US-Egypt war games starts September
Cairo-30
August -MENA
A number of
US forces and equipment arrived at an Egyptian airbase in preparation for the
joint military exercises "Bright Star 2018" due to be conducted from
September 8 to 20.
The drills
will take place at Mohamed Naguib Base, west of Alexandria, in addition to
maritime exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.
Land, naval
and air forces from Egypt, US, Greece, Jordan, Britain, Saudi Arabia, UAE,
Italy and France will take part in the drills.
Several
countries, including Lebanon, Rwanda, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Tanzania,
Uganda, DR Cong, Chad, South Africa, Senegal and Canada, were invited to
monitor the exercises.
The drills
are meant to exchange expertise among participating forces, hone their skills,
develop operations and training mechanisms in combating terrorism, in addition
to joint planning and management of military operations and training to
confronting maritime security threats.
The
exercises also aim at promoting stability in the region.
The Bright
Star falls within the framework of joint drills, which the Egyptian Armed
Forces conduct to promote military relations with sisterly and friendly states.
The drills
also highlight the depth of the military relations between Egypt and the US as
well as the strategic partnership binding the two sides
