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32-453: The PNS Bahadur provides education, training, qualification and certifications to its personnel on seaborne-military operation, navigation, military communications, military music, and the military law enforcement. The PNS Badur distinguished itself as Navy's "Maritime Operations Training Complex." The scope of military training of Pakistan Navy was very limited and based in PNS Himalaya –

64-564: A component of the Navy, conducting expeditionary operations with the special forces of army and the navy . The Marines are primarily tasked with quick response and marine reconnaissance objectives to guard the coastal and amphibious regions of the country, and receives training at the School of Infantry and Tactics by the Pakistan Army's instructors. In 2010, Marines, in close co-ordination with

96-505: A short period of time it has achieved excellence in imparting high standard of professional training to Marines. It is now fully capable of making a Marine proficient in Amphibious Warfare, Riverine Operations and Shore-based air Defence. Centre also conducts the basic and refresher training for PNP(Pakistan Naval Police). MTC has achieved proficiency in imparting high standard of professional training. Consequently, it has been assigned

128-616: Is a naval base located in Manora Island , off the coast of Karachi coast , Sindh , Pakistan . The PNS Himalaya is primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and distinguished itself as "Home of Armed Forces Diving School". The naval base is namesake after the famous Himalaya Mountain Range in Northern Pakistan. The Royal Indian Navy established and commissioned

160-655: Is an expeditionary and amphibious warfare uniform service branch within the Pakistan Navy , consisting of the naval officers and other personnel to perform their duties within the Marines. Pakistan Marines are responsible for providing force protection in littorals, using the mobility of the Pakistan Navy to provide creeks defence, ground based air defence and Force protection. In the Pakistani military leadership structure,

192-576: Is not restricted to the Navy's enlisted personnel but enlisted personnel from the Army , and Air Force have also been educated, certified, and earned their badges of qualifications from the PNS Bahadur . The campus of the PNS Bahadur consists of ten faculties: 24°53′41″N 67°06′03″E  /  24.8946°N 67.1007°E  / 24.8946; 67.1007 PNS Himalaya The Pakistan Navy Station Himalaya ( reporting name : PNS Himalaya ),

224-563: Is the only bootcamp of Pakistan Navy and subsequently expanded as a naval base providing the crucial marine training in December 1950. Due to its size and accommodation, the PNS Himayala was home to many of navy's schools before Navy dispersed its assets in different parts of the country in 1980. The PNS Himalaya also served as a temporary headquarters of the Pakistan Marines when it

256-656: The Army and the Marines from the Marine Base Qasim, overseeing the military training and instructions on the weapon system provided by the Army instructors and weapon system specialists. The Pakistan Marines operations are primarily controlled from the Qasim Marine Base but are stationed in Joint Army-Marine Base Sir Creek , Army Base Ormara , Gwadar Marine Camp and Marine Base Punjab . Since 1998,

288-563: The PNS Qasim to learn infantry and combined arms warfare, usually instructed by Pakistani Army specialists. At the MTC, the Marines completes the Basic Marines Course that included the instructions on comprehensive physical training in unarmed combat, close-quarter battle, security duties, swimming , small-arms handling and infantry tactics. After passing the basic marine training course,

320-608: The Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi in order to gain commissioned in the Marines, where the candidates pass out in courses relating the military history and training, training for the soldier recruits are conducted at the PNS Himalaya – the initial entry training center ("boot camp") of the Navy. Following the award of their commissions, marines officers and personnel attend the Marine Training Center (MTC) located at

352-603: The third war with India . In 1990, the Marines were organized in PNS Himalaya initially, but the organizational command was relocated in Manora Fort located in the PNS Qasim that was renamed as Qasim Marine Base in 1995. General military administration and logistics for the Marines are operated from the Qasim Marine Base in Karachi. The Marines maintains and control the inter-services liaison communication between

