Washington (USA) | Jagran News Desk: In a show of bonhomie, the US Army on Wednesday played the Indian National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ during joint military drill Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019.

In a video shared vastly on social media, the US Army can be seen playing the National Anthem on their trumpets. The anthem was played on the joint exercise on Wednesday.

Interestingly, Indian origin American soldier, Staff Sergeant Ranbir Kaur was also a part of the exercise at the Joint Base Lewis McChord that began on September 5.

"I am part of the 223rd MI Battalion out of California. I was born in India but was brought up in the US since 1993. I have been part of the US Army since 2003. Currently, I am at the closing ceremony for YA 19 (Yudh Abhyas 2019) and had a great experience working with my Indian counterparts. The best part of the exercise was that female Indian officers participated in it. That was great interaction between both sides. I learned a lot from them and look forward to working with them again," Kaur said.

She is also the first Sikh woman to join the US Army and started with the California National Guard at the age of 17.

Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest running joint military training and defence corporation endeavours between India and the US. This is the 15th edition of the joint exercise hosted alternately between the two countries. The exercise was conducted at the Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington.

The exercise is aimed at countering the threat of international terrorism through mutual training and jointness.

Earlier, the Indian and American soldiers taking part in the joint military exercise were seen singing and dancing to the popular Indian marching song 'Badluram ka badan'.

A video of the soldiers tapping their feet to the song went viral on the internet last week.

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