Armenia marks Engineering Troops Day
September 7 (today) is celebrated in Armenia as Engineering Troops Day, Calend.ru says.
The first engineering unit was formed in the Armenian army on September 7, 1992. Engineering Troops Day has been celebrated in Armenia since 2000. Armenian engineering troops celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2012.
Engineering troops include engineer-sapper, engineer-road, pontoon and other sub-units. One of the primary tasks of engineering troops is mine clearing in the Karabakh conflict zone.
Armenian engineering troops have gained unique work experience including combat experience, humanitarian mine clearing experience and international experience. They worked in mountains, plains, forests and moorland.