Kofi Ampeah Woode
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Ghana Army – Major General (Maj Gen) Bismarck Kwasi Onwona, has commissioned some projects at the Jungle Warfare School (JWS) in Akim Achiase, Eastern Region.
The projects inaugurated on Wednesday 27 November 2024, included a Medical Laboratory, and a Female Ward at the JWS’ Medical Aid Post, which was funded by the School.
These new projects were built to take care of the laboratory needs of all who visit the facility, and to address privacy concerns of female students, personnel and community members seeking healthcare at the school’s Medical Aid Post.
Other projects commissioned by COAS were a new Armoury, a Quarter Master Office, and a Weapon Cleaning site (funded by Ghana’s Minister for Communication and Digitalization – Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful), and a modern Officers’ Mess Kitchen (funded by Ankobrah West Rural Bank).
During the commissioning ceremony, the COAS highlighted the importance of modern infrastructure in supporting specialized military training at JWS, and expressed gratitude to Mrs Owusu-Ekuful and Ankobrah West Rural Bank, for supporting the infrastructure needs of the School.
The Commanding Officer (CO) – Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Jacob Cudjoe stated that the projects demonstrate a commitment to excellence and personnel development, enhancing the effectiveness of the Jungle Warfare training program, and that the new facilities would provide a more conducive environment for troops to work in.
He also announced that two new obstacles have been added to the existing ones to enhance training in the School.
Present at the ceremony were the Commander, Army Training Command – Brigadier General Stephen Woseadzikpo Kweku Parbey; Queenmother of Achiase – Nana Darkoa II; Members of the District Security Council and Divisional Heads of Security Agencies; Board Chairman, Ankobra West Rural Bank – Dr Frank Boateng, and Principal Staff Officers from the Army Headquarters.
Credit: Ghana Army PR
