Egyptian-Bahraini military drills wrap up
The military exercise (Hamad -3) - carried out by
the Egyptian and Bahraini naval and air troops for several days in Bahrain -
wrapped up on Monday.
The two countries' naval forces carried out
reconnaissance operations against certain targets and trained to deal with high
efficiency with naval targets in addition to avoiding mines and confronting
attacks at ports.
The troops used live ammunition during their exercise.
Air forces were trained to use modern techniques in
attacking targets in addition to making good preparations ahead of taking off.
Bahrian's Assistant Chief of Staff for Human
Resources Major General Sheikh Ali bin Rashid al Khalifa said his country is
looking forward to exchanging military expertise with Egypt, hoping that more
joint drills will be held in the coming years.
He lauded the distinguished performance of the
forces that took part in the exercises.
The exercises are part of a series of joint drills
which the Egyptian Armed Forces carry out to exchange expertise with various
countries.
