Maneuvers of the multinational air exercise, "ACES Meet 2021-1", Air Excellence Center Exercise began at Pakistan's Mushaf Air Base on Monday with the participation of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) along with Pakistani Air Force (PAF). Bahrain, Egypt, and Jordan air forces are taking part in the exercise as observers. Saudi Arabia's military attaché to Pakistan, Maj. Gen. Pilot Awad Bin Abdullah Al-Zahrani and PAF Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal Waqas Ahmed Sulehri attended the inaugural ceremony. The Royal Saudi Air Force is taking part in the exercise, with a number of Tornedo fighter aircraft, with their full air, technical and backup crews. Commanding operations officer of the Royal Saudi Air Force group taking part in the exercise, which took place on Monday, Lt. Col. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Hajri said that the exercise will be carried out in different stages, including planning and implementing various air training, counter operations, in defense as well as offense sorties, according to different war (Scenarios), in addition to training on mastering carrying out air operations, in a different environment of the Saudi Arabian environment. For his part, the principal of supply and provisioning (catering) of the participating group Captain Eng. Abdulrahman bin Dhaifullah Al-Omari pointed out that through working in a heterozygous environment, the technical crews maintain, equip and arm the aircraft in accordance with the best standards of quality, following safety procedures, to meet the operational need and upgrade the combat readiness. It is noteworthy that the exercise will continue for two weeks with the objective to maximize the combat readiness of participating units. operations. — Agencies
