Bikaner:The US Army troops arrived in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Saturday to participate in the 16th edition of Exercise Yudh Abhyas with the Indian Army troops.
As part of the military etiquette, the Indian Army gave a warm welcome to the US troops upon their arrival.
The bilateral training exercise will be conducted from February 8 to February 21 at Foreign Training Node at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges.
Training will commence with expert academic exchanges and professional development workshops that focus on training at the corps-level and below; combat against conventional, unconventional and hybrid threats; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
This exercise involves approximately 250 US Army and 250 Indian army soldiers.
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The 11th Battalion of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, and 2nd battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team will carry out the exercise.
This annual training exercise enhances combined interoperability capabilities through training and cultural exchange, which fosters enduring partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region through common defense objectives.
The command post exercise (CPX) will focus on the UN peacekeeping operation staff tasks in a combined military setting.
A field training exercise (FTX) will involve company-strength elements from each nation exercising combined, fundamental war-fighting skills to enhance combined operational capacity.
(With inputs from IANS)
