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The 82nd Airborne Division Band struck up
Carolina in the Morning as a coalition color
guard held the U.S. and Indian flags side by side
Friday on Fort Bragg. The ceremony on Pike Field marked the
beginning of Yudh Abhyas 2013. About 200
soldiers from the Indian army will be on Fort
Bragg for the U.S.-Indian exercise through May
17. The scenario calls for the two armies to work
together under a United Nations mandate. The United States has the worlds oldest
democracy, and India, the largest, Brig. Jagdish
Chaudhari said. We have a lot to learn from each other,
especially in our approach to handling the
modern-day challenges. Chaudhari is commander of the Indian armys
99th Mountain Brigade. The 82nd Airborne Division is participating for
the first time in the ninth annual U.S.-Indian
exercise. U.S. Army Pacific, which is based in
Hawaii, sponsors the exercise. The divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team is
working with the Indian armys 99th Mountain
Brigade. Units represented on the parade field
also included the 3rd Squadron of the 73rd
Cavalry Regiment and, from India, the 2nd
Battalion of the 5th Gurka Rifles, the 50th Independent Para Brigade and the 54th Engineers
Regiment. During the ceremony, Sgt. Balkrishna Dave, a U.S.
soldier who was born and raised in India, read
the narration in Hindi. He is assigned to the John
F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on
Fort Bragg. The Indian soldiers gave the British-style salute
with the open palm forward as the national
anthems were played. The relationship between the two nations is
unique, said Chaudhari, the Indian brigadier.
Both constitutions commence with the same
words: We the people. That is the level of
partnership that we share. The U.S.-Indian exercise dates to 2004. Yudh
Abhyas is Hindi for training for war. This year is the largest ever conducted, said
Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of the
82nd Airborne Division. This is a very important time for us to conduct
an exercise of this nature, Nicholson said.
America is in the 11th year of its longest war. It
is a war being conducted in south Asia. India recently signed a strategic partnership
agreement with Afghanistan, which will help to
ensure that the stability going forward will
continue after we depart with our military
presence, Nicholson said. India has invested heavily in the Afghan
economy, building roads, educating Afghans in
Indian universities, offering help across all
dimensions of Afghan society. We appreciate
your help to create a more stable environment in
this critical region of the world, where many of these soldiers you see before you have fought so
long and hard. Some regiments of the Indian army have longer
histories than the United States, Nicholson said. The exercise is important as the United States and
the U.S. Army increase their focus on the Pacific,
Col. Trevor Bredenkamp said. He is commander of
the 1st Brigade Combat Team. Yudh Abhyas is occurring for the first time at Fort
Bragg and in the continental United States,
Bredenkamp said. Both armies will learn about each others cultures,
as well as weapons and tactics, Nicholson said.
The staffs will plan together in field training
exercises and command post exercises, he said.
http://idrw.org/?p=21655
Carolina in the Morning as a coalition color
guard held the U.S. and Indian flags side by side
Friday on Fort Bragg. The ceremony on Pike Field marked the
beginning of Yudh Abhyas 2013. About 200
soldiers from the Indian army will be on Fort
Bragg for the U.S.-Indian exercise through May
17. The scenario calls for the two armies to work
together under a United Nations mandate. The United States has the worlds oldest
democracy, and India, the largest, Brig. Jagdish
Chaudhari said. We have a lot to learn from each other,
especially in our approach to handling the
modern-day challenges. Chaudhari is commander of the Indian armys
99th Mountain Brigade. The 82nd Airborne Division is participating for
the first time in the ninth annual U.S.-Indian
exercise. U.S. Army Pacific, which is based in
Hawaii, sponsors the exercise. The divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team is
working with the Indian armys 99th Mountain
Brigade. Units represented on the parade field
also included the 3rd Squadron of the 73rd
Cavalry Regiment and, from India, the 2nd
Battalion of the 5th Gurka Rifles, the 50th Independent Para Brigade and the 54th Engineers
Regiment. During the ceremony, Sgt. Balkrishna Dave, a U.S.
soldier who was born and raised in India, read
the narration in Hindi. He is assigned to the John
F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School on
Fort Bragg. The Indian soldiers gave the British-style salute
with the open palm forward as the national
anthems were played. The relationship between the two nations is
unique, said Chaudhari, the Indian brigadier.
Both constitutions commence with the same
words: We the people. That is the level of
partnership that we share. The U.S.-Indian exercise dates to 2004. Yudh
Abhyas is Hindi for training for war. This year is the largest ever conducted, said
Maj. Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., commander of the
82nd Airborne Division. This is a very important time for us to conduct
an exercise of this nature, Nicholson said.
America is in the 11th year of its longest war. It
is a war being conducted in south Asia. India recently signed a strategic partnership
agreement with Afghanistan, which will help to
ensure that the stability going forward will
continue after we depart with our military
presence, Nicholson said. India has invested heavily in the Afghan
economy, building roads, educating Afghans in
Indian universities, offering help across all
dimensions of Afghan society. We appreciate
your help to create a more stable environment in
this critical region of the world, where many of these soldiers you see before you have fought so
long and hard. Some regiments of the Indian army have longer
histories than the United States, Nicholson said. The exercise is important as the United States and
the U.S. Army increase their focus on the Pacific,
Col. Trevor Bredenkamp said. He is commander of
the 1st Brigade Combat Team. Yudh Abhyas is occurring for the first time at Fort
Bragg and in the continental United States,
Bredenkamp said. Both armies will learn about each others cultures,
as well as weapons and tactics, Nicholson said.
The staffs will plan together in field training
exercises and command post exercises, he said.
http://idrw.org/?p=21655
