Graduation Ceremony for the 38th Staff Course and the 1st English Language Staff Course at the Fouad Chehab Command and Staff College

The Chief of Staff, Brigadier General PSC Hassan Audi, representing the LAF Commander, General Joseph Aoun, headed the graduation ceremony of the 38th Staff Course and the 1st English Language Staff Course at the Fouad Chehab Command and Staff College – Al Rihaniyeh, in the presence of representatives from the security institutes, national universities, diplomatic figures, and several military attachés, in addition to many officers and families of the graduates.

After distributing the certificates to the graduates, the valedictorian of the Staff Course, the valedictorians of Arab officers, the valedictorian of foreign officers, and the College Commander each delivered a speech. Then, the Chief of Staff gave a speech in which he said: "You are crowned with your graduation, a year's journey of theoretical and practical study, during which you have made strenuous efforts to broaden your horizons."

He added: "The harsh conditions witnessed by our country, especially the repeated and increasing attacks by the Israeli enemy, do not deter the Army from fulfilling its national role."

He concluded by congratulating the graduates and commending the efforts of the college personnel and training instructors. He thanked the universities, especially the Lebanese University, for their academic cooperation with the LAF to raise the cultural and scientific level of its personnel.