Photos by DPR
Official statement by Army- Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2011-12 commenced this morning at
Mahajan, Rajasthan with a short yet impressive opening ceremony that saw 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, with their
Infantry Combat Vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carriers and gave a
ceremonial salute to the two senior most officers of the US and Indian side
reviewing the line up.
The US contingent was represented by Colonel Thomas J Roth,
Commander 2nd Engineer Brigade, US Army. Brigadier BS Dhanoa, his Indian counterpart welcomed the US soldiers, and in his inaugural remarks highlighted the common
shared beliefs of democracy, freedom, equality and justice that are precious to both
Nations.
Company Strength Army personnel from USA and an equal number
of Indian
soldiers from South Western Command are taking part in the two weeks joint
training event. The troops will hone their tactical and technical skills in a
UN peace enforcement scenario employing mechanised forces. Both sides will jointly plan and execute
a series of well developed tactical drills for neuteralisation of likely
threats that may be encountered in UN peace enforcement operations. 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 communications
equipment is being fielded by both sides.
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