ARCHIVES | JANUARY 2020
| 28.01.2020 |
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After presenting his sincere greetings to all the personnel of the People's National Army, worthy heiress of the National Liberation Army, Officers, Non-commissioned officers and Men of the Rank, mobilized along the national borders to preserve our country and his territorial unity, Mr. President of the Republic, Supreme Head of Armed Forces, Minister of National Defence has essentially:
  - Valued the role of People's National Army in saving and protecting the country and the people from collapse throes of the national state and a return to the 1990s tragedy, as well as its role in protecting the Algerian people during its majestic peaceful demonstrations, a Hirak who brought down the gang and guided the country towards a safety harbour, through free and fair elections under the slogan "Army-People, Khawa khawa". - Renewed his commitment to work to improve the social conditions of military and civilian personnel, headed by family housing in their different formulas, official housing, medical care and transport, especially for those in the south of the country and in the border areas, as well as the handling of the claims of the retired category of People's National Army, of the wounded and the invalids of the national tragedy, in order to definitively close the file.   - Addressed the imperative to execute the development programs of the Armed Forces, considering the enhancement of the level of the different capacities in combat, in view of the extent of our national territory in the light of the security challenges which occurred in the neighbouring countries and the flow of arms into border areas, requiring the strengthening of our defence competences. - Emphasized the necessity to continue providing efforts to preserve military equipment and their renovation and modernization, to guarantee the security of vital industrial, economic and energy infrastructures areas, especially in the far south.   - Granted great importance to the promotion of military manufacturing, allowing the increase of the volume of national industrial fabric and the supply of the different components of Armed Forces and the requirements of the national market, contributing to the development of the economy and employment enhancement through serious industrial partnership contracts between the military and civil sectors, involving universities and research and development centres. - Highlight the importance of pursuing the improvement of training methods and the adaptation of teaching programs within the Schools of PNA, based on modern pedagogical procedures in tune with the technological developments of the World Armies. - Granted a major importance to the sensitization operations and to the moral preparation of the personnel in order to anchor and to consolidate the sense of patriotism and pride of the principles of November, of fidelity to the message of our valiant Chouhada, in order to preserve their legacy, in other words, the Independence, the national sovereignty and the territorial and popular integrity of Algeria, and to protect them against the various scourges and their negative impacts. |
| 14.01.2020 |
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The Major General Said Chanegriha, interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army is continuing his visit to the 4th Military Region in Ouargla on his second day by supervising a demonstrative exercise with live ammunition "BORKANE 2020", executed by the organic units of the 41st Armoured Brigade, supported by air units.
  At the level of the firing and manoeuvres range of the North-East Operational Sector of In-Amenas, with the Major General Hassan Alaimia, Commander of the 4th Military Region, the Major General, the Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army has closely followed the progress of the different actions carried out by Land and Air units having taken part in this exercise, preceded by aircrafts of air reconnaissance, In addition to commands and staffs training on the preparation, the planning and the conduct of operations against any eventual threats, this exercise aims to optimize the combat and interoperability capacities between the staffs. These actions were effectively marked by a high degree of professionalism during all their phases, with an excellent tactical and operational level, reflecting the great combat skills of the different crews and Chiefs of the units, at all levels, especially in terms of the perfect use of the field and the high-level coordination between the different participating units. This reflects the great skills of executives in mounting and conducting combat actions, as well as the skills and the ability of executives to handle the different weapons systems and the available equipment, which has contributed to the achievement of very satisfying results, reflected in the precision of the shots with the different weapons.   The exercise "BORKANE 2020" saw the participation of drones which discovered, during a reconnaissance operation, an enemy group which was trying to infiltrate an energy infrastructure. These drones bombed this group, while a detachment of special troops landed by helicopters, with the objective of closing off and destroying the group.     At the end of the exercise, the Major General held a meeting with the personnel of the units having executed the performance, moreover, he congratulated them for the great efforts made during the first stage of the execution of the combat preparation program for the year 2019/2020, especially during the preparation and the execution of this perfectly successful exercise. As such, he stressed on the fact that the true development and the effective upgrading of the level require giving major importance to the preparation and the execution of evaluation exercises of different levels and plans. He also reaffirmed that, thanks to the results obtained during firing exercises, all of the participants deserve to be greeted and encouraged for the efforts made in this evaluation exercise, which allows the enhancement, on the field, of the combat skills of the Battle Corps of People's National Army, and constitutes one of the most important indicators of maturity, in terms of training, instruction and preparation.     At the end, the Major General reviewed the formations of the units having taken part in the exercise.   |
| 13.01.2020 |
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Within the framework of the progress supervision of the combat preparation program execution for the year 2019-2020, through all the units of People's National Army and at the level of the different Military Regions, the Major General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, the interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army undertook, Monday 13th January 2020, a working and inspection visit to the units of the 4th Military Region in Ouargla.
  At the end of the welcoming ceremony, the Major General, accompanied by the Major General Hassan Alaïmia, Commander of the 4th Military Region, began the visit at the level of the Region from the North-East Operational Sector of In Amenas where he will supervise, tomorrow Tuesday at the firing and manoeuvres range of the Sector, the execution of a demonstrative exercise with live ammunition, which will be carried out by the organic units of the 41st Armoured Brigade.   During the exercise briefing meeting, the Major General attended a presentation jointly presented by the Commander of the Sector and the Commander of the unit who will ensure the execution of the exercise. This presentation focused on the general idea and the execution phases. Then, the Major General underlined the fact that the progress of this tactical exercise of evaluation is a part of the year program concretization of the preparation for the combat 2019-2020, and constitutes an opportunity to evaluate and to focus on the achieved level. In addition, the participation of the commanders and the staffs of the organic units of the 41st Armoured Brigade and other units will enable the experiences exchange, the coordination, the cooperation and the concepts unification in accordance with the objectives set. The execution of these kind of demonstrative exercises aims also to forge the knowledge of the staffs in the preparation, the planning, the organization and the conduct of different combat actions and execute them in the real climate of the battle, in addition of optimizing the potential of executives and personnel in terms of mastering the different weapons systems.   |
| 13.01.2020 |
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Major General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, Interim Chief of Staff of People's National Army, will carry out, on Monday 13 January 2020, a working and inspection visit to the 4th Military Region in Ouargla.
 During the visit, the General Major will proceed to the inspection of several units and supervise a tactical exercise with live firing, moreover, he will hold orientation meetings with the executives and the staff of the 4th Military Region units. |