The Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Was Present at a Regiment-level Military Exercise

22 May, 2016 13:18
Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan was present at the regiment-level military exercise taking place at the first army corps of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.

Servicemen carried out the tasks designated in the combat exercise in conditions as close as possible to real combat. In addition to the primary objectives of defence and counterattack, several significant situations from the April events which had to do with cooperation between subdivisions and cases with wounded servicemen were analyzed and simulated. In the future, these examples will be spread throughout the Armed Forces with proper justification.

Summarizing the results of the exercise, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan pointed out specific situations and particularities noticed throughout the entire course of the exercise as well as subdivisions and respective commanders that performed particularly well. The abilities of base leaders and commanders, the ability of subdivisions to cooperate, the ability of commanders to coordinate themselves in any situation and make appropriate decisions, the skillful actions of the servicemen and high morale were noted as accomplishments. A special mention was made concerning the highly skillful operations carried out artillery subdivisions and the high rate of successful strikes against offensive installations.