Naval Particular Warfare forces deployed to U.S. Particular Operations Command Pacific concluded a joint mixed coaching train with the Indian Navy Marine Commando Pressure on December 22. The three-week trade constructed upon the 2 forces’ collective maritime capabilities and long-standing relationship. The train included tactical coaching with weapons, close-quarter fight drills, navy free fall evolutions, helicopter insertions, and maritime boat operations. The life like eventualities served as a capstone to the coaching and included maritime interdiction operations, go to, board, search and seizure operations, and direct-action missions.

“We’re dedicated to operationalizing the U.S.-India partnership via enhanced info sharing, regional safety cooperation, built-in deterrence and cooperation in new domains. This train supplies us the chance of a standard understanding of a shared working surroundings at sea via sensible hands-on eventualities as a mixed crew,” stated the senior crew chief of the U.S. Naval Particular Warfare unit.

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“We constantly search for alternatives to reinforce this ongoing skilled partnership. The U.S.-India protection partnership is important to securing a free and open Indo-Pacific.,” stated Rear Adm. Jeromy Williams, commander of U.S. Particular Operations Command Pacific.

U.S. Naval Particular Warfare operators and Indian Navy Marine Commandos collect their parachutes following a navy free fall throughout a joint mixed coaching. (Photograph by US Naval Particular Warfare Group ONE)

U.S. particular operations forces present versatile response to contingencies within the Indo-Pacific. Integral to this functionality is a forward-deployed posture and steady engagement with accomplice and ally forces, heightening mutual interoperability and regional experience. India, the U.S., Australia, and Japan concluded naval train Malabar 2022 Nov. 15, a multi-national train designed to advance the collective planning, integration and employment of superior warfare techniques between taking part nations. As a part of Malabar 2022, there was a particular operations forces-specific tri-lateral train between U.S. Naval Particular Warfare, Indian Navy Marine Commando Pressure and Japan Maritime Self Protection Pressure Particular Boarding Unit, specializing in maritime interdiction and tactical fight casualty care coaching.

Naval Particular Warfare is the nation’s premier maritime particular operations pressure and is uniquely positioned to increase the fleet’s attain and ship all-domain choices for multinational forces. The USA Naval Particular Warfare Command (USNSWC), also called (NAVSPECWARCOM and WARCOM), is the naval part of United States Particular Operations Command, the unified command accountable for overseeing and conducting the nation’s particular operations and missions. WARCOM is organized primarily round eight Navy SEAL groups, three Particular Boat Groups, and numerous supporting instructions, totaling roughly 9,200 personnel. Models can function independently, as a part of navy service battle teams and amphibious prepared teams, or built-in with different US particular operations forces.

 U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and Indian Navy Marine Commandos conduct long-range fire drills during a joint combined training.
U.S. Naval Particular Warfare operators and Indian Navy Marine Commandos conduct long-range hearth drills throughout a joint mixed coaching. (Photograph by US Naval Particular Warfare Group ONE)