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384-507: The Army helped Navy to raise six infantry battalions (approximately ~800 personnel), commanded by an officer with rank of Commander . The Commander, Coastal Areas (COMCOAST), designated as the Chief of Staff Marines (CSM), is the highest-ranking officer in the Marines, usually at a rank of three-star , reporting directly to the Chief of Naval Staff . The officer candidates are directed to attend

416-488: The Army personnel. Established as a small diving section, the Pakistan Navy further expanded and upgraded its small facility to a full-fledged military training area dedicated to armed forces diving in 1980. The Navy's diving school is not restricted to Pakistan Navy as the personnel from the Pakistan Army have also been trained, qualified, and earned their certification pins from the Navy Diving School. In addition,

448-713: The British Royal Marines and were aimed towards conducting independent expeditionary and amphibious operations in a geographical region that was essentially a dead-level plain, which made it difficult for the Pakistan Army to conduct mechanized operations, though an ideal theatre for amphibious ground forces. The Marines were initially tasked to counter the Indian Army in Chittagong and Khulna with only four patrol boat and improvised imported amphibious vehicles . Due to lack of training and vessels, misunderstanding of

480-619: The Diving School has also provided training and qualifications to civilian agencies as well as the navies of allied nations such as Bangladesh , Jordan , Maldives , Oman , Saudi Arabia , and Sri Lanka , Turkey . 24°47′24″N 66°58′47″E  /  24.79000°N 66.97972°E  / 24.79000; 66.97972 This article about the military of Pakistan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pakistan Marines The Pakistan Marines ( Urdu : سمندری پاکستان or بحریہَ پاکستان ) or simply as Pak Marines ,

512-638: The Marines are directed to attend the Pakistan Army's School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta where they are trained together with army personnel. Since 1999, the Marines have been instructed to operate the Mistral missile system , ordnance, and special security courses to protect naval bases on coastal areas. The Marines formations and personnel wears the camouflage uniforms when deployed to an operational environment but otherwise they wear Navy dress uniforms in public and international ceremonies. The Marines are

544-665: The Marines are the expeditionary and amphibious branch within the Navy, often working closely with the Pakistan Army for training, executing expeditionary operations and logistics purposes. Initially established and commissioned on 1 June 1971 in East-Pakistan , to assist Pakistan Army in riverine warfare. GHQ employed this infant force in successfully evacuating Pakistan Army units from encirclement by Indian Army. They were headquartered in PNS Bakhtiar and PNS Titumir to oversee

576-556: The Navy's only basic training boot camp in Manora Island in Karachi coast – until 1971 when the limited scope was moved to Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi. In 1981, the Pakistan Navy repurposed PNS Bahadur by established the schools of navigation and operations, surface warfare , submarine warfare , and communication .In June 1983, PNS Bahadur was recommissioned and is permanently based in Karachi Cantonment , Sindh. In 1984,

608-607: The Navy, the Marines were re-commissioned under Cdr. Obaidulla ( PN. Service number 1558) with Manora Fort at the vicinity of the PNS Qasim serving its first forward base on 14 April 1990. Per Navy's request, the Pakistan Army undertook the training of the new Marines personnel at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul and later at the School of Infantry and Tactics in Quetta , aiming to raise an infantry unit to guard

640-406: The Pakistan Army, Navy, and Air Force, were working around the clock to rescue villagers trapped by the country's worst deluge in 80 years. The Pakistan Marines traces their history back to East Pakistan when the infantry battalion , dedicated towards the amphibious operations with the Pakistan Army , was commissioned in the Navy on 1 June 1971. Initially, the Marines were modeled based on

672-518: The School of Hydrography was established which was followed by establishment of the Navy School of Music and Electronic Warfare Training Centre– both in 1993. In 1997, the Navy School of Regulating and Provost was established alongside with the Academic Centre in 1998. The operational scope and its objectives were further expanded in 2002 when the Navy School of Information Warfare and Reconnaissance

