Marines Engage In CSTO Counterterrorism Drills

Russian and Kazakh marines have been training together in counterterrorism drills in Aktau in western Kazakhstan, Interfax-AVN reports.

This part of the Interaction 2009 drill involved about 1,500 personnel for a rapid-reaction force under the aegis of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Taking part were personnel from the Kazakh National Security Committee's Border Forces naval units, Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry, Kazakh Interior Ministry Forces and...