Official Statement of MND
18th January 2021
2nd day of the visit of the Lieutenant General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, to the 3rd Military Region in Bechar
The Lieutenant General CHANEGRIHA Saïd, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army, continued the second day of his visit to the 3rd Military Region, by supervising a tactical exercise with live ammunition, entitled “Al- Hazm 2021”, which is part of the evaluation of the first phase of the combat readiness program for the year 2020-2021.
In the beginning, the Lieutenant General followed a presentation by the Major General Mustapha SMAILI, Commander of the 3rd Military Region, then a presentation on the exercise, presented by the Commander of the South Operational Sector of Tindouf.
This tactical exercise, carried out with live ammunition, aims to test the readiness for combat of Sector units, in addition to the training of Commanders and the General Staff in operations conduct, the development of their knowledge in matters of planning, preparation, organization and execution and put them in conditions of real war.
On the firing field, the Lieutenant General has closely followed the combat actions carried out by the engaged units, starting with those carried out by the aviation, headed by a reconnaissance plane, until the participation of the units of the Land Forces all combined weapons.
The execution of this exercise was marked, in all stages, by professionalism and a high tactical and operational level, reflecting the effectiveness of the actions carried out both in terms of planning and execution in the field, as well as the skills of the executives in terms of setting up and conducting the various combat actions and the mastery, by the personnel, of the different weapon systems and equipment made available, which greatly contributed to the achievement of the objectives set.
It should be noted that the combat aircraft were refuelled during the exercise. It is a meticulous operation executed with great success, knowing that this kind of operation requires high performance and perfection, which reflects the great skills and professionalism of the different components of People's National Army.
At the end of the exercise, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the personnel of the units having carried out the exercise, to congratulate them for the efforts made during the preparation and the execution of this tactical exercise with live ammunition, that the results more than convincing, reflected in the precision of the shots with the various weapons. As such, he stressed the importance of these efforts aiming to develop combat experience, to consolidate knowledge and skills and confer synergy and complementarity to collective action:
“I am fully convinced that the efforts that we are making in the execution of these tactical exercises, aimed to develop combat experience, to consolidate knowledge and skills and to impart synergy and complementarity to the collective action, within the battle corps of People's National Army, are visible efforts on the ground and their results are palpable, both in terms of operational hardening and in terms of the combat readiness of our Armed Forces, all combined components, thanks to the full and effective application on the ground of combat preparation and counter-terrorism programs, as proofed by the results obtained in this area”.
The Lieutenant General has affirmed that Algeria, large and strong by its history and its geography, deserves that its Army always places itself up to the current challenges and that stay eternally free and sovereign, tenacious facing the enemies of yesterday and today:
“It is a great honour for People's National Army, worthy heir to the National Liberation Army to rise to the rank of custodians of the Chouhada legacy and to live up to the demands of national duty, responsibility for the defence of the homeland, the preservation of its unity, the protection of its wealth and the safeguard of its sovereignty, particularly in the conditions of instability in our region. Indeed, Algeria, large and strong, by virtue of its history and its geography, turned towards a future which rises to the height of this history and this geography, deserves that its Army is constantly up to these challenges that it faces today, and that it remains eternally free and sovereign, and tenacious in the face of the enemies of yesterday and today”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General proceeded to the inspection and the review of the units having carried out this exercise.
In the beginning, the Lieutenant General followed a presentation by the Major General Mustapha SMAILI, Commander of the 3rd Military Region, then a presentation on the exercise, presented by the Commander of the South Operational Sector of Tindouf.
This tactical exercise, carried out with live ammunition, aims to test the readiness for combat of Sector units, in addition to the training of Commanders and the General Staff in operations conduct, the development of their knowledge in matters of planning, preparation, organization and execution and put them in conditions of real war.
On the firing field, the Lieutenant General has closely followed the combat actions carried out by the engaged units, starting with those carried out by the aviation, headed by a reconnaissance plane, until the participation of the units of the Land Forces all combined weapons.
The execution of this exercise was marked, in all stages, by professionalism and a high tactical and operational level, reflecting the effectiveness of the actions carried out both in terms of planning and execution in the field, as well as the skills of the executives in terms of setting up and conducting the various combat actions and the mastery, by the personnel, of the different weapon systems and equipment made available, which greatly contributed to the achievement of the objectives set.
It should be noted that the combat aircraft were refuelled during the exercise. It is a meticulous operation executed with great success, knowing that this kind of operation requires high performance and perfection, which reflects the great skills and professionalism of the different components of People's National Army.
At the end of the exercise, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the personnel of the units having carried out the exercise, to congratulate them for the efforts made during the preparation and the execution of this tactical exercise with live ammunition, that the results more than convincing, reflected in the precision of the shots with the various weapons. As such, he stressed the importance of these efforts aiming to develop combat experience, to consolidate knowledge and skills and confer synergy and complementarity to collective action:
“I am fully convinced that the efforts that we are making in the execution of these tactical exercises, aimed to develop combat experience, to consolidate knowledge and skills and to impart synergy and complementarity to the collective action, within the battle corps of People's National Army, are visible efforts on the ground and their results are palpable, both in terms of operational hardening and in terms of the combat readiness of our Armed Forces, all combined components, thanks to the full and effective application on the ground of combat preparation and counter-terrorism programs, as proofed by the results obtained in this area”.
The Lieutenant General has affirmed that Algeria, large and strong by its history and its geography, deserves that its Army always places itself up to the current challenges and that stay eternally free and sovereign, tenacious facing the enemies of yesterday and today:
“It is a great honour for People's National Army, worthy heir to the National Liberation Army to rise to the rank of custodians of the Chouhada legacy and to live up to the demands of national duty, responsibility for the defence of the homeland, the preservation of its unity, the protection of its wealth and the safeguard of its sovereignty, particularly in the conditions of instability in our region. Indeed, Algeria, large and strong, by virtue of its history and its geography, turned towards a future which rises to the height of this history and this geography, deserves that its Army is constantly up to these challenges that it faces today, and that it remains eternally free and sovereign, and tenacious in the face of the enemies of yesterday and today”.
At the end, the Lieutenant General proceeded to the inspection and the review of the units having carried out this exercise.
