Egypt launches largest military exercise in the Middle East

According to the Egyptian military spokesman, the “Bright Star” military exercise with the participation of 8,000 soldiers from 34 different countries was launched at the Mohamed Naguib military base, and will last until September 14.

"Bright Star" is the most important and largest joint exercise in the Middle East region, aiming to strengthen military cooperation and build capacity to confront common threats and risks.

Opening ceremony of the “Bright Star-23” exercise. (Photo: Ahram)

During the opening ceremony of the exercise, Major General Osama Naga, Head of the Egyptian Armed Forces Training Authority, delivered a speech in which he conveyed greetings and appreciation from Lieutenant General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, and Lieutenant General Osama Askar, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, to the participating forces.

Some of the forces participating in the “Bright Star-23” exercise. (Photo: Ahram)

Osama Naga said the importance of the joint exercise “Bright Star”, considered one of the most prestigious trainings in the region, represents a strong complementarity from the participating forces, through learning, exchanging new issues in the field of military training, and learning about modern military tactics for different combat doctrines.

For his part, Brigadier General Matthew Reed, representative of the US Training Agency, expressed his gratitude to the Egyptian Armed Forces for organizing the joint exercise, and affirmed that the exercise had the effect of enhancing the common capacity to solve problems, confront challenges and unify military concepts among the armed forces of the participating countries.

He hopes to continue developing training in the coming years to strengthen relationships between participating countries.

Weapons on display at the “Bright Star-23” exercise. (Photo: Ahram)

“Bright Star” is one of the world's largest multinational exercises held in Egypt, including naval, army, air force and special forces training activities.

These exercises were first held in October 1980, after the signing of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. They have since been held every two years, with the most recent one taking place in the fall of 2021.

Tuan Nguyen (VOV-Cairo)

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