Indian Special Forces

[baker]

But no idea about the AF and other law enforcement ones.

i agree they are young and didnt have any war/operation exposure
but garud command force is getting the longest training among all the indian special forces

source wiki

Training
Garud trainees undergo a 72 week Basic Training course, which is the longest among all the Indian special forces but it also includesthe basic training to become airmen as they are inducted directly from the civil. The Training regime to qualify as a Garud is extremely rigorous and lengthy.

The initial phase is a three month probationary training which filters out the promising candidates for the next phases of training. This phase, which usually has a high attrition (Drop-out) rate is conducted at the Garud Regimental Training Centre located at Hindon, near New Delhi.

The subsequent phase of special operations training is imparted by the Special Group of the Special Frontier Force, the army, NSG and the paramilitary forces. Those who qualify, proceed to the Parachute Training School (PTS) at Agra to complete the basic airborne phase. Trainees are trained along with paratroopers of the Indian Army.

The remainder of the phases concentrates on niche fields like jungle and snow survival, demolition, etc. Garuds also train at the diving school of the Indian Navy and the Army's Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJWS). The final phase of training is active operations on being attached to Special Force Units of the Indian Army, which helps the Garuds in gaining operational experience.

After induction, the commandos also undergo advanced training, including anti-hijack and counter insurgency training, jungle and snow survival techniques, specialized weapon handling and advanced driving skills. A few officers have also been trained in foreign countries like USA

 

[Dark Angel]

Good stuff , but India needs to put a hell of a lot of efforts to bring its SF's to International Standards or as a Regional force with its counter parts , SSG/Chinese SF and Russians.

I guess u have trained with all of them

 

[amarnath]

GORKHA RIFLES

 

[TaimiKhan]

i agree they are young and didnt have any war/operation exposure
but garud command force is getting the longest training among all the indian special forces

source wiki

Agreed, but do read the first two lines of the source, as this longest time period includes the basic training as a "airmen" i believe includes too. So technically it doesn't makes it the longest, becoz in Army and AF, guys with already basic training come for SF training.

in Garud they are directly inducted in the SF without getting the basic training required for airmen.

But whatever, they are new and are developing, so hope they show their metal in future also.

 

[Veer]

Exercise Red Flag: Indian Air Force Special Forces Garuds Exhibit Mission Capability

The IAF's special force commandos 'The Garuds' successfully demonstrated their mission capability during the Exercise Red Flag, when they neutralized an enemy Radar site capturing an Air Field and carrying out combat search and rescue operations, in Nevada desert USA.

The enemy airfield (Red Forces) was simulated at about 60 Kms from the border and was considered strategically important for the friendly forces. The intelligence report made available identified the location of airfield in desert terrain suggesting medium threat environment and adequate defensive measures. The Garuds were assigned the task of neutralizing the enemy radar site and capture the airfield in a stipulated time frame of two hours.

After acquiring all the necessary intelligence inputs, including those from satellite and Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV), the Garud Force mission commander Flt LT Jagvinder Singh carried out a detailed analysis of terrain and topography, worked out an operational plan. The plan included heliborne insertion and exfilteration of the force. The Garud during this exercise mission used assault riles as primary weapons, pistols and combat knives as secondary weapons, LMGs, Navigation and communication equipment and All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

It may be recalled that the IAF formed its first Garud Flight in year 2005 with 60 commandos initially and the force has been progressively growing since then. The need for forming such a force was felt after the Kargil Operations and terrorist attacks on IAF airfields in insurgency affected areas. The Garuds are trained to protect airfields from enemy and terrorist attacks, carry out hostage rescue operations, ‘Radar Busting' etc. The Garuds also carry out the combat search and rescue missions (CSAR) for securing back Pilots from hostile territory.

"Capt Burry of USAF CSAR said "The Garuds have well executed all the assigned missions overcoming all the exercise limitations. The Garuds are a highly trained, motivated and mission oriented force. They never loose their focus and can achieve the near impossible task given to them"

 

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[Veer]

10 para SF


Para(SF) and US special forces during a exercise in India.

 

[beckham]

^^^ which unit is this?? never seen this particular blue uniform. Bytheway awesome pics dude, keep 'em comming!

Its SPG 's counter-sniper unit !

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[beckham]

Ayo Gorkhali.......

 

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[DeathGod]

Here are some videos, hopefully they werent posted earlier.