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===MARCOS=== | ===MARCOS=== | ||
[[File:Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremony at Gateway of India, 2018 (7).jpg|thumb|A demonstration by [[MARCOS]] during [[Navy Day (India)|Navy day]] 2018.]] | [[File:Beating Retreat and Tattoo ceremony at Gateway of India, 2018 (7).jpg|thumb|A demonstration by [[MARCOS]] during [[Navy Day (India)|Navy day]] 2018.]] | ||
The [[MARCOS (India)|Marine Commando Force]] (MCF), also known as ''MARCOS'', is a [[special operations]] unit that was raised by the Indian Navy in 1987 for [[Amphibious warfare]], [[Close quarters combat|Close Quarter Combat]] [[Counter-terrorism]], [[Direct action (military)|Direct action]], [[Special reconnaissance]], [[Unconventional warfare]], [[Hostage rescue]], [[Personnel recovery]], [[Combat search and rescue]], [[Asymmetric warfare]], [[Foreign internal defence]], [[Counterproliferation]], [[Amphibious reconnaissance]] including [[Amphibious reconnaissance|Hydrographic reconnaissance]].<ref name="INS Abhimanyu"/> Since their inception MARCOS proved themselves in various operations and wars, notable of them include [[Operation Pawan]], [[1988 Maldives coup d'état|Operation Cactus]], [[United Nations Operation in Somalia II|UNOSOM II]], [[Kargil War]] and [[Operation Black Tornado]].<ref name="15 Reasons The Indian Navy MARCOS Are The Best In The World">{{cite web|author1=Abhishek Saxena|title=15 Reasons The Indian Navy MARCOS Are The Best in the World|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/15-reasons-the-indian-navy-marcos-are-the-best-in-the-world-232296.html|website=India Times|access-date=17 July 2017|date=2 May 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126093127/http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/15-reasons-the-indian-navy-marcos-are-the-best-in-the-world-232296.html|archive-date=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Emerging Role of the Indian Navy in the New World Order - I">{{cite web|author1=Vice Admiral G. M. Hiranandani (retd.)|author-link1=Gulab Mohanlal Hiranandani|title=The Emerging Role of the Indian Navy in the New World Order – I|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/the-emerging-role-of-the-indian-navy-in-the-new-world-order-i/2/|website=Indian Defence Review|access-date=17 July 2017|date=11 April 2011}}</ref> They are also actively deployed on anti-piracy operations throughout the year.<ref name="Indian navy captures 61 Somalian pirates and stolen 'mother ship' after deadly gun battle">{{cite web |title=Indian navy holds 61 pirates after skirmish at sea |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/14/indian-navy-pirates-holds-61 |website=Guardian |access-date=2 January 2020 |date=14 March 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102154023/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/14/indian-navy-pirates-holds-61 |archive-date=2 January 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Indian Navy foils pirates' attempt to attack Liberian vessel in Gulf of Aden">{{cite web|title=Indian Navy foils pirates' attempt to attack Liberian vessel in Gulf of Aden|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170517/indian-navy-foils-pirates-attempt-to-attack-liberian-vessel-in-gulf-of-aden.html|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=17 July 2017|date=17 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519075333/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170517/indian-navy-foils-pirates-attempt-to-attack-liberian-vessel-in-gulf-of-aden.html|archive-date=19 May 2017}}</ref> | |||
== Aircraft carriers == | == Aircraft carriers == | ||