Nine ISTM officers rise in rank

Angola, Luanda - Nine officers with the Higher Military Technical Institute (ISTM) were promoted on Tuesday in Luanda to various military ranks, under a decree issued by the General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA). The promotion ceremony was chaired by the Angolan minister of National Defence, Cândido Pereira Van-dunem, and included two Colonels, one Lt-Col., three majors and equal number of captains. The event marked the 4th anniversary of ISTM, on 15 March. ISTM is a military institution of higher education, dedicated to the study, teaching, scientific research and technology.