The second joint Sri Lanka Army – People’s Liberation Army ‘Exercise – Silk Route – 2015’ has began at Buttala in Central Sri Lanka. The military exercise is planned to be conducted in three phases.
- Phase 1 – (June 22-28) at Commando Regiment (CR) Training School, Uva-Kudaoya,
- Phase 2 – (June 28-July 5) at CR Regimental Headquarters, Ganemulla
- Phase 3 – (July 5 – July 13) at Special Forces Training School at Maduruoya
The exercise mainly focuses on,
- weapon handling,
- VVIP protection study,
- live firing,
- lane firing,
- sniper firing,
- body protection drills,
- backup vehicle movement and training,
- body protection formation,
- ambush drills,
- reconnaissance techniques,
- skill firing,
- special mission planning,
- combat tracking techniques,
- situation training exercise,
- jungle warfare and basic battle skills,
- vehicle ambush drills,
- aircraft and building option training, etc.
The Chinese group, led by Lieutenant Colonel Qi Qiang of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is comprised of 43 Army personnel of the PLA and a similar number from the Sri Lanka Army’s Commando Regiment and Special Forces is engaged in the Exercise. The closing ceremony of the ‘Exercise – Silk Route – 2015’ is to take place on July 13 at the Special Force Training School.
