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180 commandos carry out airborne operation with parachute: Türkiye
The exercise includes participants from friendly and allied countries, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Pakistan, Spain, Italy, and Libya. The UK and Bahrain are also present as observers.
Anadolu Agency WORLDOctober 19,2023
A team of 180 expert commandos on Thursday carried out an airborne exercise with parachutes in central Türkiye.
The drill in Kayseri was part of the Erciyes-2023 airborne exercise, which started on Oct. 2 and is due to wrap on Friday.
The exercise includes participants from friendly and allied countries, including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Pakistan, Spain, Italy, and Libya. The UK and Bahrain are also present as observers.
Over 650 personnel are taking part in the exercise.
The exercise aims to carry out combined and joint operations with friendly and allied countries and to develop airborne capabilities.
It also aims to gauge units' combat readiness by implementing training for Battlefield Function Areas within brigade integrity, and to improve the planning and conducting skills of all personnel by experiencing combat conditions within a scenario.
Speaking on the exercise's distinguished observer day, Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, commander of the Turkish Land Forces, called the exercise an "important opportunity" to improve friendship and cooperation between the countries and their interoperability capabilities.
"In today's operational environment, where the understanding of conventional warfare has changed, asymmetric threats have increased, and proxy wars have come to the fore, we better understand the importance of having the ability to conduct joint and combined operations," he explained.
"With this understanding, we continue our efforts to improve the opportunities and capabilities of our forces for the security of our country and region."
The airborne exercise allows Türkiye to share knowledge and experience with friendly and brotherly countries, he said.
"I hope that the training and exercises held in the days to come will make valuable contributions to the development of friendship and cooperation between our countries," he stressed.
During the distinguished observer day, two targets were successfully destroyed by Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Also, the Turkish Special Forces Command maroon berets performed fast descent with rope, and ensured the safety of the region as part of an exercise scenario.
Taking part in the exercise are units and elements from the Turkish General Staff, Land Forces Command, and Air Forces Command.
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Closing ceremony of Multinational Joint Special Forces Exercise Fajar Al Sharq-V was held at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi. Troops from special forces of Pakistan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait participated in the exercise.
Two weeks long exercise commenced on 27 November 2023 at NCTC, Pabbi with participation of Special forces contingents from the brotherly countries in Counter Terrorism domain.
Besides the Exercising troops, officers from the brotherly countries of Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait also witnessed the Closing Ceremony.
Special Forces of participating countries, displayed their professional excellence on the final day.
The exercise was aimed at further harnessing the historic military to military relations amongst brotherly countries and helped nurture joint employment concepts against counter terrorism, besides identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations.
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Two weeks long exercise commenced on 27 November 2023 at NCTC, Pabbi with participation of Special forces contingents from the brotherly countries in Counter Terrorism domain.
Besides the Exercising troops, officers from the brotherly countries of Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait also witnessed the Closing Ceremony.
Special Forces of participating countries, displayed their professional excellence on the final day.
The exercise was aimed at further harnessing the historic military to military relations amongst brotherly countries and helped nurture joint employment concepts against counter terrorism, besides identifying areas of mutual interest for future military collaborations.
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"He might not be able to clear the Staff College Test, but to go Afghanistan; catch the President Najeeb will be a piece of cake for him". Stating the above, Time Magazine declared him as the number one free fall diver of the world.
His journey of valor started when he was commissioned in PMA after his graduation from Gordon's College Rawalpindi. He was considered as the best cricketer of the college. Pakistani Star Cricketer Fazal Mehmood (also known as The Hero of the Oval) predicted him to be the best future cricketer of Pakistan. But fate decided something else for him. PMA was waiting for him. There he proved his mettle in every walk of soldiery.
It was 1965, he was preparing for a specialized course with Delta Force in USA. The Operation Gibraltar was announced. Refusing to join the course, he joined the operation. He was lost in Kashmir during the operation and was announced as "Missing believed Killed", but one day he approached a nearby post of Kashmir sector and soon identified by the authorities.
He was soon recognized as the symbolic and mythical character of the SSG. In an early age, he was appointed as in-charge of Para Training School. Major Shabbir Shareef Nishan e Haider also got the PTW under his strict command. In the chaotic era of 1971, he was a potential threat to the Mukti Bahni and Indian Army. After the surrender, every Indian Army official was in search of this legend, but he was already in West Pakistan and no one was able to capture him.
When a plane of Air India was hijacked and brought to Pakistan, it was him and his two comrades who managed to arrest the hijackers and free the hostages without firing even a single bullet.
On an unfortunate morning of May 29, 1989, he jumped for a free fall. He opened his main parachute but the para chords were tangled. He opened his reserve parachute but it also failed to open. When a paratrooper lands, he adopts a certain posture i.e. bit leaned left, facing the ground. As his chutes failed to open, his martyrdom was certain, but that stone nerved person was still adopting the same posture. His velocity increased his weight up to tons, he fell and embraced martyrdom at the spot.
It was his performance which led him to the higher brass. He used to wear a black overall like all the paratroopers do, but he decorated his outfit by writing یااللہ (Oh Allah) on it.
The name of this legend is Brigadier Tariq Mehmood also known as TM Tiger. He was such a legendary and mythical character that still GOCs of SSG follow the example that he set.
On the parade of March 23, 2015 Maj Gen Abid Rafique whereas from March 23,2016 till 2019, ex GOC SSG Maj Gen Tahir Masood Bhutta dived in the outfit decorated with the words of Ya Allah.
His journey of valor started when he was commissioned in PMA after his graduation from Gordon's College Rawalpindi. He was considered as the best cricketer of the college. Pakistani Star Cricketer Fazal Mehmood (also known as The Hero of the Oval) predicted him to be the best future cricketer of Pakistan. But fate decided something else for him. PMA was waiting for him. There he proved his mettle in every walk of soldiery.
It was 1965, he was preparing for a specialized course with Delta Force in USA. The Operation Gibraltar was announced. Refusing to join the course, he joined the operation. He was lost in Kashmir during the operation and was announced as "Missing believed Killed", but one day he approached a nearby post of Kashmir sector and soon identified by the authorities.
He was soon recognized as the symbolic and mythical character of the SSG. In an early age, he was appointed as in-charge of Para Training School. Major Shabbir Shareef Nishan e Haider also got the PTW under his strict command. In the chaotic era of 1971, he was a potential threat to the Mukti Bahni and Indian Army. After the surrender, every Indian Army official was in search of this legend, but he was already in West Pakistan and no one was able to capture him.
When a plane of Air India was hijacked and brought to Pakistan, it was him and his two comrades who managed to arrest the hijackers and free the hostages without firing even a single bullet.
On an unfortunate morning of May 29, 1989, he jumped for a free fall. He opened his main parachute but the para chords were tangled. He opened his reserve parachute but it also failed to open. When a paratrooper lands, he adopts a certain posture i.e. bit leaned left, facing the ground. As his chutes failed to open, his martyrdom was certain, but that stone nerved person was still adopting the same posture. His velocity increased his weight up to tons, he fell and embraced martyrdom at the spot.
It was his performance which led him to the higher brass. He used to wear a black overall like all the paratroopers do, but he decorated his outfit by writing یااللہ (Oh Allah) on it.
The name of this legend is Brigadier Tariq Mehmood also known as TM Tiger. He was such a legendary and mythical character that still GOCs of SSG follow the example that he set.
On the parade of March 23, 2015 Maj Gen Abid Rafique whereas from March 23,2016 till 2019, ex GOC SSG Maj Gen Tahir Masood Bhutta dived in the outfit decorated with the words of Ya Allah.
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