President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi praised Wednesday the role of Egyptian Armed Forces in protecting the lives of civilians throughout the republic's history, especially following the uprising of June 30, 2013, saying that army thwarted huge plots against the state, al-Bawaba News reported. "The army deployed its forces on borders 6 months ahead of June 30 incidents, to avoid the state an unknown destiny," al-Sisi said during the graduation ceremonies of Air Force Academy on Wednesday. Among the ceremonies, The President congratulated the graduates, and received the Air Forces Shield as a memorial gift from the academy chief, Hisham Ahmed.