By Nawal Sayed
CAIRO, Feb. 13 (SEE) – Minister of Defense and Military Production Colonel
General Mohamed Zaki attended the main stage of Fateh-26 military drills with
live ammunition that are carried out by units of the central military zone and
major branches of the Armed Forces on Wednesday.
The exercises will continue for several
days within the framework of the army's annual plan of combat training.
Participating in the drills are units of
the mechanical infantry, armored corps and artillery along with elements from
the air, air defense and elite forces.
Zaki conveyed to the participants the
greetings of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and lauded efforts exerted by the
Egyptian army for protecting the homeland on all fronts. Top of Form
Major General Mohamed Farid, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, also
inspected the participating forces in the exercise and discussed a number of
leaders and forces in the decisions taken at all levels, the method of carrying
out the tasks assigned to them and the method of dealing with sudden tactical
positions that can be exposed during the operations management.
Farid praised the outstanding performance of all the participating forces
in the exercise, stressing the need to avoid stereotyping in the planning and
execution of tasks and training activities, and paying attention to specialized
training and the administrative elements and help to reach the highest levels
of efficiency and combat readiness.
The stage was attended by a number of armed forces commanders and a
number of military college students and institutes.