The National Guard took part in an international special operations exercise in Egypt, with the participation of various military branches, which ended on Friday.
According to a press release by the Ministry of Defence, the exercise “HERCULES-22”, took place between August 19-26.
In addition to the host country and the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Greece also participated with personnel and means, while USA, Jordan, Congo and Bahrain participated with observers.
The purpose of the exercise, which was carried out at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, was to realistically train and strengthen the interoperability of the forces involved in special operations.
The Day of Distinguished Visitors (DV-Day) which took place on Thursday, was attended by the Deputy Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Konstantinos Chrysiliou, as well as representatives of the other participating countries.
As stated in the press release, the exercise is part of the network of international collaborations that the National Guard has developed with the Armed Forces of friendly countries and provided the opportunity for its personnel to train together with the special forces of other countries, thus promoting the level of interoperability and the excellent relations between the participating states, while contributing to the cooperation and security in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Source: Cyprus News Agency