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KARACHI: The 2012 edition of the annual
Pakistan Maritime Exercise Seaspark
concluded with the debrief session held at
PNS Jauhar on Tuesday. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, along
with the Higher Commands, attended the debrief session. A Pakistan Navy press release said that the Sea Spark Exercise, being a
permanent feature of Pakistan Navy's operational calendar, was
conducted with the main objective to assess the operational readiness
and provide an opportunity to the Officers and Men to operate under
multi-threat environment and exercise responses accordingly. It said that the Exercise planning was based on manifestation of Chief
of the Naval Staff's declared strategic priorities of `Ops Readiness and
Training'. All operational Ships, Submarines, Aircraft, Marines, Special Forces and
Establishments, which also included elements/supporting units from
Pakistan Army and PAF, participated to cover the entire gamut of
Naval Operations. Later, Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE); the Deputy Chief of the Naval
Staff Operations, Rear Admiral Hasham Bin Siddique, presented the
analysis of the tactical actions followed by each Force and concurrently
gave recommendations to further improve the Responses accordingly. In his closing remarks, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad
Asif Sandila said that complex geostrategic situation in our region
warrants a high state of preparedness. Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his satisfaction on successful conduct
of Exercise SEASPARK 2012. He said that the exercise was well utilized to validate PN Concept of
Security, PN Counter Piracy Plan, utilization of ships, submarines,
aircraft and other components, employment of PAF AEW aircraft in
support of maritime ops and integration of Z9-EC helicopters to PN
Fleet. He added that the effective ground based air defence and successful
firing of surface to air missiles and radar controlled guns are a source of
satisfaction. Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012
Pakistan Maritime Exercise Seaspark
concluded with the debrief session held at
PNS Jauhar on Tuesday. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, along
with the Higher Commands, attended the debrief session. A Pakistan Navy press release said that the Sea Spark Exercise, being a
permanent feature of Pakistan Navy's operational calendar, was
conducted with the main objective to assess the operational readiness
and provide an opportunity to the Officers and Men to operate under
multi-threat environment and exercise responses accordingly. It said that the Exercise planning was based on manifestation of Chief
of the Naval Staff's declared strategic priorities of `Ops Readiness and
Training'. All operational Ships, Submarines, Aircraft, Marines, Special Forces and
Establishments, which also included elements/supporting units from
Pakistan Army and PAF, participated to cover the entire gamut of
Naval Operations. Later, Officer Conducting Exercise (OCE); the Deputy Chief of the Naval
Staff Operations, Rear Admiral Hasham Bin Siddique, presented the
analysis of the tactical actions followed by each Force and concurrently
gave recommendations to further improve the Responses accordingly. In his closing remarks, the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad
Asif Sandila said that complex geostrategic situation in our region
warrants a high state of preparedness. Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his satisfaction on successful conduct
of Exercise SEASPARK 2012. He said that the exercise was well utilized to validate PN Concept of
Security, PN Counter Piracy Plan, utilization of ships, submarines,
aircraft and other components, employment of PAF AEW aircraft in
support of maritime ops and integration of Z9-EC helicopters to PN
Fleet. He added that the effective ground based air defence and successful
firing of surface to air missiles and radar controlled guns are a source of
satisfaction. Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012
