AlQa'dah 23, 1433, Oct 9, 2012, SPA -- On behalf of Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff Gen. Hussein bin Abdullah Al-Qabil has patronized the joint Saudi-French exercise "Tiger 2" which comprises units of special forces of the Royal Saudi Land forces with French special operations' units, in addition to aircraft of Royal Saudi Air Force and Land Forces' aviation aircraft participating in the exercise kicked off yesterday (Monday) at the French military air base of Solenzara, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. A speech ceremony was held on the occasion in which the commander of French special operations' units General Christopher Gomar said that exercise "Tiger 2" comes after exercise "Tiger 1", which was conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in March 2011 and exercise "Tiger 2" is an exceptional, and very important for both Saudi and French sides.