Commander-in-Chief receives combat group commander

Manama, Mar. 18 (BNA): Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Brigadier Khalid Salman Al Maouda the Commander of BDF combat group participating in the "Gulf Shield Joint Drill 1". Forces from the Arabian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) together with forces from sisterly and friendly countries are implementing the field exercise in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, on March 20-April 16. The BDF Commander-in-Chief said that Bahrain’s participation comes in compliance with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa the Supreme Commander, emanating from His Majesty’s keenness on boosting the frames of joint military cooperation and contribution to reflect the goals and ambitions to achieve the aspired integration with sisterly and friendly countries to develop and consolidate the joint military cooperation, advance the efficiencies and raise the combat readiness as well as training the participating forces on the modern combat equipment and methodologies to gain more expertise during the various types of tactical military field exercises.