(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. The First DeputyMinister of Defense – Chief of the General Staff of the AzerbaijanArmy, Colonel General Karim Valiyev watched a demonstrativelive-fire tactical exercise conducted with artillery units,Trend reports,referring to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The Chief of the General Staff attended the field point andheard the reports of the commanders and staff officers about thedecisions made on the map during the accomplishment of thetasks.

It was reported that the units, withdrawn from permanentdeployment points to assembly areas on alert, worked out theactivities of taking firing positions and bringing combat equipmentand artillery installations into combat mode.

It was noted that during the practical shooting, the targetswere destroyed with high precision.

Colonel General Valiyev positively evaluated the progress of theexercise and instructed the authorized to further increase theintensity and quality of the exercise and classes conducted tomaintain the combat capability of the units at a high level and todevelop the practical skills of servicemen.

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