BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. In accordance with
the instruction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev,
measures aimed at strengthening the material-technical base of the
Azerbaijan Army, improving the social and living conditions of the
units, as well as enhancing the professionalism of the personnel
are being successfully continued, Trend reports via the Ministry of Defense.
The leadership of the Ministry of Defense attended the opening
of administrative buildings of the Engineer-Fortification Center of
the Engineering Troops, the Psychological Support Department and
the Baku Military Psychological Health Center, as well as the Legal
Department. Additionally, the leadership of the Ministry got
acquainted with the works done at the Baku Military College
operating under the National Defense University and at the
Emergency Medical Service Unit of the Ministry’s Main Clinical
Hospital.
Simulator systems that meet modern standards were installed at
the newly commissioned Engineer-Fortification Center for the
training of junior specialists and for the clearance of mined
areas.
After getting acquainted with the conditions created on the
territory of the center, the leadership inspected the fire-fighting
depot, guardroom, vehicle park, warehouses for engineering combat
munitions, military-technical equipment, rocket and artillery
weapons, ammunition and supplies, as well as the training sites
used in the combat training process at the Engineering Troops’
training range.
Additionally, engineer armament assets and modern mechanical
mine-clearance equipment newly procured to strengthen the material
and technical support of the center were demonstrated to the
leadership, as well as detailed information on their
tactical-technical characteristics and operational capabilities was
provided.
The fully renovated administrative buildings of Psychological
Support Department and the Baku Military Psychological Health
Center newly established as part of staff and structural reforms
carried out to maintain the high-level psychological training of
the Azerbaijan Army's personnel, were commissioned.
Taking into account the specific requirements of psychological
services, special therapy rooms for enhancing the psychological
resilience of personnel and supporting post-traumatic recovery, as
well as workspaces for training of military psychologists and
preparing methodological documentation were established.
The center, bringing together military and civilian
psychologists and possessing initial regional experience, will
serve to protect and promote the psychological well-being of
Azerbaijan Army's servicemen and their family members.
The newly established center will provide individual and group
psychotherapy, psychological diagnostics, counseling, stress and
post-traumatic psychological rehabilitation, as well as support for
the psychological development of children and adolescents.
Following this, the leadership of the Ministry of Defense
attended the opening of the newly commissioned administrative
building of the Legal Department. The leadership was informed that
the Legal Department is an institution that regulates various
military legal matters and operates in accordance with legislation
in the field of defense.
The Department provides legal advice to the personnel of the
Azerbaijan Army, combats military crimes, and regulates matters
related to international law. The primary objective of the Legal
Department is to provide legal support to the activities of the
troops and forces under the Ministry of Defense and to ensure
compliance with legislation.
