According to current educational year’s combat preparation plan in the framework of the 1st army corpus 1-week commander’s camp was conducted. The aim was: to pass knowledge to the commander’s staff through theoretical and practical trainings, improve their skills.

Reforms in the armed forces arise from time requests, challenges and complicated political situation in the region. What and how to teach the troops so they would be ready to resist any enemy.
During reforms in the first place is the issue of improvement of subunits’ staff structure. The importance of this direction is that forms and methods of armed struggle develop very quickly, and in the 21st century combat actions characteristics become using of aviation, high-accuracy weapon, Radio-electronic struggle means and information wars.

On the eve of Independence Day a solemn function was held in the regiment headed by Colonel Artak Tonoyan. 21 years ago from this place (where at that time landing-assault regiment was situated) soldiers went to war and participated in defensive and liberation actions of Berdzor. There were 17 losses, there are stories about their heroic deeds.

Territory of the Pantheon Yerabloor (three hills) is 29 ha, from it 7 ha is covered with wood. Before the three hills were covered with forests and it was the leisure place of people in weekends. In cold and dark years people started to cut trees.

Conscientious and proud, free and resolute. This is how Military-aviation Institute’s Deputy Head Lt.Colonel Davit Alexanyan described girl-students who were admitted this year – Ani Zhamharyan, Tatevik Rostomyan and Emma Khachatryan.

At the administrative complex of RA MoD the meeting of Public Council at the Defense Minister was held which was conducted by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan. Minister’s deputies, high-ranking officers, heads of departments took part in it.
During the meeting the results of Public Council’s as well as Citizens appeals and complaints commission’s (created on the order of the Defense Minister) annual activities were finalized.

On September 11, the regular session of departmental working group set up by the order of the Minister of Defence, to deal with the issues raised by freedom fighters, was held at the administrative building of the Ministry of Defence. Representatives of the Freedom Fighters Council were also present at the session.