At the ready: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Services, President David Granger yesterday morning congratulated the troops of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who participated in the week-long Field Tactical Exercise ‘HOMEGUARD’.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that he noted that the exercise has served to reaffirm and reassure the Defence Board and the Guyanese people, that the Force is always ready to fulfil its mission. He made these comments after witnessing the ‘final attack’, along with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Vice President and Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Mark Phillips and other senior officers of the GDF and officials from the Ministry of Finance at the Tacama Training Area, Berbice River.
President David Granger (third from right in front row), Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Ministers Joseph Harmon and Carl Greenidge viewing a historic piece of artillery, which is on display at the Tacama Training Area, Berbice. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)
