As part of his visits to the various components of the People’s National Army during the holy month of Ramadan, General Saïd Chanegriha, Chief of People’s National Army Staff, paid a working and inspection visit to the headquarters of the Air Forces Command on Sunday 17th March 2024.

This visit is part of the special monitoring by the High Command of People’s National Army of the implementation of the combat readiness programme for 2023/2024, as well as the consolidation of the approach of direct communication with personnel and listening to their concerns.

After the welcoming ceremony, at the Command Headquarters, given by Major General Mahmoud Laraba, Commander of the Air Forces, the General met with the executives and staff of the Air Forces Command, the Algerian Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

On this occasion, he gave an orientation speech which was followed by the personnel of all the units of this Command by videoconference. In his address, the General stressed that maintaining troop morale at high levels is an absolute priority, and that faith in the cause is an essential condition for the accomplishment of assigned missions.

“For us in People’s National Army, maintaining troop morale at high levels is an absolute priority, because we are convinced that the development, power and victories of armies are essentially due to morale,” General Chanegriha stated.

“Fulfilling one’s responsibilities cannot depend solely on a military scientific and cognitive skills, or on material resources. The most important factor is the military’s faith in his cause, whatever the circumstances. In this sense, they are obliged to spare no effort to serve their unit, their army and their country and to honour their commitments, whatever the sacrifices involved,” he stressed.

The General also stated that to win the challenge of power and efficiency, it is necessary to succeed in leading people.

“To meet the challenge of power and efficiency, it is essential to succeed in leading people. This involves management, making resources available and combining efforts to accomplish the missions entrusted to us. It is a responsibility which essentially requires the manager to rise to the level of his obligations, and to devote the necessary attention to his subordinates, particularly in terms of training and instruction,” he added.

“Awareness of the sensitivity of missions, their national scope and their noble objectives are factors capable of giving military personnel the moral capacity to ensure that People’s National Army continues its march towards development and modernisation, particularly in the light of the current international and regional context, which calls on us all to show greater determination, perseverance and awareness of the challenges imposed,” he concluded.

At the end of the meeting, the General received a comprehensive presentation from the Commander of the Air Forces on the various areas of activity relating to the implementation of the Air Forces development plan.

On this occasion, the General gave a series of recommendations relating in particular to the need to continue efforts to prepare units and personnel for combat, in accordance with the established plans and programmes, while ensuring the regular maintenance and optimum use of the aircraft and major resources made available.

Earlier, General Saïd Chanegriha also paid a working and inspection visit to the headquarters of the Land Forces Command on Thursday 14th March 2024 (photo).

After the welcoming ceremony, accompanied by Major General Ammar Athamnya, Commander of the Land Forces, the General met with executives and personnel. He then gave an orientation speech, which was followed by the personnel of the units of the six Military Regions via the videoconference system, through which he indicated that the multiplicity of threats and challenges facing our country require People’s National Army to maintain operational readiness at its highest levels and to constantly monitor developments in the security situation in the region.

Furthermore, he stressed that responsibility is a burden and not a distinction, hence the need for all personnel to carry out the missions assigned with the requisite rigour, going hand in hand with the sincere efforts to build the new Algeria. (Source & Photo © Algerian Ministry of Defence)