Cyprus National Guard and US forces train together (Video)

The co-training of Special Forces personnel in the Special Operations planning, execution and information support procedures was the focus of the small-scale special operations exercise TAMS “GUARDIAN-2023”, which was co-organized from June 1 to 28 by the National Guard and the Armed Forces of the US, which took place in Cyprus.

According to a statement from the National Guard, the scenarios of the exercise included various types of individual and team weapons combat shooting, as well as sniper, residential combat training and training of personnel in battlefield first aid.

It added that the co-training phase was attended by the Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, who, after congratulating the trainee sections of the Raider Command and the US forces for their efforts, stressed the importance of conducting joint trainings, both for increasing the level of cooperation and understanding between the armed forces of the two countries, as well as for the security and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region in general.

The exercise, which is part of the Bilateral Defense Cooperation Program between the Republic of Cyprus and the United States, is considered as particularly beneficial, since it provides the opportunity for the National Guard’s special operations personnel to be co-trained with the equivalent personnel of the US armed forces, thus promoting the level of training, interoperability and highlighting the excellent relations between the two countries’ armed forces, the statement concludes.