Under this exercise which commenced a few days ago, different levels of command will be exercised in command ability, decision making ability, and how they evolve different plans to match the concept already evaluated and need to put into practice.

Forty naval and aircraft, Kafir aircraft, MI 24 helicopters, Y12 and MI 17 participate in the Cormorant Strike. Security forces personnel from the commando regiment and Special Forces directly are involved in ground battle.

They were brought to the land from the Shakthi ship by Navy vessels. This amphibious landing was jointly coordinated by senior security officials in the Combined Forces besides commando troops landed with the support of helicopters.

This is the first time in the history of Sri Lankan Security Forces that such a joint exercise is held. Military exercises are to be conducted regularly to gauge and assess military effectiveness of any army or armed forces, Military spokesman Major General Ubaya Medawala said.