Kuwaiti National Guard conducts military exercises with UAE counterparts

Lt. Gen. Eng. Hashem Al-Rifai, undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard, receiving Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Ameri, commander of the UAE National Guard. (KUNA)
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  • Drills aim to enhance cooperation, share expertise 
  • The 20th edition of the exercise, known as Nasr 20, is being held at the Kuwaiti National Guard’s Command Center

LONDON: The Kuwaiti National Guard is conducting a joint military exercise this week with the UAE National Guard to enhance cooperation and share expertise in military operations.

Lt. Gen. Eng. Hashem Al-Rifai, undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard, received on Tuesday Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Ameri, commander of the UAE National Guard, and his forces, the Kuwait Press Agency reported.

The military exercises, also known as CPX — Shield, are being conducted at the Kuwaiti National Guard’s Command Center, at Sheikh Salem Ali Camp.

This is the 20th edition of the exercises, called Nasr 20, which Kuwait carries out regularly and which involves other security branches in the country as well as forces from neighboring and allied countries.

Al-Rifai conveyed to the Emirati forces the greetings of the National Guard’s leadership, Sheikh Mubarak Humoud Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his deputy Sheikh Faisal Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah.