Azerbaijan Army commando units demonstrate skills in mountainous terrain, severe winter conditions PHOTO

First Deputy Minister of Defence – Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijan Army, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, Commander of the Land Forces, Lieutenant General Hikmat Mirzayev, and other high-ranking officials of the Ministry visited one of the commando military units.

Chief of the General Staff met with the command staff of the military unit, delivered to them the tasks set by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and gave relevant instructions, Caliber.Az reports citing the Ministry of Defence.

The Chief of the General Staff enquired about daily activities of the military unit, the state of combat readiness and service conditions. It was reported that the necessary conditions have been created to increase the level of professionalism of the servicemen and to fulfill tasks in difficult conditions, and various measures are underway.

Then, Colonel General Valiyev watched the practical classes of the commandos on combat and special training in high mountainous terrain and severe winter conditions. The importance of increasing the intensity of exercises and classes in order to maintain the commandos' high-level combat readiness was noted.

In order to accurately and timely accomplish the tasks set to the military unit, the command staff was assigned specific tasks on further improvement of the quality of exercises and classes.