The Assistant for Administrative Support in the National Guard, Major General Engineer Issam Nayef, confirmed on Sunday, that the “Jahed” exercise, which is carried out by the Administrative Support Units, aims to measure readiness, provide support to state agencies to the fullest extent, and deal with any emergency event.

The National Guard said in a press statement that Major General Nayef conveyed to the participants during the opening of the exercise the greetings and appreciation of the Guard leadership, represented by His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chief of the National Guard, and Deputy Chief of the National Guard, Sheikh Faisal Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and followed by the Undersecretary of the Guard, Lieutenant General Engineer Hashem Al-Rifai.

He added that the exercise carried out by the administrative support units represented by the State Apparatus Support Center in cooperation with the units affiliated with the Assistant Command for Administrative Support is the first-of-its-kind to carry out the tasks assigned to it in providing support to state agencies.

Administrative Support Assistant in the National Guard, Major General Engineer Issam Nayef, during his attendance at the “Ready” exercise.

He explained that the exercise also shows the extent of benefiting from what the participants gained during the period of coexistence and training with the ministries and state institutions that signed cooperation protocols between them and the National Guard, in implementation of the leadership’s directives and the objectives of the National Guard’s 2025 guiding document ‘Protection and Support’.

He called on the participants in the exercise to cooperate and adhere to security and safety procedures, praising the great support provided by the National Guard leadership to the assistant units for administrative support.

KUNA