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The third joint exercise of the Indian Army and the United States Army will take place from September 12 to September 27, at the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJW) in Mizoram.
The exercise will be aimed at increasing the inter operability between the armed forces of the two countries, as also assisting in fostering a greater bond between India and the United States.
According to the Indian Army, the US forces are keen to learn from the Indian Army’s experience in counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeastern states over the last half a century.
The US team will be arriving in Kolkata on September 10 and will be leaving for CIJW, via Silchar in Assam on September 12. The team will be returning to the city on September 29, and will leave for America the day after. An American delegation led by Lieutenant General John Brown, commander general of the US ARPAC, will also be visiting the CIJW on September 16 and 17.
Apart from the US, CIJW also trains officers and personnel of friendly nations, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Singapore, South Africa, Myanmar, Iraq, Ghana, Botswana and Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, nations like Uzbekistan and Mongolia, too, have expressed an interest to have their officers and personnel trained at the elite counter insurgency and jungle warfare school at Vairengte in Mizoram. Recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Counter Insurgency, the establishment provides training for the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the nation’s Para Military forces and Central Police Organisations.
The third joint exercise of the Indian Army and the United States Army will take place from September 12 to September 27, at the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJW) in Mizoram.
The exercise will be aimed at increasing the inter operability between the armed forces of the two countries, as also assisting in fostering a greater bond between India and the United States.
According to the Indian Army, the US forces are keen to learn from the Indian Army’s experience in counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeastern states over the last half a century.
The US team will be arriving in Kolkata on September 10 and will be leaving for CIJW, via Silchar in Assam on September 12. The team will be returning to the city on September 29, and will leave for America the day after. An American delegation led by Lieutenant General John Brown, commander general of the US ARPAC, will also be visiting the CIJW on September 16 and 17.
Apart from the US, CIJW also trains officers and personnel of friendly nations, including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Singapore, South Africa, Myanmar, Iraq, Ghana, Botswana and Kazakhstan.
Meanwhile, nations like Uzbekistan and Mongolia, too, have expressed an interest to have their officers and personnel trained at the elite counter insurgency and jungle warfare school at Vairengte in Mizoram. Recognised as a Centre of Excellence for Counter Insurgency, the establishment provides training for the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the nation’s Para Military forces and Central Police Organisations.