GENERAL ALIBUZWI ENTERS THE US ARMY HALL OF FAME
Army Commander, Lieutenant General Sitali Dennis Alibuzwi, has
been inducted into the prestigious 'International Fellows' Hall of Fame of the
United States Army War College, making him the first Zambian to enter US Army
stardom.
This was at an induction ceremony honouring him and Major
General Joseph Seelo of the Botswana Defence Force at Carlisle Barracks in
Pennsylvania, USA yesterday.
Lt Gen Alibuzwi, the 73rd inductee since the hall of fame's
inception in 1988, has been recognised for his outstanding military achievement
and commitment to leadership.
He joined the Zambia Army in August, 1983 and was commissioned
in 1984. He has held several command and staff positions, rising through the
ranks until he was appointed Zambia Army commander in 2021.
The United States Army War College was founded in 1901 and has
produced notable alumni such as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and
ex-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari among others.
The Army Commander is one of 71 students from the class of 2013.
And Lt Gen Alibuzwi has hailed the US government as a peace
partner for its role in the pre-redeployment and training of all Zambian
Battalions ( ZAMBATTS) in the Central African Republic (CAR).
The Army Commander stated during his induction that the first uniform
used by ZAMBATT I in its peacekeeping mission in CAR was donated by the US
Army.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the US
government and Army for its assistance since we first arrived in CAR."
We received pre-deployment training support from the US Army
from ZAMBATT I to ZAMBATT8, allowing us to deploy troops who are adequately
prepared to carry out assigned missions and tasks," he said.
The Zambia Army has participated in several United Nations and
African Union-sanctioned peacekeeping missions, and the US Army has been at the
forefront of providing medical, civil affairs, peacekeeping, and security
training since its inception.
Zambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New
York, Ambassador Dr Chola Milambo, represented the Zambian government at the
ceremony and thanked the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force,
Hakainde Hichilema, for allowing Lt Gen Alibuzwi attend the life achievement
ceremony and asked the US government to offer more slots to Zambian Defence
Force officers at the US War Army College.
The Army Commander was accompanied by his wife Stella, officers,
and Zambians working in the USA.
His wife, who has lauded her husband's achievement, has thanked
the President for the once-in-a-lifetime gesture and has urged all Zambians to
embrace the accomplishment as it is a national trophy.
This is according to a statement issued by Army spokesperson Colonel Martin Kalaluka Liyungu.
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