<span style="color: #000000;">The 17th Edition of Indo- US joint training exercise ' EX YUDH ABHYAS-21 commenced at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska on Friday. 300 US Army soldiers and 350 soldiers of the Indian Army are participating in the exercise. The 14-day training schedule includes activities on joint training in a counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism environment under United Nations mandate. The joint exercise will facilitate both Armies to know each other better, share their wide experiences and enhance their situational awareness through information exchange. This will help them in undertaking joint operations at Battalion level in mountainous terrain with cold climatic conditions under the ambit of United Nations. The opening ceremony saw the unfurling of the National Flags of both countries amidst playing of the National anthems.</span><br />