Personnel of the Air Force Base Tamale as part of 6 Garrison of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), other security services and the Bank of Ghana has conducted a Simulation Exercise codenamed ‘’EXERCISE RESOLUTE RESPONSE’’ on Wednesday 5 July 2023 at Bank of Ghana, Tamale Branch.

The Exercise, aimed at sharpening the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures related to Counter Terrorism Operations and Hostage Rescue Situations of uniformed personnel also sort to test the staff of Bank of Ghana’s preparedness in response to such threats.

Speaking to the participants, the Base Commander, Air Force Base Tamale, Air Commodore Joshua Mensah-Larkai commended the participants for a well-executed exercise. He further urged the Bank staff to always reflect on the lessons learnt during the exercise since it may be beneficial to them in the future.

The Command Operations Officer, Colonel FWK Agbebo, on behalf of the General Officer Commanding Northern Command, Brigadier General M Essien noted that the exercise had been a success and the participation from all was highly commendable. He mentioned that the threats from the Sahel was real and imminent thus the need for such exercises to mitigate threats from Terrorist Armed Groups and Violent Extremist Groups.