The Chief of the Army staff (COAS), Major General (Maj Gen) Lawrence Kwaku Gbetanu, paid a visit to the 17 Army Signals Brigade in Burma Camp on Thursday, 3 July 2025.
The visit formed part of his maiden tour of Units under his command to familiarize himself with their operational activities and interact with troops. COAS was received with a colourful Quarter Guard from personnel of the Brigade after which he was given a thorough briefing by the Acting Commander, 17 Army Signals Brigade, Colonel Abass Mustapha.
The COAS inspected the Drone laboratory, image processing laboratory, Command Post and other key installations of the Brigade. COAS as part of his visit, held a durbar with all troops where he interacted with them. In his remarks, he emphasized his vision, which is to maintain a motivated Army grounded on core military values, enabled by adaptive technologies and platforms, capable of projecting decisive land power as part of the Ghana Armed Forces. He charged personnel to remain loyal to the service and uphold professional standards in all their operations.
