Egyptian Army Shows Combat Readiness Towards Western Border: Spox

The Egyptian army’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Mohamed Farid witnessed the measures of alignment and combat readiness of the elements of the armed forces in the western strategic direction.

The Egyptian military Spokesman, Colonel Tamer Al-Refae, announced on his official Facebook on Monday that "This matter comes within the framework of the general command plan to follow strict measures to protect the country's borders and national security on all strategic directions by land, sea, and air in cooperation between all the main branches and tactical formations of the armed forces.”

The Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces war inspected the measures taken to raise the levels of combat readiness, as well as presenting the decisions of the leaders at all levels and organizing cooperation between all elements of the formation of the strategic process for the land forces and the main branches of the armed forces.

"This aims to ensure that all elements of the tasks are executed accurately and in the specified times," Refae added.

A number of military commanders and officers discussed the manner of carrying out the planned tasks and how to face sharp and rapid changes during the conduct of hostilities.

Farid passed by the elements lined up to check on their readiness and their ability to carry out all the tasks and stand on the level of technical competence of weapons and equipment.

[caption id="attachment_139923" align="aligncenter" width="372"] Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid HegazyChief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces[/caption]

Moreover, he conveyed the greetings and appreciation of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of the Republic of Egypt and the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Lieutenant General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production of the Armed Forces, for their precious and precious sacrifices in order to preserve the security of the country and protect its capabilities.

The line-up was attended by a number of commanders of the armed forces.