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Indian Army in Alaska!

U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian Army celebrated the opening of the annual joint and bilateral training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2010 during an Oct. 31 ceremony at Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

The purpose of the 14-day exercise is to establish and enhance relationships between the allied forces while expanding operational and cultural knowledge with a focus on peacekeeping operations.

"The exercise is designed to build lasting friendships through the promotion of cooperation among our two great democracies while sharing training, cultural exchange and improving partner readiness," said U.S. Army Alaska Deputy Commander Col. Mark S. Lowe, acting exercise director, "The relationship between U.S. Army Pacific and the Indian military grows stronger on a day-to-day basis with these training events."

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard) and Indian Army soldiers from the 62nd Infantry and 5th Parachute Regiment Brigade, are the active participants in Yudh Abhyas 2010 and filled the ranks of the formation during the opening ceremony.

http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/11/07/47780-us-army-alaska-and-indian-army-celebrate-diwali-festival/

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Why Indian soldiers wearing the american bulletproofs? Just out of curiosity!
 

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Yudh Abhyas 2010 - US Army Alaska, Indian army soldiers exchange Jump Wings

Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian army exchanged airborne jump wings and gifts during a ceremony Nov. 13 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

The soldiers earned their foreign jump wings Nov. 10 when they conducted a combined jump as part of the combined training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2010.

"It was a good friendship jump. It was something I was looking forward to throughout the entire exercise. I'm very proud to have their wings," said Sgt. Bryon Moss, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. "It was a symbol of friendship to me, being paratroopers exchanging wings like that. It was an exceptional experience."

Individual soldiers from both armies awarded their counterparts their jump wings during the ceremony.

"I think it was very appropriate to have individual paratroopers from each brigade pin the wings on each other. It symbolizes personal bonds built at the individual level during Yudh Abhyas 2010," Lt. Col. Christopher J. Cassibry, 1-40th CAV commander said. "These bonds were built by braving hardships and sharing risks while executing realistic combined training together."

The ceremony was part of the conclusion of the two-week long exercise in which soldiers of U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian army worked side-by-side to conduct combined training operations.

"It was a good experience being able to work along side the Indian army. I learned that they are hard-workers, very educated and friendly," Moss said. "This wing exchange and the overall exercise was to build a friendship between us. It was also meant to put us on the same page in case of future operations together."

Leaders from each participating brigade exchanged gifts that commemorated and honored their time together during the exercise.

Yudh Abhyas is a regularly-scheduled bilateral, conventional-forces training exercise, sponsored by U.S. Army, Pacific and the Indian Army. The exercise is designed to promote cooperation between the two militaries to develop U.S. Army Pacific and USARAK relationships with India and promote interoperability through combined military decision making process, battle tracking and maneuvering forces, and exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures.

During the exercise, U.S. soldiers and their Indian counterparts conducted a command post exercise, airborne operations training, marksmanship and tactical training and took part in cultural exchanges to improve partnership readiness and cooperation between the armies of India and the United States.

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When the Indian Army impressed the US Army

Indian Army has received an overwhelming pat on its back from the US forces for the professional manner in which it went about carrying out tasks assigned to it in Yudh Abhyas 2010. The 14-day combined training exercise enhanced relationships between the two militaries and expanded operational and cultural knowledge between Indian and US soldiers.

Lt Col Christopher Cassibry, commander of 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, leads the colour guard during the November 14 closing ceremony of combined training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2010 at Buckner Physical Fitness Centre on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

"This two-week exercise brought these soldiers together for this increasingly complex exercise. What we've done here through Yudh Abhyas is important. It's important to this relationship between our two countries," said Brig Gen Raymond Palumbo, commanding general of the US Army in Alaska.

Approximately 750 soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard) and Indian army soldiers from the 62nd Infantry and 5th parachute Regiment Brigade participated in Yudh Abhyas 2010 and filled the formation during the ceremony.

"I thought the outcome of this exercise was great. As far as our training objectives, we met all of them," Maj Edward Berg, brigade judge advocate, 4th ABCT, 25th ID, said, adding, "The thing that will last for me, that I will remember most, is just the time getting to know my counterpart and creating that friendship."

"We had a great time getting to know each other on a personal level as well as a professional level," Berg added. "I think it's important not only personally to make friends with people from different nations, but also professionally as we go more towards joint operating environments."

"It's been great working with the Indian army. They are very professional," said Spc Justin Coates, infantryman in Charlie Troop, 1-40th CAV. "They really know what they are doing, and I felt confident with their ability to jump."

"They have been able to adapt to our differences very quickly. So seeing them perform so well in this unfamiliar environment is amazing. From talking to them and working with them, I've learned that even though we wear different uniforms, we still share the same lifestyle," said Sgt Randy Henrion, team leader with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

Yudh Abhyas 2010 included a command post exercise that focused on combined peacekeeping operations, a field training exercise that included several combined missions, marksmanship and tactical training highlighted by a Javelin live-fire, a combined US and India airborne jump, as well as various cultural activities and social exchanges.

The exercise was significant within all levels involved, Palumbo said.

It strengthened national bonds between India and the United States, it brought two allied militaries together on the same field, and gave each individual participant a chance to experience an unfamiliar culture and establish new friendships.

"It's great that we brought two professional armies together for something like this. I think we've created great friendships for the future," Major Edward Berg, brigade judge advocate, 4th ABCT, 25th ID said.

Soldiers and leaders from both armies presented gifts to commemorate the bonds established through the training event, and bid farewell to each other to conclude the ceremony and Yudh Abhyas 2010.

Yudh Abhyas is a regularly scheduled bilateral, conventional-forces training exercise, sponsored by US Army, Pacific and the Indian Army.

The exercise is designed to promote cooperation between the two militaries to develop US Army Pacific and USARAK relationships with India and promote interoperability through combined military decision making process, battle tracking and manoeuvring forces, and exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures.

Like in the last edition in Babina in India, this time too the Indian soldiers tried out several US-made weapons, including the Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile.

The Indian Army is buying at least 400 of the Raytheon-made weapons and the two sides are discussing a proposal to produce them under license and the Indian defence public sector Bharat Dynamics Limited.

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Sorry if it's mentioned elsewhere but as we draw to the end of 2011, is there going to be or was there a Yudh Abhyas 2011?  Or did the US Army travel to India in 2011 as a reciprocal of YA2010.  Any news about 2012?
 

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