Artillery training unit has become truly powerful forge of preparation of junior commanders – artillery professionals. Since last year regiment’s commander is Colonel A.Petrosyan.
From May 3 to 14 the regiment conducted theoretical trainings in the training ground after Marshal Baghramyan.

Aviation department Head Colonel A.Nersisyan tells that for the regiment the year of 2013 completed with fruitful work. Among the arm it was recognized the best and after 4-year gap again was awarded with Banner of Honour.

On the night of May 28, on the southern direction of the contact line of the Armenian-Azerbaijani troops the enemy attempted invasion. During the confrontation the Army of Defense got one loss. That was lance-corporal Erick Gasparyan born in1995. Four of the soldiers with firearm wounds were transported to Yerevan, Central military clinical hospital and continue treatment there. During this period Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and AoD commander Lt. General Movses Hakobyan visited them.

Erdoghan has made a few statements that they have to refuse from the European Union, but that is not realistic. Nazarbayev has only made a gesture. The West has strong resistance to EEC, and Turkey, besides being the West’s ally, is also a NATO member. In case if Turkey enters EEC, it must refuse from NATO.

In the final stage 3 rounds and one team event were held. In the first round, our team took second place among 35 teams. In the second round it was asked to prepare an information release or operational report in English based on the results of the observation point in the duty. Here the Armenian students took fourth place, and in “conditional” standings of CIS countries – second place.