Initiating a series of interactions with Navy personnel deployed at remote locations, Navy Chief Adm R Hari Kumar spoke with the Marcos Commandos deployed at detachments across the country over video calls and stressed on being combat-ready, the Indian Navy said on Thursday.
Informing about the outreach, the Navy said that the Navy Chief acknowledged the presence of personnel in vital locations and “stressed the importance of being combat-ready at all times.”
This is the first-of-its-kind initiative, aimed at connecting with the personnel deployed in remote and far-flung areas, where frequent interactions with senior officials don’t take place. The initiative will bring in a sense among those deployed in remote corners that they are not left out, a Navy source said.
Who Are MARCOS?
- The MARCOS motto is: “The Few, The Fearless”
- The Marine Commandos, abbreviated to MARCOS and officially called the Marine Commando Force (MCF), are the special forces unit of the Indian Navy and is responsible for conducting special operations.
- The MARCOS were founded in February 1987. MARCOS are capable of operating in all types of environments; at sea, in air and on land. The force has gradually acquired more experience and an international reputation for professionalism. The MARCOS regularly undertake specialised maritime operations in Jammu and Kashmir through the Jhelum River and Wular Lake, a 65 square kilometres (16,000 acres) freshwater lake, and conduct counter-insurgency operations in the region. More Details about Special Forces Check-Out: Difference Between PARA SF V/S MARCOS V/S GARUD
As a specialised force, the MARCOS is responsible for conducting operations at the strategic and the tactical level. MARCOS operations are usually conducted in support of naval forces, although MARCOS are also deployed in other domains. The responsibilities of MARCOS has evolved with time.
Some of the duties of MARCOS include:-
- Providing support to amphibious operations.
- Special surveillance and amphibious reconnaissance operations.
- Clandestine operations inside hostile territory, including diving operations and special raids.
- Direct action
- Hostage rescue operations.
- Counter-terrorism operations.
- Asymmetric warfare.
- Foreign internal defence.
Additionally, MARCOS can also assist the Indian Air Force in Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) missions.
- The total duration of training of MARCOS is between two-and-a-half years and three years. The basic training lasts six months. The first two months is the selection phase, during the first month of which he first phase of which recruits undergo rigorous physical tests, of which only 50% pass. For the next nine months, they are taught to use different weapons, conduct special warfare techniques and gather intelligence from the enemy. The cadets start with basic diving and commando tactics and skills. Those who pass this phase are trained in every aspect of modern warfare and in every situation. This is followed by a year of training in specialised skills such as close combat including Krav Maga.
- The MARCOS are trained in every kind of weapon and instruments, including knives, crossbows, sniper rifles, handguns, assault rifles, submachine guns and bare hands. Being divers, they can reach hostile shores swimming underwater
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