🚨🇧🇩🔱 During the 1971 war the Bangladesh Naval Commandos destroyed or disabled a total of 126 foreign and Pakistani warships and merchant marine assets using mines and explosives. This led to the destruction of thousands of tonnes of military and logistical supplies, and more over it helped squeeze the enemy further.
The combat proven and experienced naval commandos of Bangladesh existed even before the birth of Bangladesh making it one of the few instances in the world.
Today the forerunners of the naval commandos are the SWADS, a force that has been trained in line with the same standards and doctrine of the Republic of Korea Navy SEAL/UDT and the US Navy SEAL forces.
These NAVSOF are entirely armed and equipped with US-made military hardware, though initially they did procure some small arms from South Korea (RoK).
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Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound protest ship in Mediterranean
Naval commandos board the Handala protest ship as activists attempt to breach Gaza blockade; live broadcast by activists shows them seated with hands raised as alarms reportedly sound on deck during takeover
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Israeli naval forces boarded and seized control of the protest vessel Handala late Saturday night as it attempted to approach the coast of the Gaza Strip in an effort to break the Israeli naval blockade.
The activists on board reported that Israeli Navy vessels began closing in on the ship earlier in the evening, triggering warning sirens aboard. Video footage released by the activists showed them donning life vests in preparation for a possible boarding by Shayetet 13, the Israeli Navy’s elite commando unit.
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Elite naval commandos from #Egypt’s 2nd Naval Special Forces Brigade conducted a Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drill in the #Mediterranean Sea, armed with Beretta #ARX160 rifles. The drill was conducted as part of routine naval exercise.
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