Now MARCOS Eyes On Ladakh
- 28-Nov-2020
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The government has deployed the Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy in the Pangong lake area in eastern Ladakh.
The deployment comes after the stationing of Indian Air Forces Garud commandos and Indian Army para special forces in the conflict zone for over more than past six months.
The deployment of the MARCOS is to enhance the integration of the three services and provide the naval commandos exposure to extreme cold weather conditions.
The Navy commandos are also soon going to get new boats for operations in the lake along with the existing infrastructure, they said. Indian Army's Special Forces including the Para Special Forces and Cabinet Secretariat's Special Frontier Force have been operating in Eastern Ladakh for carrying out special operations for a long time.
The Indian Air Force's Garud Special Forces moved to hilltops on the strategic heights on the Line of Actual Control (LAC)along with their Igla shoulder-fired air defence systems in the early days of the conflict to take care of any fighter or other aircraft of the enemy which may have tried to violate Indian air space.
