The activities of the joint
Egyptian-Jordanian drill “Aqaba 6″ kicked off yesterday and would last until
December 2, the Armed Forces spokesman said in a statement posted on his
official Facebook page.
The drill, he added, is being carried
out by elements from the land and air defense forces with the participation of
special forces, parachuters and specialized corps from both countries.
The preliminary phase of the drill
included holding a number of theoretical and practical lectures to identify
combat experiences and unify concepts between the participating elements on
both sides as well as identifying the technical and tactical characteristics of
weapons and equipment.
This comes in addition to acquiring
field skills and special tactics to confirm the readiness of the forces to carry
out joint combat actions.
The Aqaba drill is one of the most
important exercises carried out by the Egyptian and Jordanian armed forces,
which aims to confirm the ability and readiness of the participating elements
to plan, coordinate and jointly implement the planned training missions at the
specified times under various circumstances, the Armed Forces spokesman said.
The drill comes as part of the Armed
Forces plan for staging joint training activities with brotherly and friendly
countries, the Armed Forces spokesman said, adding that Aqba 6 aims to
consolidate aspects of military partnership and co-operation between the armed
forces of Egypt and Jordan.
Source: The Egyptian
Gazette
