The National Trans-Border Tactical Exercise After Troops (TAMS) of the National Guard called "NIKITIS-DIMITRA 2022" was completed on June 10, 2022. The exercise was large-scale and was conducted in the land, sea and air space of the free territory of Cyprus, with the participation of personnel and assets of the General Staff, the Commands, Formations and Tactical Units of the National Guard, while in phases of the exercise were called and participated in scheduled and unscheduled reserves and National Guardsmen. State institutions and agencies involved in providing support to the National Guard also participated, under the coordination of the Central Civil Emergency Planning Service (CECPS) of the Ministry of Defence.
The objective of the exercise was to train and addict all personnel to the decision-making processes, their translation into instructions and orders in times of tension, crisis and operations, to practice the sections in interdisciplinary operational scenarios, to evaluate all operational tools and the recruitment system, plans, as well as to implement and test the Logistics System. In this context, the Formations and Commands of the General Staff of the National Guard planned and executed individual small and medium scale exercises, examining operational scenarios, which were formulated in a way to simulate real conditions in a period of operations.
Specifically, the exercise examined items related to unit survivability, the execution of combined and interagency operations for response and support during operations on logistics issues.
As part of the exercise, trainee actions were conducted by all formations and commands, at various firing and training ranges, which included examination of branch and inter-branch scenarios on land, sea and air, which were participated and attended by the Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Demokritos Zervakis, the Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Konstantinos Chrysilios, the Chief of Staff Major General Ioannis Vasilakis, the Inspector General Major General Hatzidimitriou Michalis and the rest of the hierarchy of the General Staff of the National Guard.
The results of the TAMS "Nikitis-DIMITRA 2022" confirmed the excellence of the planning, the detailed preparation, the accurate and effective conduct, as well as the high level of combat capability of the Units, factors that contribute to maintaining and increasing the operational readiness of the National Guard.
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