Ethiopian Air Force to Celebrate Closing Ceremony of 88th Anniversary Next Week

Addis Ababa December 6/2023 (ENA)- The closing ceremony of the 88th anniversary of the Ethiopian Air Force will be held on December 16, 2023, Ethiopian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa announced today. 

In his press briefing in connection with the celebration, Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa said the 88th anniversary of the Air Force has been celebrated since the end of November 2023 in various air units.

Among the programs to be carried out during the closing of the anniversary will be an air show named "Black Lion" in which friendly countries of Ethiopia take part, he revealed.

A graduation of leaders, pilots, technicians, flight instructors and others trained in various fields will also be held.  

Moreover, various infrastructures built by the Air Force will also be inaugurated and works done to enhance weapon capability will be displayed, the Air Force Commander stated.

Different discussion forums in which commanders of various African countries take part will be conducted.

The main purpose of the celebration is to show to the public and the government about the works done by the Air Force since the reform and to prepare for future military operations.

Lieutenant General Yilma pointed out that extensive works have been done in terms of building human resource capability, modernizing weapon capacity, getting equipped with new weapons, infrastructure and creating favorable  working environment after the institutional reform in the Air Force.