His Majesty presides over 53rd National Day Military Parade
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, presided over a military parade staged at the Adam Air Base in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah today on the occasion of the 53rd Glorious National Day.
The event saw the participation of units representing the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), the Royal Guard of Oman (RGO), the Sultan’s Special Force (SSF), the Royal Oman Police (ROP) and the Royal Court Affairs (RCA), in addition to marching and mounted military music bands.
Upon His Majesty's arrival at the parade grounds, he was received by His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs; General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nuamani, Minister of the Royal Office; Vice Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO).
When His Majesty the Sultan ascended the Royal Dais, columns of the parade performed the military salute. The joint corps of military bands played the Royal Anthem, while the Sultan of Oman’s Artillery fired a 21-gun salute to His Majesty the Sultan.
The parade commander then stepped forward to the Royal Dais, requesting His Majesty the Sultan to signal the start of the military show. The joint corps of military music bands representing the RAO, RAFO, RNO, RGO, ROP and RCA played various tunes as they marched in slow and normal pace before the Royal Dais.
Columns of the Protocols Guard then joined the parade and performed ceremonial gestures to the accompaniment of melodies from the joint corps of military music bands—performing the military salute to His Majesty.
His Majesty then watched a musical show staged by mounted bands representing the RGO cavalry and the Royal Cavalry at the RCA. They passed before the Royal Dais, performing the military salute to His Majesty the Sultan.
Later, the columns of the parade performed cheers that proclaimed “Faith in Allah, Loyalty to the Sultan, Sacrifice for the Nation”. They also chanted three times “Long Live His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander”.
The joint corps of military bands played the Royal Anthem, while the columns of the parade performed the military salute, marking the conclusion of the military show. His Majesty then left the parade ground.
The military parade was attended alongside His Majesty the Sultan by Royal family members, ministers, advisers, chairmen of the State Council and Shura Council, commanders of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF), commanders of military and security units, heads of the diplomatic missions of Arab and foreign countries to the Sultanate of Oman, members of the State Council and Shura Council, undersecretaries, governors, ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry, retired military commanders, judges, members of the Public Prosecution Department, walis, sheikhs and dignitaries.
It was also attended by the military attaches of the Arab and foreign embassies to the Sultanate of Oman, senior military officers, senior state officials, senior retired officers, commissioned and non-commissioned SAF officers as well as other military and security units.
This is an unofficial English version of an Arabic report. To view the official Arabic text, click here.
