On December 3rd, the day of the 50th anniversary of RA National Hero Movses Gorgisyan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, AF GS Head General Colonel Youriy Khachatourov, Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan, Gorgisyan family members, hero’s comrades-in-arms, Yerevan citizens visited Movses’s grave in Tsitsernakaberd and put wreaths and flowers there.

On December 3rd, Disabled Persons International Day, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan visited disabled war veteran, Artsakh liberation war participant Habet Aghababyan.
H.Aghababyan was badly wounded in arms and legs on February 25, 1993. He spent six days lying in the battle field, survived by a miracle. His right leg and left foot were amputated.

Recently regular tactical regimental training with battle firing was conducted with participation of the regiment’s crew under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A.Tsakanyan. According to the training scenario the enemy went into the offensive. Fighting started at the front line. Under the heavy fire of tanks and artillery our troops were able to repulse enemy’s attack, demolish its main forces and fortify in better positions.

Recently a History Competition was conducted among the students of military-sports colleges Tigran Mets (Tigran the Great), Monteh Melkonyan and pupils of educational complex Poqr Mher (Little Mher). The Competition was organized by the RA MOD Information & PR Department. The Jury headed by Department Deputy Head Felix Poghosyan assessed the participants’ knowledge.

Iranian-Arabian relations were never notable for warmth. The reasons are not only religious disagreements between Shiites and Sunnites, but also territorial disputes, and basically – Iran’s nuclear program and her claim for the regional leadership.

The quantity of men who seek to become contract sergeants in RA AF increases. Colonel G.Hakobyan, head of Division in Operational Training Department told this to “Hay Zinvor” correspondent. According to him, during this training stage the received applications were 50% more than in the previous training stage.
Contract sergeant candidates pass basic training in a regiment’s base. There they get specialization as detachment and platoon commanders. After education they pass exams on physical, combatant training, tactics, service regulations etc., and join regiments which conduct combat duty.

On Armenia-Azerbaijan border, at regiment’s combat duty zone under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R.Beglaryan recently a new combat base station was founded.
This step was essential since cattle theft from the Azeri side had become frequent. After base station’s opening, which has a strategic, dominant position over enemy’s positions, thefts were stopped.