Army Desert Warfare School

Pakistani military training school

25°30′44″N 69°46′38″E / 25.51210°N 69.77724°E / 25.51210; 69.77724Websitewww.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Army-Desert-Warfare-School.php

The Army Desert Warfare School (ADWS) is a training and research school of Pakistan Army located in Chhor, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan.^[1] In early 1980 the General Headquarters (GHQ) Pakistan Army established this training school for troops keeping in mind the importance of desert warfare.

History

The idea of the school originally was decided by the GHQ in 1980 in two stages.^[2] At first stage the school was just started functioning and training as desert warfare wing of divisional battle school of Pakistan Army. In 2nd stage the school was upgraded with advance training to Army Desert Warfare School on 13 September 1987.^[3]

Training

The core mission of the school is to train officers, junior commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy. Pakistan Air Force and the paramilitary Civil Armed Forces in desert warfare operations.^[4]

References

^ "Pakistan Army holds month-long war games in Thar desert". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
^ "PAKISTAN ARMY". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-02-14). "Army holding war games to validate concept of defence in desert: ISPR". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
^ "Pakistan Army conducts exercises in Thar Desert". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-02-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-16.