Official Statement of MND
20th May 2021
2nd day of the visit of the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, to 2nd Military Region
During the 2nd day of his visit to the 2nd Military Region, the Lieutenant General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of Staff of People's National Army, supervised a tactical exercise with live ammunition, which is part of the closing of the combat readiness program for the year 2020/2021, entitled: “RAAD – 2021”, executed by units of the 38th Mechanized Infantry Brigade and the 8th Armoured Division, as well as Air Force units, at the level of the Shooting and Manoeuvre Polygon under the 2nd Military Region.
At the level of the Shooting and Manoeuvring Polygon, the Lieutenant General followed a presentation on the main idea of the exercise, presented by the Major General Djamel HADJ-LAAROUSSI, Commander of the 2nd Military Region, as well as other presentations on the phases of its execution, presented respectively by the Commander of the 8th Armoured Division and the Commander of the 38th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
This exercise, which crowns the year of combat readiness 2020/2021, aims to raise combat capabilities and strengthen cooperation between the different general staffs, in addition to the training of commands and general staffs in preparation, the planning and conduct of operations in front of possible threats.
The Lieutenant General has closely followed the evolution of combat actions carried out by the engaged units, starting with combat aviation and fire support helicopters, passing through the numerous stages combat actions performed in a very close environment to real warfare.
These actions were characterized, throughout the stages, by professionalism and a high tactical and operational level, rightly reflecting the great combat capabilities of the crews and commanders at all levels. They also reflect the competence of the executives in the field of the assembly and the conduct of the various combat actions, which allowed recording convincing results.
The exercise saw also the parachuting of Para-commando detachments and the disembarkation of other detachments by helicopters in the middle of the field of combat actions.
On the sidelines of the exercise, the Lieutenant General visited the field hospital deployed within the framework of the logistical and medical support of the Forces, where he followed exhaustive explanations on all human and material components of the hospital, necessary for the real war environment.
At the end of the exercise, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the personnel of the units having carried out the exercise, where he congratulated them for the laborious efforts made throughout the combat preparation year 2020/2021, particularly during the preparation and execution of the exercise, which was a success, thanks to its encouraging results and the good execution of all its phases.
Finally, the Lieutenant General inspected the units that participated in this exercise.
At the level of the Shooting and Manoeuvring Polygon, the Lieutenant General followed a presentation on the main idea of the exercise, presented by the Major General Djamel HADJ-LAAROUSSI, Commander of the 2nd Military Region, as well as other presentations on the phases of its execution, presented respectively by the Commander of the 8th Armoured Division and the Commander of the 38th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
This exercise, which crowns the year of combat readiness 2020/2021, aims to raise combat capabilities and strengthen cooperation between the different general staffs, in addition to the training of commands and general staffs in preparation, the planning and conduct of operations in front of possible threats.
The Lieutenant General has closely followed the evolution of combat actions carried out by the engaged units, starting with combat aviation and fire support helicopters, passing through the numerous stages combat actions performed in a very close environment to real warfare.
These actions were characterized, throughout the stages, by professionalism and a high tactical and operational level, rightly reflecting the great combat capabilities of the crews and commanders at all levels. They also reflect the competence of the executives in the field of the assembly and the conduct of the various combat actions, which allowed recording convincing results.
The exercise saw also the parachuting of Para-commando detachments and the disembarkation of other detachments by helicopters in the middle of the field of combat actions.
On the sidelines of the exercise, the Lieutenant General visited the field hospital deployed within the framework of the logistical and medical support of the Forces, where he followed exhaustive explanations on all human and material components of the hospital, necessary for the real war environment.
At the end of the exercise, the Lieutenant General held a meeting with the personnel of the units having carried out the exercise, where he congratulated them for the laborious efforts made throughout the combat preparation year 2020/2021, particularly during the preparation and execution of the exercise, which was a success, thanks to its encouraging results and the good execution of all its phases.
Finally, the Lieutenant General inspected the units that participated in this exercise.
