Yesterday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi witnessed the celebration of the graduation of new batches of students from the Egyptian Military Academy and Colleges, at the Military Academy headquarters in the New Capital.
The celebration activities began with the playing of the Republican National Anthem immediately after President Sisi arrived at the celebration stage. The honor guard of students gave the military salute to President Sisi, followed by the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by the reciter Sheikh Youssef Hilal Muhammad.
The graduation ceremony began with a display of technical skills using weapons, where the students presented various performances showing the extent of the skill they acquired during their studies in using weapons, in terms of accuracy in execution and strength in performance, to demonstrate the extent of muscular and nervous compatibility in its use.
The students created a model with their bodies to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the glorious October victories, and a group of planes flying the Egyptian flag, the flag of the armed forces, and the flags of the main branches of the armed forces appeared in the sky of the parade.
The students also embodied three-dimensional shapes of the main branches of the armed forces. The students also created a model of the shield, which is a symbol of work and production, a model of the book, which is a symbol of science, and a model of the flame of science, which is a symbol of the role of the Military Academy in building the Egyptian person. Formation No. 1 also mediated to announce the graduates of the first batch of an Egyptian military academy.
After that, the students presented an “equestrian show,” where they demonstrated their skills in picking up stakes while executing the skill of picking up rings with precision and harmony. A group of horsemen also performed a triple hurdle jumping show with precision, and the academy students formed the Kayan Equestrian Club logo with precision and harmony.
The students also carried out the Thunderbolt Forces presentation of an integrated combat scenario that simulates dealing with terrorist threats within a residential area located in a mountain range, with the participation of combat aircraft, attack helicopters, storming and counter-terrorism elements, in addition to the use of command and control vehicles and combat vehicles.
The show began with the appearance of two F-16 multi-mission aircraft, to carry out the tasks of securing the theater of operations and dealing with potential threats, in conjunction with the preparation of models that simulate a residential area within a mountain range, reflecting the nature of combat operations that require coordination between the various elements of the participating forces.
A Mercedes Sprinter vehicle was also deployed, equipped to serve as a field command center, and equipped with systems for remote monitoring and transfer of events, to support monitoring the course of operations and coordination between counter-terrorism units.
The scenario included the appearance of helicopters to carry out security missions and deal with potential threats, while simulating the control of a group of extremist elements over a residential area and storing large quantities of weapons and ammunition inside it.
“Apache” and “Kamov” attack helicopters participated in providing air protection accompanying the “Augusta” helicopters, while the storming elements moved to carry out the tasks of isolating the target and securing it from various directions, in conjunction with monitoring an attempt by one of the extremist elements to escape using a vehicle, and dealing with it using a “Hummer” vehicle. Two “Augusta” helicopters appeared carrying members of the Thunderbolt forces, to carry out the tasks assigned to them within the scenario, within the framework of coordination between the air forces and the elements. Wilderness involved in the operation.
In the next stage, counter-terrorism elements advanced to storm residential buildings and free the hostages, coinciding with the movement of the mountain assault group to comb and secure the mountainous area, ensuring tight control over the theater of operations.
The show also witnessed the implementation of tasks by elements trained in the work of military engineers, which included dealing with explosive devices and blowing up a weapons and ammunition store, within the framework of completing the objectives of the virtual operation.
The scenario concluded with the evacuation of the storming elements by Augusta helicopters, under the cover of air protection, after the successful implementation of the specified tasks, reflecting the integration of roles between the Air Forces, the Thunderbolt Forces, the counter-terrorism elements, and the military engineers during the various stages of the operation.
After that, the Thunderbolt forces were able to eliminate the extremist elements and carry out the mission, and the injured person was evacuated by the “Augusta” helicopter under verified air protection.
The presentation indicated that the Air Force is participating with symbols from some of its various air formations to celebrate the graduation of the first batch at an Egyptian military academy, pointing out that the Air Force eagles are flying in the sky of pride and dignity to present a display that embodies the strength of performance and precision of implementation so that the message of strength is launched and banners of pride are raised in the sky.
A formation of different helicopter models also appeared in an air show to show the skill of the helicopter formation pilots. They were led by a formation consisting of three Kamov helicopters, on the sides were an Augusta and Apache helicopter, and a Mi-24 helicopter behind them.
Three newly joined Chinook F helicopters appeared in the Air Force, confirming the continued process of development and enhancing the capabilities of the Armed Forces in line with the latest global modernization systems. They were accompanied by five B-14 aircraft to celebrate the joining of the Chinook F to the Armed Forces, while advanced fourth generation aircraft Rafale, Mirage 2000, F-16, and MiG-29 appeared, accompanied by three K-8 aircraft. (K-8), and the sky of the parade is decorated with the flag of our dear Egypt.
After that, the military parade began, as the commander of the military parade column advanced in the parade square, and behind him were the flag bearers, led by the flag of the armed forces and the flags of the main branches, as well as the military parade groups from the military academy and colleges, joined by their colleagues from the police academy.
Pictures of the righteous martyrs appeared in the sky of the parade, then the students performed the martyr’s salute, and military music played the martyr’s salute.
President Sisi and the audience witnessed “Salam the Martyr” during the graduation ceremony of classes from the Egyptian Military Academy.
Military music, “Martyr’s Peace,” was played in the graduation ceremony square, as well as in front of the “Unknown Soldier” platform in Cairo via video, while the sky of the square witnessed air games that carried pictures of a number of martyrs of the armed forces.
After that, the President witnessed the ceremony of handing over command and taking over the oath of military colleges, after which the Director of the Department of Armed Forces Officers Affairs announced the appointment decision, saying: The President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces, approved the appointment of graduates of the first batch of the Egyptian Military Academy (119 military, 77 naval, 92 air, and 54 air defense), and the first from the Sixth Military Technological College are among those who hold higher qualifications, and the fifth is specialized officers in the rank of probationary lieutenants. And the graduates of the 63rd military technician batch and the 53rd air defense batch, with the rank of probationary first lieutenant), as of last June 30, as well as awarding the Egyptian Military Academy Medal to those who hold a bachelor’s degree from the academy’s graduates, and awarding the first graduates the second class Military Duty Medal in recognition of their performance of their duty with dedication and sincerity while studying.
Al-Sisi awarded medals to the top graduates of the military academy and colleges, who are: From the Military College: Probationary Lieutenant Muhammad Ihab Marzouk, Probationary Lieutenant Ahmed Hossam Abdel Aziz, Probationary Dentist Lieutenant Omar Ibrahim Metwally, Chief Nursing Officer, Probationary Lieutenant Doaa Ashraf Al-Sayyid Abdel Hamid, and from the Republic of Yemen, Probationary Lieutenant Assem Fayez Al-Tamimi, from the State of Palestine, and Probationary Lieutenant Muhammad Saad Shawahna, from the State of Palestine. Burkina Faso: Probationary Lieutenant Luqman Zureiq, and from the Naval College, Probationary Naval Lieutenant Mohyeldin Ahmed Morsi, and Probationary Naval Lieutenant Imran Salah.
From the Air College, probationary pilot lieutenant Muhammad Ayman Pasha, probationary air lieutenant Abdel Moneim Osama Naja, and from the Republic of Chad probationary pilot lieutenant Ahmed Al-Wali Haroun.
