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Kazakh soldiers attend the graduation ceremony for the Marines Commando Basic Courses

The next graduation ceremony for the Basic Marine Commando Course took place at the military unit of the Navy,
Azernieuws reports, citing the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

“Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan also took part in the ceremony.

The ceremony was attended by the First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Karim Valiyev, First Deputy Minister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General Sultan Kamaletdinov, as well as Turkish and Kazakh soldiers.

First, bouquets of flowers were placed in front of the monument erected in memory of the victims on the territory of the military unit, showing deep respect.

During the graduation ceremony, the memory of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and the victims, who sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, was commemorated with a minute of silence. The national anthems of the republics of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were performed.

During the ceremony, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Azerbaijan and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan emphasized the importance of such courses for training competent and professional military personnel.

At the same time, the participation of marines from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in joint exercises was praised, highlighting their exemplary professionalism. It was noted that a group of military personnel from all types of troops of the Azerbaijani Army, as well as aviation vehicles and warships, will be involved in the operational-tactical command staff exercise “Бірлестік (Unity) – 2024” to be held in Aktau. Kazakhstan this year.

Special training classes conducted by Azerbaijani and Turkish instructors at the naval grounds and training center were considered commendable.

Colonel General Karim Valiyev expressed his gratitude to the professional instructors for their high-quality organization and implementation of the course, congratulated the graduates on successfully completing the program and expressed his best wishes for their future service.

The course’s honorary student then affixed the emblem to the symbolic tree stump, followed by the presentation of certificates to the graduates and the awarding of awards to distinguished military personnel and instructors.

After completing the official proceedings, modern weapons, combat techniques and vehicles used by Marines and special forces were demonstrated.

At the end, tactical and special exercises of the Naval Special Forces were demonstrated, along with exemplary performance of divers from underwater attack and underwater defense units,” the ministry said.

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