'Exercise - Cormorant Strike V1 - 2015', the Field Training Exercise conducted for the 6th consecutive year by Sri Lanka Army, is currently underway with the participation of Army, Navy, Air Force troops and a record 53 foreign participants and observers. The Exercise kicked off on 3 September and will conclude on 23 September.
On Friday (11) 32 parachutists in the ongoing Exercise observed an enemy fortification in Pulmudai area and descended in order to observe those hide-outs.
2500 infantrymen, including largely the Commandos and Special Forces of the Army, 245 sailors and 140 airmen, together with those foreign participants from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and the US are currently involved in the mega exercise.
The Exercise, covering Pulmudai to North of Arugam Bay in the East is to be coupled with simultaneous mock seaborne and airborne operations and is slated to further promote special operation capabilities and maintain combat readiness at all levels with a view to transmitting and sharing the sea of experiences the Sri Lanka Army, had gathered in the world's biggest and most successful humanitarian operation before May 2009.
The Exercise is planned and executed by Exercise Headquarters Cormorant Strike, Army Training Command (ARTRAC) at Diyatalawa and Directorate of training under the blessings of the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva.
Major General M.A.M Dias is the Exercise Director.
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