SOLDIERS who recently underwent training on several Guyana Defence Force (GDF) courses over the last weekend successfully completed the Training Corps “Exercise Purpleheart” in the Tacama Savannahs.

Inspector General, Colonel Trevor Bowman, visited the exercise area to witness its conclusion during which the troops demonstrated various elements of military tactics and strategy, GDF said in a release.

Commanding Officer of Training Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Julius Skeete, expressed satisfaction with the conduct and execution of the exercise and noted that while there are still some areas for improvement, the objective of the exercise was met. The exercise was designed to allow soldiers to demonstrate their grasp of the principles and practice used in Close-Country Warfare.