By 1972, the Commando Raiders strength peaked at about 200 officers and enlisted men, all airborne-qualified volunteers, organized into three independent para-commando companies, comprising three headquarters (HQ) sections and each broken into 12-men teams: .
The 1st Commando Raider Company (Airborne), based at Pha Khao in Military Region 2, was tasked of operations in North-eastern Laos.