Riyadh, Dhu-AlHijjah 28, 1439, Sep 8, 2018, SPA -- US-Egyptian Bright Star exercise 2018 has been launched, with participation of forces from Saudi Arabia, Greece, Britain, Jordan, the Emirates, Italy, France, in addition to 16 countries, taking part in the drills, as observers. Commanding officer of the Saudi force participating in the exercise Colonel Nasser bin Hatlin al-Suhaimi said that the participation of the Saudi armed forces comes within the pre-training curriculum prepared for the armed forces to engage, in joint exercises. Al-Suhaimi explained that the preparation for participating in the bright star exercise 2018 came in three stages, including meetings and preparation of integrated scenarios to unify the military concepts. The exercise includes a number of operations, in the field of anti-terrorism and methods of fighting and training, in air, sea landing, diving, medical insurance and the implementation of live ammunition from various weapons. Saudi forces participate in this exercise with paratroopers and special security forces units, which have been assigned to carry out a number of major operational duties, especially in fighting in the built-up areas, combating terrorism, combating piracy and air landing, thus enhancing military and security cooperation among the participating countries, in the exercise. -- SPA 20:03 LOCAL TIME 17:03 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w745889