Port Blair, Feb 17: A joint security exercise was conducted at Port Blair airfield on 16th February 2022 under the aegis of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC). The aim of the drill was to test preparedness of all security agencies during various contingencies like terrorist attack, hostage crisis and hijack situation at the airfield or elsewhere.
Day and night drills were conducted at INS Utkrosh and Veer Savarkar International Airport. Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) from the Army, Navy and CISF were deployed to counter portrayed terrorist threats at various places inside the airfield. Simultaneously, Special Forces elements from the NSG, Ghatak Platoons and Marine Commandos (MARCOS) were also mobilised to operate in sync with the Quick Reaction Teams.
The Andaman & Nicobar Command has recently promulgated a Joint Standard Operating Procedures for Security at Port Blair Airfield. These drills were designed to test, validate and fine tune the SOPs as well as improve coordination between all military and security agencies at Port Blair. The SOPs have been developed to effectively counter any threat on this critical airfield were also re-validated in the joint exercise and will go a long way in enhancing synergy of operations between all security elements of the Nation.