Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces checks combat readiness of military units

First Deputy Defence Minister, Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Army Colonel General Kerim Valiyev visited commando brigades and other military units for a snap inspection of the combat readiness of units.

The Chief of General Staff checked the improvement of commanders' practical skills in decision-making and use of forces, combat readiness of units, organization, and carrying out combat duty, Caliber.Az reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence.

The Chief of the General Staff instructed to pay main attention in the process of increasing the level of combat training to the planned and systematic conduct of exercises and training, ensuring combat interoperability between the Army Corps, formations, and control bodies, individual training of servicemen, as well as the accurate and timely fulfillment of tasks by combat personnel.

Touching upon increasing the intensity and quality of exercises and training, the First Deputy Minister of Defence gave instructions on conducting them in conditions close to real combat, and with consideration of the experience gained during the Patriotic War, as well as recent operations, especially the combat confrontations occurred in September of this year.

Speaking about the reforms carried out in the field of army development under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, Colonel General K. Valiyev emphasized that as a result of the measures taken during the post-war period, the operational and combat capabilities of the Azerbaijan Army have significantly increased.

The Chief of the General Staff delivered the instructions of the Defence Minister to the military personnel and set tasks for the relevant officers on their implementation.