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  2. Garud Commando Force - Wikipedia

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    IAF Garud commando. In 2001, after the terrorists attempted to attack two major airfield bases in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Air Force commanders felt the need for a specialized force for protecting these critical elements should have dedicated commandos trained with Special Forces techniques such as Counter Insurgency (COIN) Operations, Combat Search and Rescue, Reconnaissance, for ...

  3. Special forces of India - Wikipedia

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    The Para SF of the Indian Army, MARCOS of the Indian Navy and the Garud Commando Force of the Indian Air Force. There are other special forces which are not controlled by the military, but operate under civilian organisations, such as the National Security Guard under the Home Ministry and the Special Group under the Research and Analysis Wing ...

  4. Armed Forces Special Operations Division - Wikipedia

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    Garud Commando Force: The Garud Commando Force is the special warfare branch of the Indian Air Force. They are tasked to undertake missions in support of air operations. They are deployed at important military bases and assets and conduct search and rescue missions during wartime. [20] [21]

  5. Indian Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Garud commandos are the special forces of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Their tasks include counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, providing security to IAF's vulnerably located assets and various air force-specific special operations. First conceived in 2002, this unit was officially established on February 6, 2004. [131] Garud Commandos Garud ...

  6. Para (Special Forces) - Wikipedia

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    In 1978, the 1 Para, as an experiment, was converted to become the first special forces unit of the Indian army and was kept as the tactical reserve. Already a recipient of the Chief of Army Staff Unit Citation twice, and the GOC-in-C Eastern Command Unit Citation once, the unit was originally 1 Punjab Regiment, which was later re-designated as ...

  7. Category:Garud Commandos - Wikipedia

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  8. MARCOS - Wikipedia

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    The Marine Commando Force (MCF), abbreviated to MARCOS, are the special forces of the Indian Navy. [ 7 ] [ 1 ] The MARCOS were originally named Indian Marine Special Force, which was later changed to Marine Commando Force to impart "an element of individuality" to it, according to the Indian Navy.

  9. Garuda - Wikipedia

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    Garuda is a part of state insignia of India, Indonesia and Thailand. Both Indonesia and Thailand has Garuda as their coat of arms, the Indian Army uses the Garuda on their Guards Brigade Regimental Insignia. The Indian Air Force named their special operations unit after him as the Garud Commando Force. [10]