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By Prashanth Parameswaran
The two militaries complete another iteration of Valiant Mark.
On September 23, Singapore and the United States concluded a military exercise codenamed Valiant Mark.
Valiant Mark is an annual bilateral exercise held between the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). According to a statement by the USMC, the exercise is meant to enhance U.S. and Singaporean forces’ combined combat readiness through live fire and urban terrain training as well as amphibious operations familiarization. Building relationships and exchanging tactics allows both militaries to prepare for future joint combat operations and ensure smoother collaboration to accomplish missions.
Last year, Valiant Mark 14.1 was held in January 2014 in Singapore while Valiant Mark 14.2 was held in the United States in Camp Pendleton in December. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Valiant Mark 14.2 featured the demonstration of three non-lethal weapons systems. These included the Active Denial System – a weapon that uses millimeter wave technology to produce an almost intolerable heating sensation – along with the Mini Distributed Sound and Light Array System and the Persistent Ground Surveillance System.
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