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COAS Reintroduces Exercise TIGER’S PATH

• 24 Nov
• Admin

The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Major General Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, has officially reintroduced Exercise TIGER’S PATH 2025, the 15th edition, on Monday, 24 November 2025, at Abenase in the Eastern Region.Organised by the Jungle Warfare School (JWS), Achiase, the exercise is a rigorous field training programme designed to enhance operational readiness, promote cooperation among the three services, and strengthen the collective ability of participating Commands to address regional and global security threats.In his remarks as Guest of Honour for the opening ceremony, the COAS expressed appreciation to the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, for facilitating the return of Exercise TIGER’S PATH. He emphasized that the biennial flagship exercise remains a vital platform for assessing physical fitness, teamwork, mental endurance, and operational effectiveness in jungle warfare and modern battle environments. He also noted that the exercise had been suspended since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Major General Gbetanu underscored that modern warfare requires personnel who are physically fit, mentally agile, and operationally capable. He encouraged participants to embrace teamwork, coordination, and professionalism, urging them to push beyond their limits and demonstrate the resilience for which the Ghana Armed Forces is known. He reminded troops that the ultimate goal is to enhance combat readiness to defend Ghana and contribute to peace and stability when duty calls.He further highlighted that contemporary security threats are evolving, extending beyond traditional battlefields to include terrorism, cyber insecurity, transnational organized crime, and internal instability across the sub-region. Considering these challenges, he stressed the need for continuous training to maintain high levels of alertness.The COAS charged instructors and umpires to uphold the highest standards of fairness, credibility, and professionalism throughout the exercise. This four-day biennial event brought together six teams to compete in “trailing the path of the Tiger.” The competing teams are Northern Command, Central Command, Southern Command, Ghana Navy, Ghana Air Force, and Support Services Command.The origins of Exercise TIGER’S PATH date back to 1991 under the leadership of the then Commandant of the Military Academy and Training School (MATS), Brigadier General Lawrence Appah, and the Commanding Officer of the Jungle Warfare School, Lt Col Augustine Peter Blay, who later became Chief of the Defence Staff. Over the years, the exercise has evolved to address emerging security challenges and now includes components such as jungle survival, combat triage, medical evacuation, navigation, offensive operations, obstacle crossing, and live-firing exercises.As part of the event, the COAS and his entourage visited local chiefs and authorities to express appreciation for their continued support of Ghana Armed Forces activities.