RAWALPINDI – Pakistani tri-service contingent including Army, Navy and AirForce troops participated in international military exercise Bright Star2021 conducted at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, the military mediawing said Sunday.
According to the press release issued by the Inter-Services PublicRelations, it was the first time since 2009 that Pakistani troops attendedthe Multinational Exercise Bright Star.
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The two-week-long exercise aimed to counter regional hybrid threats,strengthen regional stability by fostering combined force interoperability,joint force integration, and enhance maritime security operations. TheExercise Bright Star was being held regularly since 1980.
The closing ceremony of the multinational drill was held at Mohamed NaguibMilitary Base with 20 participant countries including Pakistan, Egypt,United States, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco,Kenya, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Greece, Kuwait, UAE, Tunisia, Nigeria,Tanzania and France, the statement added.
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It further added that Engineer-in-Chief, Lieutenant General Moazzam Ejazended the closing ceremony of the exercise. General Ejaz also called onEgyptian Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid and Air CommanderMohamed Abbas Helmy.
Meanwhile, Egyptian Minister of Defence, commander-in-Chief, GeneralMohamed Zaki, and military officials from 20 countries including USCENTCOMwitnessed a final phase of joint training that included live-fire ofdifferent weapons including aircraft, helicopters and tanks.
