Joint Local Military Exercise PAYANKE
The Official start of the PAYANKE took place at the Military Training Support Centre – Ile Perseverance with all unit representatives present. The primary goal of the exercise is to test operational readiness for successful mission execution, preparations improve interoperability withing SDF units. The five days exercise took place on the principal islands of Mahe and Praslin.
The first two days, exercise participants were provided both tactical training and operations planning skills with the purpose of enabling soldiers from various units to plan and execute missions in a joint environment. Skills learnt were validated in the second phase of the exercise.
“Unity of Command, Interoperability, Flexibility, and Simplicity”