Armed Forces Silver Jubilee Anniversary

United Arab Emirates30 December 2001Draft

The declaration of UAE Armed Forces Union on the Second of December, 1971 stated the UAE nation in general and the UAE military personnel in particular, before their responsibilities pouring forth towards the protection and the preservation of their Young State sovereign- y together with its gains. It was a must that responsibility should be associated with development & evolution in the Armed Forces size so as to comprise all combat & administrative support formations to go in sound conformity with its new role, provided its steadfast to defensive combating creed heavily depending on the purity of the Teachings of Islam. Armed Forces Unification: Springing from the conception of constantly & consistently seeking support and augmentation of its federal entity, he enhancement of its peace, security, stability and advance- Dent, the UAE Armed Forces Union had been declared on the Sixth of May, 1976 under one flag and under one command. Building on that decision of integrating & amalgamating the diverse military forces: naval, land and air Forces, the UAE Military became united under the umbrella of one central command bearing the name of The General Headquarter of the Armed Forces (G.H.Q.). The Armed Forces were organised in the shape of military sectors (areas).