Joint IndoUS military training exercise begins in Ursquokhand

  • | Sunday | 16th September, 2018

Pithoragarh: A joint Indo-US military training exercise involving 350 soldiers each from both the Indian and American armies kicked off at Chaubatia near Ranikhet in the Kumaon Himalayas on Sunday. The fortnight-long exercise which will continue till September 29, under the aegis of the Indian Army’s central command has been titled ‘Yudh Abhyas’ and is the 14th edition of the joint military exercise hosted alternately by both countries. The experts from both sides will also hold discussions to share each others’ experience in varied topics for mutual benefit,” the communiqué said. Army sources said that as part of the exercise, training scenarios will be simulated where the participants will work together in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain under the UN charter.They added that the exercise has been designed to “help further build interoperability between the armed forces of both the countries.”The opening ceremony on Sunday morning was marked by the unfurling of the national flags of both countries to the strains of "Jana Gana Mana” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” Indian and US soldiers stood side by side, and gave a ceremonial salute to the two senior-most officers of the US and Indian side reviewing the ceremony.The US contingent was represented by 1st Infantry Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment, 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and 7 Infantry Division while the Indian side was represented by an Infantry Battalion of the Congo Brigade, Garud Division and Surya Command.The general officer commanding Garud Division welcomed the US soldiers, and in his inaugural address highlighted the common beliefs of democracy, freedom, equality and justice that are shared by both nations.A communiqué issued by the Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing) said that state of the art equipment for surveillance and tracking, specialist weapons for close quarter battle with terrorists, explosive and improvised explosive device detectors, as well as the latest communication equipment are being fielded by both sides.” “Both sides will jointly train, plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralization of likely threats that may be encountered in UN peace keeping operations during the division level command post exercise.

Pithoragarh: A joint Indo-US military training exercise involving 350 soldiers each from both the Indian and American armies kicked off at Chaubatia near Ranikhet in the Kumaon Himalayas on Sunday. The fortnight-long exercise which will continue till September 29, under the aegis of the Indian Army’s central command has been titled ‘Yudh Abhyas’ and is the 14th edition of the joint military exercise hosted alternately by both countries. Army sources said that as part of the exercise, training scenarios will be simulated where the participants will work together in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain under the UN charter.They added that the exercise has been designed to “help further build interoperability between the armed forces of both the countries.”The opening ceremony on Sunday morning was marked by the unfurling of the national flags of both countries to the strains of "Jana Gana Mana” and “The Star Spangled Banner.” Indian and US soldiers stood side by side, and gave a ceremonial salute to the two senior-most officers of the US and Indian side reviewing the ceremony.The US contingent was represented by 1st Infantry Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment, 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and 7 Infantry Division while the Indian side was represented by an Infantry Battalion of the Congo Brigade, Garud Division and Surya Command.The general officer commanding Garud Division welcomed the US soldiers, and in his inaugural address highlighted the common beliefs of democracy, freedom, equality and justice that are shared by both nations.A communiqué issued by the Press Information Bureau (Defence Wing) said that state of the art equipment for surveillance and tracking, specialist weapons for close quarter battle with terrorists, explosive and improvised explosive device detectors, as well as the latest communication equipment are being fielded by both sides.” “Both sides will jointly train, plan and execute a series of well-developed tactical drills for neutralization of likely threats that may be encountered in UN peace keeping operations during the division level command post exercise. The experts from both sides will also hold discussions to share each others’ experience in varied topics for mutual benefit,” the communiqué said.

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