KUWAIT: Under the sponsorship of Undersecretary of Kuwait National Guard Hashem Al-Rifai, the National Guard Training Institute held the graduation ceremony of the advanced infantry course for officers, in which officers from the Kuwaiti army, the Bahraini National Guard and the Royal Omani Guard participated. The ceremony, which was held in the central hall of Al-Sumoud Camp, was attended by senior leaders of the National Guard.

Rifai conveyed to graduates the greetings of the leadership, represented by HH Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chief of Kuwait National Guard and Deputy Chief Sheikh Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He also praised the participation of officers from armies of Bahrain and Oman and their honorable representation of their military institutions, which increases the bonds of cooperation and solidarity between the peoples of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as achieves good benefits for the training process and boosts skills, spirit of competition and keenness to exchange experiences.

National Guard holds course with Bahraini, Omani counterparts
National Guard holds course with Bahraini, Omani counterparts
National Guard holds course with Bahraini, Omani counterparts

“The performance of the officers confirms the leadership skills they have acquired, and the ability to plan, implement and work with a team spirit,” Rifai said. “These results would not have been achieved except for the directives of the leadership to advance efforts to develop education and training by updating our curricula and training methods from advanced military institutions, with which the National Guard concluded cooperation protocols and memorandums of understanding for the exchange of experiences,” Rifai added.

He also stressed the interest of the leadership in the National Guard in qualifying cadres armed with knowledge and experience in all fields to push the wheel of development in the National Guard and upgrade its role in protecting the nation’s capabilities. “The officers participating in the advanced infantry course for officers carried out the final exercise ‘Solid Fortress’ with the aim of improving their leadership capabilities in facing tactical and security situations in various circumstances,” he concluded.