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Pakistan Turkiye

 

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PA SSG
PN SSG
PAF SSG

PAF's special ops team is known as the Special Service Wing (SSW). They are the youngest of the three. SSG (A) formed in 1956.
SSG (N) formed in the late 60s .
he number of years since the raising of these units should also be an indication in terms of which teams have more experience from a training and operations standpoint.

The SSG training that is provided to the Army cadres is reserved for them. There is no mixing of non-military personnel as such. While Rangers have officers seconded from the Pakistan Army, the Rangers are not part of the Armed Forces (who are under MoD) as such. The Rangers along with Police are under the Ministry of Interior. They have their own commando training school and training but they do not go to Cherat or PNS Iqbal or Kalar kahar for that matter

The Rangers and others have their own specialized training and they term it "Commando" etc. There is a big difference in the induction and training process at Cherat (SSG/A) and the training that others in Rangers/police go through. The two training streams do not mix as part of a normal routine.

SSG/A trains primarily for special operations against another conventional Army. Their training is mostly around the stay-behind approach or infiltration to carry out intelligence and other special operations in support of the conventional Army units.

There are very many other things that SSG/A and SSG/N are involved in which the civilian counterparts in the Rangers or even the Police have no reason to get trained for. Also the training for SSG in the Army and Navy is almost 2-3 times longer than for the Commando training in Rangers and Police. There are multiple phases of training within the SSG/A and SSG/N due to the various roles they need to be proficient in.

 

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There is always radio communications with the higher HQ. This has gone on for many decades. Even in 65 war this was the case.

The difference now is that the gear in use is much smaller. They use manpacks for communications between SSG teams in the field and company/bn hq. Within the teams in the field, they use smaller tactical radios.

The difference is the technology available to the American FACs and observers and what is available to us. The Americans have switched over to satellite linkages and digital grids on hand-held systems whereas in Pakistan this technology is not pervasive and most of the communication is conducted with UHF/VHF radios.

Some of the newer radios acquired have the ability to communicate directly with assets in the air making the job of observers with infantry etc. easier.

 

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The special forces of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar and Uzbekistan are participating in Kazakhstan's Eternal Brotherhood – III multinational military exercise.

 

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Joint Exercise

 

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