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Indian Navy’s Marcos commando dies during training, gets entangled in power lines during parachute jump
Ajeyo Basu •It has been reported that Sharma used a parachute during a jump from an aeroplane on Thursday morning. He reportedly failed to notice the high-voltage power wires during the final moments of the jump
US to build new military bases around the Philippines
•Last month, Marcos granted the U.S. access to four sites, on top of five existing locations under the 2014 Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which comes amid China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and towards Taiwan
Philippines president Marcos summons Chinese envoy over laser incident at sea
•The confrontation marks an escalation in the diplomatic row, after the Philippine foreign ministry earlier filed a protest to the Chinese embassy condemning the "aggressive" actions of the Chinese coastguard vessel that it said left Filipino crew members temporarily blinded
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Philippine President Marcos, hails strong alliance
•Blinken's meeting with Marcos came after China began a series of massive military drills around Taiwan, which the US and other Western partners have condemned
Philippines parliament proclaims Ferdinand Marcos Jr as president days after his landslide victory in polls
•He was the first presidential candidate to win an outright majority since his dictator father, who presided over widespread corruption and human rights abuses, was ousted by a popular revolt in 1986
Indian Navy Marine Commando rescues woman, daughter after boat capsizes in Jammu and Kashmir's Wular lake
•The Indian Navy's MARCOS officials rescued mother-daughter duo after their boat loaded with domestic items capsized in the Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir.
Armed Forces Special Forces Division: A good beginning to make but according higher status in future key for better efficiency
Syed Ata Hasnain •There a certain number of SF units of different US Armed Forces (Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force) are placed under a central organisation for joint tasking at the central strategic level.
Over-ground LeT worker Idress Ahmad Baba arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora; ammunition seized
•An over-ground worker of the LeT has been arrested in north Kashmir's Bandipora district and some arms and ammunition were seized from his possession
Naval commandos to get advanced procure combat system
Fp Archives •The navy wants the ICS for effective command, control and information sharing to maximise capabilities of individuals and groups of the MARCOS.