The final execution phase of the ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike V - 2014’, with more than 2500 tri-service personnel and representatives from foreign countries, will commence on Tuesday (September 2) for the fifth consecutive year, Brigadier Ralph Nugera, Director Training, told the Media Tuesday (26) afternoon during a briefing, held at Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) Headquarters, Modera, Muttuwal.
This mock Field Training Exercise (FTX), now an annual event in the Army calendar of training, has already set in from different locations in Mannar, Matale, Wanni and the East before they wind up by September 23.
Already six countries have confirmed their participation in the mock Exercise either as participants or observers while closely cooperating with Army, Navy and Air Force troops, engaged in the Exercise.
“The Exercise with Army Commando (CR) Regiment and Special Forces (SF) Regiment troops, integrated with Navy and Air Force Special Forces, aims to enhance special operation capabilities and maintain combat readiness at all levels, and this has become extremely popular and very well accepted,” Brigadier Ralph Nugera said.
Covering a vast patch of island’s jungle areas, coupled with simultaneous mock seaborne and airborne operations, the Exercise at its final stages expects to join with Army troops for direct onslaughts against enemy strongholds, Media personnel were told.
The whole concept of having such joint military Exercises was mooted by Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa a few years ago with a view to transmitting and sharing the sea of experiences the Sri Lanka Army gathered in successfully conducting the world’s biggest humanitarian operation.
The preparatory phases of the annual joint military ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike V - 2014’, with more than 2500 tri-service personnel began in earnest from Mannar, Wanni, Matale and several other locations in the East under the command of Brigadier A.M.R Dharmasiri, Exercise Director, three weeks ago.
This Army-initiated mock Field Training Exercise (FTX), organized and implemented in close cooperation with Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force has been designed for deployment of their troops in a war milieu of Special Operations at any given moment and planned for conduct of joint operations as one team, using manoeuvrist approach, encompassing planning, execution and command.
It also focuses on planning, preparations, formulations, coordination, command, control, tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP), execution of Special Operations within given frameworks and is organized by the Directorate of Training at Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, contributing to the initial preparatory phases of the Exercise, maintains that the Sri Lanka Army, having defeated the world’s most ruthless terrorist outfit, should sustain the status quo in relation to national security concerns and be always well-geared to take on any future challenge against the country or her people as the most prominent defender of the nation.
Brig R.G. Upali Rajapaksa, Exercise Deputy Director, Brig H. H.A. S. P Senarathna, Special Operation Commander, Lt Col W.T.W.G Ihalage, Exercise Brigade Commander Special Forces and Col D.M.U.G Bandara, Exercise Brigade Commander, Commando are already in respective areas, readying for final preparatory arrangements.
Brigadier A.M.R Dharmasiri, Exercise Director, Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera, Director Media and Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force representatives were also associated with the press briefing.
This mock Field Training Exercise (FTX), now an annual event in the Army calendar of training, has already set in from different locations in Mannar, Matale, Wanni and the East before they wind up by September 23.
Already six countries have confirmed their participation in the mock Exercise either as participants or observers while closely cooperating with Army, Navy and Air Force troops, engaged in the Exercise.
“The Exercise with Army Commando (CR) Regiment and Special Forces (SF) Regiment troops, integrated with Navy and Air Force Special Forces, aims to enhance special operation capabilities and maintain combat readiness at all levels, and this has become extremely popular and very well accepted,” Brigadier Ralph Nugera said.
Covering a vast patch of island’s jungle areas, coupled with simultaneous mock seaborne and airborne operations, the Exercise at its final stages expects to join with Army troops for direct onslaughts against enemy strongholds, Media personnel were told.
The whole concept of having such joint military Exercises was mooted by Secretary Defence and Urban Development Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa a few years ago with a view to transmitting and sharing the sea of experiences the Sri Lanka Army gathered in successfully conducting the world’s biggest humanitarian operation.
The preparatory phases of the annual joint military ‘Exercise - Cormorant Strike V - 2014’, with more than 2500 tri-service personnel began in earnest from Mannar, Wanni, Matale and several other locations in the East under the command of Brigadier A.M.R Dharmasiri, Exercise Director, three weeks ago.
This Army-initiated mock Field Training Exercise (FTX), organized and implemented in close cooperation with Sri Lanka Navy and Air Force has been designed for deployment of their troops in a war milieu of Special Operations at any given moment and planned for conduct of joint operations as one team, using manoeuvrist approach, encompassing planning, execution and command.
It also focuses on planning, preparations, formulations, coordination, command, control, tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP), execution of Special Operations within given frameworks and is organized by the Directorate of Training at Army Headquarters.
Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, Commander of the Army, contributing to the initial preparatory phases of the Exercise, maintains that the Sri Lanka Army, having defeated the world’s most ruthless terrorist outfit, should sustain the status quo in relation to national security concerns and be always well-geared to take on any future challenge against the country or her people as the most prominent defender of the nation.
Brig R.G. Upali Rajapaksa, Exercise Deputy Director, Brig H. H.A. S. P Senarathna, Special Operation Commander, Lt Col W.T.W.G Ihalage, Exercise Brigade Commander Special Forces and Col D.M.U.G Bandara, Exercise Brigade Commander, Commando are already in respective areas, readying for final preparatory arrangements.
Brigadier A.M.R Dharmasiri, Exercise Director, Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera, Director Media and Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force representatives were also associated with the press briefing.
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