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Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day: SAC Vice Chairman graced the Diamond Jubilee celebration

1 December 2022
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2022-12-01 20:17

Vice Chairman of State Administration Council, Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services Commander In Chief (Army) Deputy Senior General Soe Win graced the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day held at Hsin Phyu Shin Hall of Nay Pyi Taw Transit Camp on 1st December.

Together with the Vice Chairman of State Administration Council, Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services Commander In Chief (Army), SAC secretary and members, senior military officials from the office of commander in chief, commander of Nay Pyi Taw command, retired senior officials of the directorate of ordance and invited guests attended the occasion.

First, the quartermaster general from the office of commander in chief Lt. Gen. Kyaw Swer Lin, Director of the Directorate of Ordance Ma-J Gen. Win Lwin, Commander Ma-J Zaw Hein opened the celebration of the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day by cutting the ceremonial ribbon.

Next, the Vice Chairman of State Administration Council, Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services Commander In Chief (Army) prevailed the 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day Signboard by pressing the auto button and posed for documentary photo together with the attendees.

In his remark of honor, SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services said that the day on which Burma Army Ordnance Depot-B.A.O.D was formed on December 1st, 1947 was designated as the Day of Ordnance Depot. Early time after independence regained, the Ordnance Depot innovated and experimented supplying ammunitions through aircraft and achieved the successes during the battles of combating insurgents in 1949.

From that time onward, the supplying ammunitions by aircraft has been gradually developed till to date. In different eras, in performing the military operations, the groups which are better in immunition power and logistics appear to achieve the success till to date.

Although any changes of military aspects and concepts that may occur, the important role of the ordnance depot appears not to change. From the forming day to date, the ordnance depot, even though there were many changes in  manpower, forces, different structures and different names, the ordnance depot is serving its responsibilities dutifully maintaining its essence etc. 

Next, the director of the directorate of Ordnance Ma-J Genl Win Lwin clarified the brief history of the ordnance depot and a video clip marked the 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day was screened.

Then, members of the directorate of Ordnance performed with the 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day song.Afterward, the director of the directorate of Ordnance presented a gift marking the 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day to the SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services Commander In Chief (Army).

Then, the SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander In Chief of Defense Services Commander In Chief (Army) cordially greeted the attendees retired senior officials of the Ordnance Depot and viewed the exhibition hall commemorating the 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ordnance Depot Day, it’s learnt.

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