los Angeles Times

The New South Wales Police investigation was codenamed Strike Force Bandit, after Bandit who is Bluey's father in the show.

From BBC