Armed Forces Day

The first "Armed Forces Day" was held on 27 June 2009.

October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt called Armed Forces Day.

The date chosen by base commanders for each base's Armed Forces Day is typically on a weekend during the summer months.

The base usually holds an Armed Forces Day each year.

The name was changed to Armed Forces Day in 2009.

The four Armed Forces Days so far have been held on the last Saturday of June.

Armed Forces Day has its own official Facebook page.

In 2009 the name of the event was changed to Armed Forces Day, to raise awareness and appreciation for those on active duty.

For this reason, the date was also chosen as Egypt's Armed Forces Day.

April 12, 1960 has since been marked as Armed Forces Day.