Lt Gen Saddam Haftar checks Air Force readiness
LIBYA – Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Gen Khaled Haftar, has visited the Air Force Chief of Staff’s headquarters and Benina Air Base to review their level of readiness and their technical and logistical capabilities.
Meeting with base and air wing commanders
Lt Gen Saddam Haftar and Gen Khaled Haftar were received by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Maj Gen (Pilot) Adel Abdullah, and held an expanded meeting with the commanders of air bases and air wings and with personnel at Benina Air Base.
The meeting reviewed the Air Force’s work, its readiness to carry out its assigned missions and what is needed to raise operational efficiency.
Field tour and emphasis on air sovereignty
Lt Gen Saddam Haftar and the Chief of the General Staff also toured Benina Air Base’s facilities, operating systems, equipment and technical and logistical resources, and were briefed on the base’s daily readiness.
Lt Gen Saddam Haftar praised the Air Force’s role, its historic standing and the sacrifices it has made since Operation Dignity was launched from Benina Air Base, stressing the importance of developing its capabilities and raising its efficiency so it can carry out its missions, protect Libyan airspace and enforce air sovereignty.
