According to RA AF preparation plan, on June 22-26 Commanders’ assembly was held with commanders and their deputies. The main aim of the assembly was to improve commanders’ staff’s knowledge and fulfillment of their functional duties.

On the order of the Defense Minister in 2012, for the first time “The Best Regiment on Military Service Security Support” Competition was conducted.
In assessing the MSSS activities success in defense of servicemen’s life and health, as well as efficiency of elimination of registered imperfections and blunders were considered.
In this sphere MSSS permanent commissions of 12 regiments showed good results.
On the results of the competition as the best regiments were recognized: the regiments under the command of Colonel G.Sahakyan (1st place), Colonel A.Baghdasaryan (2nd place) and Colonel V.Hasratyan (3rd place).

Keeping the positive results of 2011, in 2012 significant progress was registered in strengthening of staff’s discipline, as a result the number of crimes and rule violations decreased.
According to the Minister, “in 2012 the staff fully accomplished the combat missions, with the least losses, intrusion of diversionary groups was prevented.

According to the Armenian Government’s decision of August 9, 2012, the priority tasks of the Defense Ministry were recognized the introduction of military education standards and presentation of state program on military-industrial complex development state program.

It is very seldom in the Armed Forces when in the arms a regiment 4 times is being recognized as the best. This is about the regiment under the command of Colonel A.Harutyunyan. The division under the command of Lt.Colonel A.Qochunts for the second time in the regiment was recognized as the best.

In the end of the 1st educational stage of 2012, accepting the command of the engineering-sapper regiment, Colonel A.Ghazaryan managed to make positive changes, and as a result the regiment twice was recognized the best.

4 years ago Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan presented a bottle of cognac to each reagiment commander as a symbolic gift and told to open it when they’ll be satisfied with their work. And commander of one of the aviation regiments Colonel S.Sianosyan decided to open cognac bottle when his regiment will become the best in the aviation.