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Training together to counter the
scourge of insurgency in various contemporary scenarios including jungle
warfare, the operational part of the first-ever platoon-level joint training exercise
–Garuda Shakti – of the armies of India and Indonesia, concluded here
successfully at the Indian Army's elite 'Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare
School’ (CIJWS), Vairengte in Mizoram, on March 1.
Chakravyuh, a three-day, outdoor
validation exercise tested the week-long training, imparted at various CI (counter-insurgency)
modules and at the plethora of firing ranges in the guerrilla warfare school,
ended with the busting of a simulated insurgent hide-out in the Lushai Hills,
in the wee hours of Thursday, after a grueling night-long march.
The Indonesian National Army
(Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat, TNI-AD, in short) troops led
by Lt Col Gatot Heru Puana of KOSTRAD (Indonesian Army’s Strategic Reserve
Command) belonging to the 13th Infantry Brigade comprised of five officers, six
Non-Commissioned Officers and 14 Privates. Troops from the 19th Madras Infantry
Battalion, of 21 Mountain Division under Eastern Command, currently deployed in
CI operations in the northeast sector, comprised the Indian side.
CIJWS Vairengte has over 13
different types of firing ranges catering to every conceivable indoor and
outdoor scenario, ranging from urban, semi-urban to rural settings. Bringing in
realism in training, Infantry Weapons Effect Simulation System (IWESS) and
Small Arms Training Simulators (SATS) are also extensively used. The landscape
and the inimitable replicated settings here in CIJW make it the most preferred
destination to train for several armies of the world.
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