Saturday, 25 July 2009
The active phase of joint Kazakhstan-Russian operational and tactical command-staff exercises Air Forces - 2009 is being carried out today at the the range Gvardeysky in the educational centre of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, "Kazakhstan Today" agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.
According to the press service, an overall objective of the exercises Air Forces - 2009 - practical training of joint operations of Air Control and Military-Air Forces Divisions of Kazakhstan and Russia directed at maintenance of collective security in the Central-Asian region that demands from the Armed Forces of the adjoining countries of organization of high level cooperation in all directions.
During the exercises, its participants had trainings of preparation and joint application of aviation groupings of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation and joint operations of the Air Forces Divisions of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan in the Central-Asian region of collective security.
The Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, arrived at the range to supervise the course of the exercises.
