Pakistan Marines, SSG(N) Showcase Prowess in Anti-Terror Demo
The multi-national Exercise AMAN once again highlighted the capabilities of the Pakistan Marines and Special Service Group (SSG(N)/Navy SEAL in a pulse-racing series of demonstration of skills and capabilities of defence equipment in combating terrorism.
The spectators, which comprised of 60 participating countries’ personnel of Exercise AMAN were showcased with a hostage rescue scenario, which began with a water jet explosives and dye detonated to produce plumes of coloured mist.
Terrorists kidnapped a pair of locals, which prompted the insertion of SEAL team by air, dropped off by parachute off the Pakistan Navy Sea King helicopter. More personnel were dropped by another helicopter into the water off the beach. Reinforcements arrived by boat, and fast-roped in from the Sea Kings.
As soon as the anti-terror demonstration concluded, the multi-national spectators were showcased with the various capabilities of the Pakistan Navy defence equipment, including winching an “injured” SEAL personnel out from the water via a Sea King helicopter, and extracting personnel from the beach using the hovercraft.
The series of drills concluded with a special highlight – free fall jump from Pakistan Navy’s Sea Eagle Team, carrying the flags of IED participating countries, led by Cdr. Jehanzaib Ali, from Pakistan Navy SSG(N).
According to Lieutenant Commander Nomad from Pakistan Navy Marines, “The anti-terror demo demonstrated the Pakistan Marines multitude of tasks that includes amphibious assault operations and infiltration operations to showcase.
“As this year’s iteration of Exercise AMAN has grown even bigger, we have been progressively organising its execution collectively for about two months, carrying the message for peace.”
Lt. Cmdr. Saad Irfan from Pakistan Navy’s Special Service Group (SSG(N) said:” The Exercise AMAN reconvenes the Special Operation Forces and EOD teams, where we rehearse our techniques and procedures. In the spirit of interoperability, we learn from each other, the valuable knowledge sharing enhances our synergy and collaboration to carry our tasks better in the maritime domain.
“Today’s demonstration showcased our prowess in terms of close quarter combat battles (CQC), high-altitude, high opening procedures, and fast rope insertion/extraction technique.”
Lt. Cmdr. Saad affirmed that the Pakistan Navy’s SSG(N) leaves no stones unturned in heightening the anti-terror demonstration for each iteration of Exercise AMAN. “We are not making it easy for our personnel. We train hard, and each day we will increase the bar and train even harder to be a force to reckon with,” he told ADJ.
This year’s Exercise AMAN is the ninth in the series of the drills first held in 2007. The scale of the exercise has grown – with the participation of 60 countries from the Indian Ocean Region, the Middle East and the Pacific. –shp/adj/aaa
