DOHA: Qatari and French armed forces are participating in the Gulf Falcon 13 Exercise which started recently in Qatar.
The military exercise is being held within the framework of the strategic partnership between the two nations. A bilateral operational command post was deployed at Al Saliyat camp to plan and conduct the combined joint exercise.
Some 2,000 soldiers are training hand in hand in the first phase, consisting of a command post exercise and a field training exercise from Al Qalayel camp to Doha Navy and Air bases.
The training will continue until March 7 and covers operational and tactical fields aimed at performing a complete integration of air, land and naval forces as well as Special Forces from the two countries.
The previous exercise was held in 2008 with the successful Gulf Shield 1. Gulf Falcon 13 was scheduled within a four-year cycle of cooperation. The Qatar General Headquarters and the French Joint Force and Training Headquarters (État-major interarmées de force et d’entrainement) started planning it as early as October 2011.
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