Viking 22 exercise kicks off

The Viking 22 exercise kicked off at Qatar Armed Forces Joint Warfare Training Center (JWTC), with the participation of more than 60 countries, under the patronage of HE Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Staff Lieutenant General (Pilot) Salem bin Hamad al-Nabit. Qatar is the only country in the Middle East that participated with a trained leadership in the Viking 22 exercise for the first time. The Viking 22, which was launched in the presence of Commander of the Joint Warfare Training Center Air Colonel Staff Ramzan Hamad Fahad al-Nuaimi, is an international exercise held every two years. Units of the Qatar Armed Forces and security and civil authorities in the country are taking part in this year's edition. The exercise aims to understand and apply the comprehensive approach of international peacekeeping operations; enhance mutual co-ordination, trust and co-operation between governmental and non-governmental forces and personnel; understand, apply, command and manage missions; as well as operating procedures and organizational structures, co-ordinated overall planning processes, and applying operational concepts that reflect current and future challenges while supporting international peace.