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Sri Lanka Army

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ARMY TO CONDUCT THE FIRST EVER JOINT FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE

Press Release

The ‘Ex-Cormorants Strike’, the first-ever nine-day long joint exercise in the history of Sri Lanka Army and armed forces is to be commenced on 21st November with the participation of over 2500 troops, drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Under the auspices of Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the exercise of this magnitude, the brainchild of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya is to be conducted in areas spanning from Silawathura, Mannar to Mavillu in Thanthirimale, Anuradhapura.

Over 1600 Army Commandos and Special Forces troops as the main element, together with Naval ships and Air Force aircraft will take part in this field Training Exercise. The Exercise is to test on their command ability at all levels, decision making, execution of designed concepts to achieve operational competence in a joint environment with sister services, build-up of mutual understanding, discovery of own personal capability and limitations, provision of logistics and replenishments, etc.

This Exercise is conducted in an amphibious setting with emphasis on specialized ground operations and is to be executed in stages.

These sorts of Exercises are designed to assess and gauge military effectiveness. Such exercises are conducted by many Armies and armed forces worldwide. (Ends)