Day of the strategic rocket forces

Description

Celebration of people defending our homeland, we celebrate December 17, pronouncing toasts for the strategic missile forces. They originated in the year December 17 1959, however, the status of day purchased only in 1995, the year when the President issued a decree. Since then, Russia and celebrate strategic missile.

In the troops includes missile and army troops. Missile forces are considered to be the basis of our strategic nuclear forces. In 1997, STRATEGIC ROCKET FORCES entered space missile defense troops, but from June 2001 onwards missile troops again separate thyself, I pray.

For more than 40 years of existence in the RVSN has served more than 10 million people, among them more than 80 heroes of the Soviet Union, 6 Heroes of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, and so on. STRATEGIC ROCKET FORCES troops is in constant readiness to perform combat orders the President Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, the guarantor of the security of Russia.

In peacetime in the post every day about 8 thousand people dwell out of alert forces STRATEGIC MISSILE TROOPS. These troops are renowned for speed, technical reliability, they were found to deter aggression against our country, and in the event of war under orders to ensure the use of missile systems. Now more than 80 percent of our missile systems have developed their warranty periods, however, domestic maintenance, operating and professionalism of people provide indicators of reliability and availability. For Russian missile forces should raise a glass in December. Don't forget it, because the STRATEGIC ROCKET FORCES are very important in ensuring peace.