1st Marine Brigade (Iran) explained

Unit Name:1st Marine Brigade
Native Name:Persian: تیپ یکم تفنگداران دریایی
Allegiance:Supreme Leader of Iran
Type:Takavar marines
Role:Special operations
Amphibious Assault
Command Structure: Artesh
Garrison:Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province
Battles:

1st Marine Imam Hossein Brigade (Persian: تیپ یکم تفنگداران دریایی امام حسین) is a marines brigade of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy based in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan. The unit is one of top Takavar units among Iranian Armed Forces. The brigade operates in Persian Gulf and is able to operate 3,000 kilometers away from its HQ.[1]

Mission set

According to the US government, Islamic Republic of Iran Navy MARSOF "probably is trained in a variety of capabilities, including combat diving, parachuting, amphibious assault, airborne assault, underwater demolitions, special reconnaissance, and maritime visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operations. IRIN SBS personnel are also capable of covert insertion from the IRIN's midget submarines.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ناخدا عزیزی: تکاوران دریایی آماده انجام ماموریت های مختلف در آب های آزاد هستند . Islamic Republic News Agency. 25 December 2015.
  2. Book: . 2019 . Iran Military Power . Defense Intelligence Agency . 76 . 978-0-16-095157-2. This article incorporates public-domain text from this source.