Thai cave rescue: Former Navy diver dies while exiting flooded tunnels





A former Thai Navy diver who had volunteered to help rescue 12 boys and their coach from a cave in northern Thailand has died, according to government officials.

Former Sgt. Samarn Kunan, an ex-SEAL, died at 2:00 a.m. Friday local time (2 p.m. Thursday ET) due to a lack of air while attempting to return to a command center deep underground, Deputy Governor Passakorn Boonyalak said.
The command center is located two kilometers (1.2 miles) inside the cave, where the young soccer team and their coach have been trapped for almost two weeks.



Kunan, who was in his mid-30s, was returning from delivering oxygen tanks to the cavern where the boys when are he ran out of air while underwater.
"Diving is always full of risks," Navy SEAL chief Rear Adm. Aphakorn Yookongkaew said. "He may have passed out," causing him to drown, "but we have to wait for the autopsy," he added.
A military aircraft will carry Unan's body from Chiang Rai to Satthahip Navy Base Friday evening. A funeral service will take place there, and then at his home town in the province of Roi Et, northern Thailand.





*salute* 

Any good book about basic military tactics for me to read? I am currently reading sun tsu art of war.

Latihan Kuasa Tembakan 2018.

the goose???means?

Certainly not top 10, since there are many small European powers with tiny armies

But NK not that strong either... a lot of outdated equipment
Why tho

Nanti orang compare

Kek
So which poor unit is doing this?

1ramd?

Not so bad then

Ceremonial unit bolehlah

I prefer highstep but thats me. Maybe Menhan doesn't want to follow NATO

Phwoar

Those are nice weapons yo

Iglas and M2 Brownings could do it
Amount like minuscule only tho

Probably not enough to equip all of Para Brigade at squad level

why give a top-attack anti-tank LAW to GGK

shouldn't GGK be focusing on recon and CT stuff?

why not give it to infantry battalion weapons company? for Para brigade at least since they are probably the army elite

Leftenen Muda with a maximum salary of 9k?

In what cases will this happen?

Hmm perhaps

What's so special about GGK ATGM team? I thought all SOF should be able to operate ATGMs

huh? only SOF operate ATGM? regular infantry get fried then?

this is so sad when mat sabu says only 4 out of 18 sukhoi jets can fly now......  the rest is collecting dust.. 

from Malaysiakini.. Mat sabu said that the maintenance contractor has been terminated and they will get a ' local company' to repair this jet... jeng jeng jeng !!!...I wonder which local company has the capability to repair the sukhoi...

Btw,atsc is a joint venture company between Nadi/airod, Rosboronexport, and finance ministry..
https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/436809
PARLIAMENT | Only four of the 18 Sukhoi fighter jets purchased by the previous administration in 2007 can still fly, revealed Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu.

"Four Sukhoi jets can fly in good condition, while 14 others have been sent for repairs.

"We will try to get a local company (to repair these jets), as the contract of the company appointed by the previous administration had been terminated," he said during the winding up of royal decree debate at Dewan Rakyat today...

any reason for the maintenance contract termination?

Seems kinda rushed, should wait until a new contractor would be appointed for smooth transition or something.

Unless got other factor involved