KUALA LUMPUR: Serving the nation, improving its organisational structure and looking after the welfare of its personnel are the Malaysian army’s main objectives.
Army Chief General Tan Sri Zamrose Mohd Zain said this would both strengthen and enable the army to continue to excel, as well as improve the well-being of its personnel in order for them to focus fully on their duties.
He said the army would continue civil-military cooperation by equipping itself with manpower and assets to respond to disasters, along with preliminary plans of action with the federal and state governments as well as their agencies.
“In addition, improving the organisational structure of the army will also be given attention so that this service branch will continue to develop and improve its capabilities in line with the current environmental changes, especially new developments in technology and cybersecurity,” he told reporters at the 90th Army Day celebrations at Dataran Panglima Tentera Darat, Sungai Besi Kem Perdana, here yesterday.
Maintaining the theme of last year’s celebration, ‘Wellbeing of the Army Family Prioritised, National Sovereignty Assured’, this year’s celebration featured a full regimental parade ceremony.
The event started at 9.30am with a fly-past by five aircraft consisting of three A109 LOH and two MD 530G helicopters.
The Malaysian Army official song Gagah Setia reverberated around the square before Jen Zamrose inspected the parade that was mounted by 58 officers and 1,426 members of other ranks led by 12th Battalion Royal Malay Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Mohd Azamri Abdullah.
Zamrose later presented several awards, namely the Armed Forces Commander’s Readiness Award, the Army Innovation Management Award, the Army Knife Award, the Meritorious Service Award and the National Sovereignty Medal.
Army Day is celebrated on March 1 every year with the aim of strengthening unity within the force and to build relationships with the community.
Also present were Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt Gen Datuk Arman Rumaizi Ahmad, Western Field Commander Lt Gen Datuk Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan and Eastern Field Commander Lt Gen Datuk Mardzuki Muhammad. — Bernama
