From January 13 to February, the peacekeeping unit of the Armenian Armed Forces consisting of 75 servicemen participated in the regular multinational pre-deployment exercises at the training center of the US Armed Forces in Germany in the scope of the KFOR mission.

According to the preparation plan 2013, one-month camp trainings were conducted with artillery sub-units of the 1st army corpus under the command of Colonel Tigran Parvanyan. The high command headed by RA AF General Staff Head Colonel General Youriy Khachaturov took part in the trainings.

On November 9 a function was organized on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the RA MoD Yerevan Officers’ House. Welcome speech was made by Head of the Officers’ House Gourgen Khachatryan. Letters of commendation were presented to the House’s staff by the RA MoD Information & PR Department. “Zorakan” ensemble’s creative director Aram Galstyan was awarded with a departmental medal.

On november 5 on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of formation of Intelligence troops, in one of the RA AF regiments a festival was organized where Defense Minister S.Ohanyan, AF GS Head, Colonel General Yu. Khachaturov were present. Accompanied by high-ranking officers, servicemen they familiarized themselves with arms and technology.

Recently a 10-day assembly of officers – graduates from Military institutions who have been appointed to the regiments of the 1st army corpus, completed. The assembly’s aim was to transfer knowledge to the newly appointed officers through theoretic and practical knowledge, as well as to reveal their commanding abilities.

Some young officers after a few years of service start thinking over – have they chosen their profession correctly? For such fellows we suggest a short self-analysis.
If your heart miss a bit when you hear the hymn of Armenia and see Armenian three-coloured flag, that means you have chosen your profession correctly, you had to become a serviceman. Material expression of serviceman’s ideals is the state symbols: combat flag, military uniform, weapon, awards etc. The serviceman can’t be indifferent to symbols.

The base of the national army’s intelligence service was set up 21 years ago. Today this arm is one of the most combat ready troops in our army.
The regiment under the command of Colonel Arsen Kotoyan conducts in-turn camping which this time were completed with demonstrative exercise on the occasion of their professional holiday.