Nearly month-long joint US Army, SLN exercise in Trinco

The US Army and the Sri Lanka Navy recently concluded a joint exercise (Feb 27-March 24) in Trincomalee. It was the latest exercise under the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) ‘Balance Style’. It involved 24 Special Boat Squadron (SBS) personnel, 12 from Fourth Fast Attack Flotilla and nine members of Special Force Operational Detachment Alpha of the US Army.

The Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mainly focused on Mission Planning (MP), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Close Quarter Battle (CQB), Combat Marksmanship and Sniper Training (CMST), etc. with the theoretical and practical sessions.