Will the United States and India's military exercise near the border between China and India?They may prepare for this year

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

According to CNN reports on August 6, the United States and India will launch a half -month "War Practice" joint military exercise in October. According to Jimu News, the United States and India had previously held 17 military exercises in this series of military exercises. The previous joint military exercise was rumored in the Alaska region in the severe cold. At that time, there were rumors that the two countries held exercises near the border between China and India.

United States and India Alaska Joint Military exercise (Source: US Air Force)

There were rumors in October last year

CNN reports that the exercise will be held from October 14th to 31st in Orey at an altitude of 10,000 feet (about 3048 meters) in northern India. Oli is only about 95 kilometers away from the actual control line of China and India.

As early as October last year, the United States reported that the news that would conduct joint exercises in Himalayas. In October last year, Major General Andrisana, a former U.S. Army Alaska commander, said: "In 2021, we will perform exercises in Alaska; in 2022, it (exercise) should be in the Himalayas."

In June of this year, the rumors of the exercise came again. According to Russian Satellite Agency reported on June 9, Charles Flynn, commander of the US Pacific Army, announced at the visit to New Delhi, India that India and the United States will hold joint military exercises in the Himalayas area in October.

This exercise will be the 18th "Yudh Abhyas" series of exercises in the United States and India.

According to the US "Army Times", "Preparation of War" is a two -week training exercise. A spokesman for the US Department of Defense said that the exercise aims to improve the "joint and interoperability of the Indian Army and the US Army to improve partner response to partner response India-Pacific Routine, Complex and Future emergencies ".

The joint exercise of the US and India "Preparation for War" began in 2002. The first three exercises were held in India, and then the United States and India were held in turn.

I used to adapt to the high -altitude extremely cold environment in Alaska

The US military and the Indian army's previous "Preparation of War" military exercises were held in Alaska, USA in October 2021. More than 300 U.S. Army soldiers and 350 Indian infantry participated.

The U.S. helicopter takes the "Stepan" helicopter to participate in the exercise (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

According to US media reports, Alaska's exercise was prepared for the two sides to perform again at the Sino -Indian Himalayan border exercise again, including the survival of cold weather, post -delivery of air medical care, and mountaineering training. The two soldiers who participated in the joint exercise were considered "experts who survived, operated, fight and win in extreme cold weather and high altitude environment."

Major General Andrisia said that the exercise was held in the past decade at Lewis-McCord Joint Base in Washington, USA. ) The focus is no longer the training of the environment such as the desert, but the cold environment of the mountains. "

U.S. India Training exceeds 50 times a year

According to statistics, India is one of the most united united countries with the United States, with more than 50 exercises and exchanges each year. The United States and India Army's "Preparation of War" joint military exercises, naval "Marabal" joint military exercises, Air Force "against India" and "Red Flag" joint military exercise, special forces "Varagi Prahar" joint military exercise Both have been mechanized. At the same time, the United States and India joint military exercises have gradually moved from bilateral and low -level joint military exercises to multilateral and high -level joint military exercises.

United States and India Joint Military Show (Source: CNN)

In November 2020, India and the United States, Japan, and Australia carried out the highest -level "Marabar" maritime exercises. This exercise issued a strong "strategic signal".

According to the Hindu Times, from February 8th to 21st last year, the Army of the United States and India held a large -scale joint combat exercise code -named "Preparation of War" in the Lajastan State of India, and bordered Pakistan in the military exercise area. It is reported that this is the first time that the two sides held bilateral military exercises after Biden took office, which aroused the attention of all parties' attention to the future "Indo -Pacific" policy of the new US government.

As early as June 9 this year, during the visit to Flynn, it was announced that the United States and India would hold a joint military exercise in the Himalayas and other remarks of China in October. Things between the two countries. The two parties have the willingness and the ability to deal with issues related to negotiating dialogue. The relevant US officials point to painting, stiring the wind, and provoking separation, which is unyielding.

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