READ DAILY DEFENCE RELATED PRINT MEDIA NEWS: OPEN BLOG FOR MORE NEWS CLICK ON LINK sanjhamorcha2009.blogspot.in Western Command chief takes stock of security along border Tribune News Service Jammu, November 15 The Western Command chief, Lt Gen Philip Campose, today visited the forward areas along the 198-km long international border in the Jammu region and reviewed the security scenario. “Lt General Campose visited the forward areas of the Jammu region today and reviewed the security situation,” officiating Defence spokesperson SN Acharya said. “On his arrival, the Army Commander was received by Major General Ashwani Kumar, GOC, Tiger Division, and Group Captain SP Singh, Chief Operational Officer Air Force Station, Jammu, at the Technical Airport, Jammu,” Acharya said. During his visit to the forward area, the Army General interacted with the officers and troops of the Tiger Division deployed near the international border in the Jammu region. Major General Ashwani Kumar, who accompanied the Commander, briefed him about the security scenario in the region. “Lt General Campose applauded the state of operational preparedness and expressed confidence that the Tiger Division was prepared for all challenges and would execute the assigned tasks in a befitting manner, meeting the aspirations of the nation,” the spokesperson said. He also lauded the development projects undertaken in the border areas by the formation in conjunction with the civil authorities. Lt General Campose visited forward areas in Domana and Ramgarh, Acharya said. It may be recalled that General Campose was on a two-day visit to the Jammu Garrison on September 3 to review the military situation in the backdrop of frequent skirmishes between Pakistan and Indian Armies on the Line of Control (LoC). Later that month on September 26, three heavily armed Pakistani terrorists had carried out suicide attacks at the Hiranagar Police Station and the Army camp of 16 Cavalry, killing 10 persons, including three soldiers and Lieutenant Colonel Bikramjeet Singh. The unit of the 16 Cavalry, under Samba Brigade, belongs to the 9 Corps, which is headquartered in Himachal Pradesh and falls under the Western Command. On October 29, the Western Command chief visited Jammu again to have a meeting with his brigade commanders and senior officers of the Rising Star Corps in Jammu Garrison. Today’s visit was his third in the last 72 days. International border in the Jammu region witnessed intense shelling from Pakistan for over 10 days since October 17 and the sanity was restored only after the sector-level flag meeting between the Pak Rangers and the BSF on October 29. The shelling had left BSF guard ML Meena dead and 31 others injured.tribuneindia/2013/20131116/j&k.htm#7
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