India-US Army Exercises Begins in Indian Border State of Rajasthan
The 16th edition of Yudh Abhyas is the third time in the last four months that Indian and U.S. militaries have exercised together.
February 08, 2021
Indian Army RFN Anil Pawe, an infantryman with the 99th Mountain Brigade, and Spc. Henry Vaillancourt, a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, partner up to fire an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon May 4, 2013, at Fort Bragg, N.C. as part of the 2012 Yudh Abhyas exercises.
Credit: Flickr/Fort Bragg
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The latest edition of the annual exercises between the Indian and U.S. armies kicked off on February 8 at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan, a western Indian state bordering Pakistan. The 16th edition of the Yudh Abhyas exercises, which will continue until February 21, will – like past iterations – focus on counterterrorism and promote interoperability between the two forces, according to
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A contingent American soldiers has reached Rajasthan to take part in a fortnight-long Indo-US joint military exercise along the Pakistan border, starting Monday, a defence official said. The contingent of 270 US soldiers reached Suratgarh in a special aircraft and left for Mahajan Field Firing Range where the joint war exercise will start on February, Defence spokesperson Lt Col Amitabh Sharma said on Saturday. This will be the 16th edition of the US military exercise under the military exchange program at the Mahajan Field Firing Range, he said, adding the exercise will continue till February 21. The Indian soldiers taking part in the exercise belong to the 11th Battalion of Sapt Shakti Command of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, Lt Col Sharma said.
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