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Sri Lanka's tri forces will conduct a joint military exercise involving thousands of Sri Lankan military and foreign military beginning next week, the Army announced today.
The joint field exercise, known as the 'Exercise - Cormorant Strike III - 2012', is organized by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) with the participation of about 2000 tri-service personnel of Sri Lanka's Armed Forces.
The 16-day event will begin on September 10 and continue until September 25 in the Vakarai area of Eastern Province.
The Exercise will be manned by eight-member teams and closely watched by a separate set of observers.
It is held under the approval of the Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and under the guidance of the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.
Foreign military personnel of Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India have confirmed participation. India is to send two observers.
According to the Army, the exercise is conducted in an amphibious setting with emphasis on specialized ground operations and is to be executed in stages.
"The multi-national land force leading novel Exercise incorporates a wide range of new dimensions and highlights the importance of sustaining regional cooperation with special focus on 'opposition to terrorism' and other peripheral threat issues," the Army said on its website.
According to the organizer, the Amphibious Task Force will conduct a series of tasks ranging from inducting and de-inducting troops to providing naval gunfire support while naval troops involving landing tanks and crafts will carry out major amphibious landings at first light during this exercise
Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka armed forces to conduct a 16-day joint field exercise beginning next week
The joint field exercise, known as the 'Exercise - Cormorant Strike III - 2012', is organized by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) with the participation of about 2000 tri-service personnel of Sri Lanka's Armed Forces.
The 16-day event will begin on September 10 and continue until September 25 in the Vakarai area of Eastern Province.
The Exercise will be manned by eight-member teams and closely watched by a separate set of observers.
It is held under the approval of the Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and under the guidance of the Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.
Foreign military personnel of Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India have confirmed participation. India is to send two observers.
According to the Army, the exercise is conducted in an amphibious setting with emphasis on specialized ground operations and is to be executed in stages.
"The multi-national land force leading novel Exercise incorporates a wide range of new dimensions and highlights the importance of sustaining regional cooperation with special focus on 'opposition to terrorism' and other peripheral threat issues," the Army said on its website.
According to the organizer, the Amphibious Task Force will conduct a series of tasks ranging from inducting and de-inducting troops to providing naval gunfire support while naval troops involving landing tanks and crafts will carry out major amphibious landings at first light during this exercise
Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka armed forces to conduct a 16-day joint field exercise beginning next week