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704-427: The amphibious terrains, operational capabilities, the Marines failed to produce any significant results to counter the insurgency that resulted in their decommissioning in 1974. Nonetheless, the Marines continued to exists in its rudimentary form until 1988 to meet the fundamental security requirements of Pakistan Navy offshore establishments in the country. Following the introduction of the Mistral weapon system in

736-420: The auditorium, library on military history, and dormitory that houses its personnel. The PNS Bahadur serves its mission of conducting the instructional basis operational education that ranges from the basic–to-mid–to–advance level professional courses on various subjects and military operations for its Operations Branch . Training on military operations, electronic warfare, and military information technology

768-453: The case of an additional battalion and its phase-wise development plan. Since its inception, Creeks Battalion is deployed in its designated Area of Responsibility. On 28 March 2013, Pakistan Navy commissioned the third battalion of Pakistan Marines in order to further strengthen the defense of the Gwadar Port and to enhance the security of vital Pakistan Navy assets and installations along

800-604: The naval base in Manora Island, which is off the Karachi coast , as HMIS Himayala on 27 November 1943. The naval base is namesake after the famous Himalaya Mountain Range in Northern Pakistan by its British military administrators. The British Royal Navy established the first Diving Section alongside with the "Gunnery School", which is now known as the Surface Warfare School in PNS Bahadur . The PNS Himalayas

832-574: The offshore establishments of the Navy. Initially, the Marines objectives were to provide security and cover to the offshore establishments of the Navy while aiding the federal government using the Navy's mobility. Headquarters of the Marines was relocated from the PNS Himalaya (Navy's only boot camp) to the Manora Fort in the PNS Qasim that was renamed as Marine Base Qasim in 1994. The commissioning Marines consisted of eighty commissioned officers, sixty seven chief petty officers from general service and forty three Marines. Its first battalion

864-517: The responsibility of conducting basic training of Pakistan Naval Police personnel as well. In pursuit of professional excellence, the Marines besides carrying out exercises and workups locally also participate in international exercises both inland and abroad The headquarters of the marines were initially set up in the Naval Base Dacca in East Pakistan in 1971 but relocated in the Karachi after

896-433: The tactical riverine /waterborne operations. This small but valiant force soon started to make significant impact on retrograde waterborne operations of Pakistan and saved many lives. Post war scenario led to their decommissioning in 1974 due to no riverine area of operations left with Pakistan that time. On 25 November 1990, the Marines were re-organized and recommissioned under Cdr. Obaidullah–since then they have been

928-666: The western coasts of Pakistan. Marine Training center is situated in Gwadar , Balochistan . Before Gwadar it was situated in PNS Qasim Manora Island Karachi but recently, shifted to Gwadar. Marines Training Centre (MTC) conducts all levels of training for Marines. Additionally, it also conducts courses for the Pak Marines officers and allied countries. Marine Training Centre was established in 1990 in PNS Himalaya to impart Basic and Advance training to Pak Marines. Over

960-646: Was activated in September 1971. As part of the first combat assignment, the Marines were deployed at the Sir Creek region during the last decade, threat on the South-Eastern border increased manifolds, warranting an immediate response. Estimating the type and quantum of threat, the Pakistan Navy proposed deployment of a sizable force in the Sir Creeks region. The then- Rear Admiral Shahid Karimullah vigorously pursued

992-461: Was elevated and established at the PNS Bahadur . The Maritime Operations Training Complex is located in the premises of the PNS Bahadur and its first buildings and campus was established and inaugurated by the United States Navy in 1980. Its large complex and campus covers 45.5 acres (1,980,000 sq ft) that consists of a single administration building and various schools including

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1024-504: Was recommissioned on 14 April 1990. However, the Pakistan Marines were relocated to PNS Iqbal, and permanently headquartered from PNS Iqbal to the Manora Fort in the PNS Qasim . Currently, PNS Himalaya is the initial bootcamp of new enrolled sailor candidates in Pakistan Navy . The Pakistan Navy Diving School is an armed forces diving school that provides effective diving training to Pakistan Navy, Marines, Air Force, and

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