India-USA Joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR 2022

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• The 13th edition of the India-US joint special forces exercise Vajra Prahar 2022 culminated at Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh on Sunday. Special forces from the two countries participated in a 21-day joint training exercise.
• The exercise was conducted in two phases - the first phase involved combat conditioning and tactical level special missions training exercises and the second phase included 48 hours of validation of the training received by both contingents in the first phase.
• This annual exercise is hosted alternatively between India and the United States. The 12th edition was conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mcchord, Washington (USA) in October 2021.
• Bilateral military exercises and defence exchanges are an important facet of deepening bilateral defence cooperation between friendly countries.
• The 12th edition was conducted at Joint Base Lewis Mcchord, Washington (USA) in October 2021.

MCQ Question Bases on the above article:

The Indo-US joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar 2018' was held in which city? [JAN 2018]

A

Kochi

B

New York

C

Visakhapatnam

D

Seattle

Solution

Correct option is D)

• The Indo-US joint military exercise Vajra Prahar 2018 was held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle, in which a 45-member Special Forces team from Indian Army's Southern Command trained alongside US soldiers in the third week of January. 
• The aim of the exercise was to promote military relations between the two countries by enhancing interoperability and mutual exchange of tactics between Special Forces. 
• The objectives of the joint training were to share the best practices between the two armies and to develop joint strategies by sharing the expertise of conducting operations in a counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism environment while capitalising on the rich repository of experiences of each other armies.