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DUBAI / WAM
The UAE has celebrated the 41st Anniversary of the Army Unification Day, recalling the memories of the founding fathers notably the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who managed through their diligence and will to build the Union and unify the Armed Forces under one command, one banner, and had worked collectively to consolidate the entity.
On the occasion, the Armed Forces congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Supreme Council Members, Their Highnesses Rulers of the Emirates. In a statement, they paid tribute to the Federal Supreme Council, led by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, on its historic resolution to unify the UAE Armed Forces on 6th May, 1976.
The importance of creating strong armed forces in a geographically volatile region was first recognised by the visionary leader and father of the nation, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan. Immediately after the new Federation of the United Arab Emirates was formed out of seven emirates, he put forth a strategy to develop a strong army to protect the fledgling nation. “The UAE Armed Forces today is a cohesive well-integrated force. They are equipped with some of the most modern weapon systems, purchased from a variety of countries. The officers of the armed forces were mostly graduates of the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, with others having attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Australian Royal Military College in Duntroon and St. Cyr, the Military Academy of France.