THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Initial steps have started to set up a joint command in Thiruvananthapuram by coordinating the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Navy is leading the way. The headquarters of the Integrated Theatre Command is in Akkulam. The mission is to confront threats from the sea. The joint command is likely to be announced when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Thiruvananthapuram in December for the Navy Day celebrations.

Senior officers from the Navy and Air Force are being posted alternately in both services. Air Force officers have also been posted to the Army's Military Engineering Service. Joint training has also started.

With the arrival of the joint command, Thiruvananthapuram will morph to become a prominent defence hub in the country. The command zeroed in on Thiruvanantha

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