Armenian Apostolic Church’s Shirak diocese leader Ter Michael bishop Ajapahyan on the occasion of the Military Aviation Day received military aviation base staff. He congratulated them with their professional holiday and expressed his confidence that our armed forces will keep our airspace inviolable.

A shooting training dedicated to the RA AF 20th anniversary was organized in the 5th army corps firing ground by the patriotic NGO “Armenian Eagles”. Besides members of the organization’s 200 branches, representatives of mass media also participated.

On the order of the Defense Minister the last Sunday of June will be observed as Military Sports Day in the RA Armed Forces. On June 24, Sunday, in the RA MOD administrative complex the Military Sports Day was solemnly observed for the first time. Congratulating function’s participants Minister Seyran Ohanyan said:

From June 4 to 9 in the regiment which was awarded with medal “Vardan Mamikonyan” exams were conducted to check sub-units’ knowledge and skills. Regiment’s skillful commander Colonel Sedrak Sedrakyan is sure that the accounts and staff are combat-ready and will get a high mark.

Colonel S.Grigoryan shows and explains – from the multilayer defense lines which one is specified for which purpose. There is such an impression that even in case of enemy’s sudden attack he will not be able to reach a serious result.

Recently inspections were done under the direction of RA AF GS Deputy Head Lt. General Valeriy Grigoryan in some regiments which are under the authority of the military unit under the command of Major General Kamo Aghajanyan.

In October 1992, the Sparapet (Commander-in-Chief) called on Armenians to send 500 “mahapart” (diehard) people to save the homeland, meaning 500 patriotic, courageous and dedicated people who would risk their lives to fight at the hottest spots of the war…Today, we need “mahapart” (diehard) intellectuals that will enter the Temple and say ‘Don’t turn my Father’s home into a trade house…’