Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected Wednesday part of the final stage of the joint field commands drill (Power of Determination), carried out by the BDF with the participation of the National Guard, the Interior Ministry and a force from the UAE Armed Forces.

During his field tour, the Commander-in-Chief inspected the UAE forces, and expressed delight in their participation in the joint exercise, stressing the strength of the brotherly relations between the two countries, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed highlighted the importance of holding such key drills continuously, in line with the directives of the sound directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, in order to train the participating forces and prepare them for joint military action to reach the highest levels of command efficiency and advanced combat potentials.

The Commander-in-Chief voiced deep pride in the tremendous efforts being exerted throughout the drill, praising the outstanding results of the joint exercise.

Furthermore, the Chief-of-Staff of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Lieutenant General Dhiab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi also attended part of the concluding stage of the “Resolve Force” drill which is carried out by BDF with the participation of the National Guard, the Interior Ministry and the UAE Armed Forces.

Meanwhile, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama Wednesday, Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Alexei Frolkin, and his accompanying delegation.

They reviewed the existing Bahraini-Russian relations of friendship and cooperation.