The primary objective of these drills, in line with the nation's defensive Military Doctrine, is to enhance the professional capabilities and combat readiness of its servicemen. This involves coordinating actions across land, sea and air.
The units were assigned various combat training tasks, including disarming enemy sabotage groups, countering enemy air attacks, safely traversing contaminated zones using chemical defense equipment, and overcoming water obstacles without casualties.
Turkmenistan has maintained a stance of positive neutrality since 1995 and is not a member of any military-political alliances. The country's armed forces rank as the third most powerful among the five Central Asian states, followed by Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, as reported by the Global Firepower 2023 think tank.
Turkmenistan shares land borders with Afghanistan (800 km), Iran (1,148 km), Kazakhstan (458 km), and Uzbekistan (1,650 km). In the Caspian Sea, the nation's borders extend to Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, marking a strategically significant location.