After conducting a joint exercise near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Auli, Uttarakhand, last year, India and the US will hold another edition of ‘Yudh Abhyas’ scheduled to take place in Alaska from September 25 to October 8, Report informs via News18.
As per the details available with News18, soldiers from the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army will take part in this 14-day-long exercise. US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division joined the exercise last year but there is no confirmation on choice of division or brigade from the US this year.
This marks the 19th edition of the Indo-US joint training exercise Yudh Abhyas. The training schedule focuses on the employment of an integrated battle group under Chapter VII of the UN Mandate. The schedule will include all operations related to peacekeeping and peace enforcement. The troops from both nations will work together to achieve common objectives.