Para Commandos are a special forces unit of the Indian Army. Formed in 1966, the Para Commandos are the largest and most important part of the Special Forces of India. They are a part of the highly-trained Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army and, generally, all the Para-Commando personnel are selected from it. They are the crack force and help the main army to get in the enemy lines without much damage. The main aim of having a Parachute Regiment is for quick deployment of Soldiers behind the enemy lines to attack the enemy from behind and destroy their first line of defence. The Parachute Regiment, consisting of PARA (SF) and PARA (SF) Airborne battalions, is the elite volunteer force of the Indian Army.Because of its specified role, the regiment needs to be kept at optimum level of operational efficiency and physical fitness. Towards this end, this specially selected manpower should be comparatively young, physically fit and mentally robust, intelligent, innovative and highly motivated so as to successfully accomplish the assigned operational tasks
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The Special Frontier Force (SFF) is a paramilitary special force of India created on 14 November 1962. It's main goal was to conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines in the event of another Indo-China war. The first Inspector General of the SFF was a retired Indian Army Major General who was known for his unconventional thinking. Soon the SFF came to be known as 'Establishment 22' due to its first Inspector General, who used to be commander of 22 Mountain Regiment during World War II.
Based in Chakrata, Uttarakhand, SFF is also known as the Establishment 22. The force was put under the direct supervision of the Intelligence Bureau, and later, the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
IMAGE of Special frontier force in 1962
MARCOS (previously named as Marine Commando Force (MCF)) is an elite special operations unit of the Indian Navy. MARCOS is short for Marine Commandos.The force has gradually acquired experience and a reputation for professionalism over the two decades it has been in existence. Now it is one of the few units qualified to jump in the water with a full combat load. The Marcos are capable of undertaking operations in all types of terrain, but are specialised in maritime operations from across Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir through the Jhelum River and Wular Lake, a 65 square kilometer freshwater lake. Some Marcos personnel are also attached with the Army special forces units conducting counter-terrorism operations in the area. MARCOS are widely feared among the terrorists, who call them "Dadiwala Fauj" , meaning the "Bearded Army" because of their bearded disguise in civil areas. MARCOS have also been known to carry out wide variety of operations in Foreign soil. They are one of the finest special forces in the world and are often compared to the US navy SEALs and Shayetet 13
