Jaipur, The closing ceremony of the joint military exercise between Indian and French Army, ‘Exercise SHAKTI-2019’ concluded at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, on Wednesday.
The ceremony was reviewed by Brigadier General Jean Christophe Bechon, Commandant 6th Light Armoured Brigade, French Army and Major General Inderjit Singh, General Officer Commanding, Gandiv Division of Sapta Shakti Command.
An infantry platoon group of The Sikh Regiment part of Sapta Shakti Command and a platoon group of the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment, part of 6th Armoured Brigade, represented India and France respectively in the exercise.
Exercise SHAKTI-2019 was a two-phased exercise. In the inter-operability phase, the contingents underwent rigorous combat conditioning and tactical training.
The training received by both the armies in inter-operability phase was put into practice in the validation phase. The contingents jointly took part in the validation exercise which included establishment of observation posts, cordon and search operation and house clearing drills. Both the armies shared valuable combat experience of counter terrorists operations...
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