Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Pictures from Yudh Abhyas 2009 Indo-US military exercise

The annual Indo-US military exercises Yudh Abhyaas 2009 is currently underway having begun on 12th of October 2009. This year the exercises, being held in India this year at the Babina range, would concentrate on honing skills involved in fighting using Mechanized infantry brigades. India would be fielding the BMP-2 & the T-90 MBT while the Americans have flown in the Stryker that were on the way back after being deployed in Iraq – first such scale of deployment outside of Iraq & Afghanistan. The soldiers are also undergoing sessions of yoga, to help them cope up with the stress & strains confounding them [IIRC they had done so even during YA07].

Here are some of the images captured from the ongoing exercises that would last 2 weeks.

Operation Yudh Abhyaas 2009

Indian army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31st Armored Division and keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abyas 09, greets U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim Isenhower, commander, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, at the opening ceremony for exercise Yudh Abhyas, at the Babina Indian army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is an annual bilateral exercise between the armies of India and the U.S. This year marks the first time in the history of the exercise in which two mechanized units participate. Indian army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31st Armored Division and keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abyas 09, addresses participants in the bilateral annual exercise. YA09 opened with a ceremony at the Babina Indian army base, Oct. 12. Participants this year are Soldiers from the Indian Army’s 94th Armored Brigade command, 7th Mechanized Brigade and U.S. Army’s 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Squadron color guard members, Sgt. David Wolfe, Spc. David Swan and Cpl. Arthur Fread, all from the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, stand at attention during the opening ceremony of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States.
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Yudh Abhyas 2009 An Indian army officer explores the inside of a Stryker vehicle belonging to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the static display portion of the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is an annual bilateral exercise, the U.S. Army and Indian army have an opportunity to exchange staff and organizational tactics, techniques and procedures. Indian army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31st Armored Division and keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abyas 09, addresses participants in the bilateral annual exercise. YA09 opened with a ceremony at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. Participants this year are Soldiers from the Indian Army’s 94th Armored Brigade command, 7th Mechanized Brigade and U.S. Army’s 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
A Soldier from the Indian army shows Sgt. Luke Hoffman, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the 5.56 Insas Sniper Rifle during the static display portion of the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is an annual bilateral exercise; the U.S. Army and Indian army have an opportunity to exchange staff and organizational tactics, techniques and procedures. Yudh Abhyas 2009 Yudh Abhyas 2009
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Courtesy: dvidshub.net
You may check out more pictures uploaded as the exercise progresses on USARPAC’s Flickr account
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