The Cyprus and the US Armed Forces held a joint military exercise on July 11 to July 22, titled “Guardian 2022”, the Cypriot Ministry of Defence said in a press release issued on Friday.
The exercise was co-organised by the Cypriot Special Forces Command and the US Armed Forces with the participation of special operations units by both sides.
According to the Cypriot Ministry, the exercise scenario featured firing of various weapons, including sniper firing, combat in build-up areas and first aid in combat training.
The National Guard chief Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis who attended part of the exercise, congratulated the participating units, highlighting the importance of cooperation between the two countries in the field of defence and security in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
According to the Ministry, the exercise, which subsumes in the context of international collaborations deployed by the Cypriot armed forces with other friendly countries according to the directives of the Ministry, is deemed as particularly beneficial as it provided the opportunity to the Cyprus National Guard personnel to train with respective US units, promoting interoperability while highlighting the excellent relations between the two countries’ armed forces.
Source: Cyprus News Agency