Infobox national military country Liberia name ArmedForces of Liberia image File Coat of arms of Liberia.svg ... 2010 percent GDP 2.4 Industrial domestic suppliers USA imports exports The ArmedForces of Liberia AFL are the armedforces of the Republic of Liberia . Founded as the Liberian Frontier Force in 1908 ... for the ArmedForces of Liberia Members of the AFL shall perform their duties at all times in accordance ... the Liberian President s visit to Washington DC in 1943 The modern ArmedForces of Liberia grew ... T.D. Roberts 1964, pp.389 90 The LFF was renamed as the ArmedForces of Liberia under the Amended ... feb afl.html ArmedForces Of Liberia Reality Check For A New Military With A Redefined Constitutional ... web first last author NewLiberian.com authorlink coauthors title Brief History Of The ArmedForces Of Liberia ... this period, Liberia s armedforces consisted of the Liberian National Guard, the Liberian Militia ... Liberia , ArmedForces Today, Vol. 2, No.1, February 11, 2008, p.63 ref When William Tolbert replaced ..., ArmedForces Day Brochure, 1973 74, Ministry of National Defense Liberia , via University of Liberia ... Defense Liberia , Profile of AFL Deputy Chief of Staff DCOS , ArmedForces Today, Vol. 3, No. 1 ... low levels of effectiveness common to most of the armedforces in the developing world . For most ... in Phylon. ref The armedforces came to rely almost exclusively on American assistance in terms ... ref In 1957, ArmedForces Day was designated. Speaking in 2012, the Jonathan B. B. Hart ... set aside ArmedForces Day as Feb. 11, 1957, the day we remembered the mutiny that was started ... Institute for Strategic Studies , The ArmedForces of African States, 1967 and 1970, Adelphi Papers ... compiler authorlink coauthors title National Defense Law 1956, 70 A. Composition of the ArmedForces ... of ArmedForces location Geneva page 66 date February 2008 month year accessdate 14 August 2009 Another ... liberia 5 manpower.htm work publisher location Washington DC page accessdate August 2007 ref The armed ... more details
Other uses armedforces disambiguation refimprove date December 2011 War The armedforces of a country are its government sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external and internal aggressors. In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation s armedforces. Armed force is the use of armedforces to achieve political objectives. The study of the use of armedforces is called military science . Broadly speaking, this involves considering offense and defense at three levels strategy , operational art , and military tactics tactics . All three levels study the application of the use of force in order to achieve a desired objective. Organization Main Military organization In most countries the basis of the armedforces is the military , divided into basic Armed services . However, armedforces can include other paramilitary structures. For example, according to the Lithuanian law on organisation of system of national defence and military service version actual from November 11, 2004 , the Lithuanian armedforces in case of war also include border guards , public police service, parts of Lithuanian Riflemen s Union and guerrillas ... benefit to a country in maintaining armedforces is in providing protection from foreign threats and from internal conflict. In recent decades armedforces personnel have also been used as emergency ... of battles Staff military Civil military relations Armedforces of the world List of militaries by country ... by number of active troops List of countries by size of armedforces List of countries without an army List of air forces List of armies List of navies Category Military A ar an Fuerzas Armatas az Silahl Q vv l r bn be x old ca Forces armades cs Ozbrojen s ly cy Lluoedd arfog et S jav gi es Fuerzas armadas eo Armeo fa fr Forces arm es ... more details
Royal ArmedForces may refer to Royal Brunei ArmedForces Royal Burmese ArmedForces Royal Cambodian ArmedForces Royal Moroccan ArmedForces Royal Thai ArmedForces mil unit dis ... more details
Armedforces may refer to the armedforces , the military of a nation ArmedForces album , an Elvis Costello album ArmedForces sports society , one of the largest sporting organisations in the Soviet Union ArmedForces Special Powers Act, 1958 , created by the Parliament of India disambig ... more details
ArmedForces Medical College can stand for any of the following names ArmedForces Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh , see Bangladesh University of Professionals ArmedForces Medical College, Pune , India. mil unit dis ... more details
of the ArmedForces of Liberia from at least 2007. References Reflist 2 http www.dhmlnigeria.com ...Infobox National Military country Nigeria name Nigerian ArmedForces native name image File Nigerian Defence Forces Flag.svg 300px caption image2 caption2 founded current form 1960 disbanded branches Nigerian ... officer entry Nigerian Defence Academy at Kaduna , the ArmedForces Command and Staff College ... 2000 in advising on civil military relations for the armedforces. ref http news.biafranigeriaworld.com ... of a country s armedforces are entrenched in her Constitution. The defence of the territorial integrity ... of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria addresses the Nigerian ArmedForces 1 There shall be an armedforces ... of the armedforces of the Federation as may be established by an Act of the National Assembly. 2 The Federation ... the armedforces as may be considered adequate and effective for the purpose of a defending Nigeria ... of the National Assembly. 3 The composition of the officer corps an other ranks of the armedforces ... Army NA is the land branch of the Nigerian ArmedForces and the largest among the armedforces. Navy Main Nigerian Navy The Nigerian Navy NN is the aea branch of the Nigerian ArmedForces. The Nigerian ... brigade sized forces in support of peacekeeping operations in Liberia . Smaller army forces ... Abacha in 1997 from sending ECOMOG peacekeeping forces under the auspices of ECOWAS into Liberia and later ... Crisis br Biafran War br Sierra Leone Civil War br Conflict in the Niger Delta ranks The Nigerian ArmedForces are the ArmedForces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . The military has active duty personnel in three armed services, totaling approximately 85,000 troops and 82,000 paramilitary personnel ... Forces, RWAFF, and in April 1958 the colonial government of Nigeria took over from the British War Office control of the Nigerian Military Forces. ref http lcweb2.loc.gov cgi bin query2 r?frd cstdy ... and sent peacekeeping forces abroad both with the United Nations and as the backbone of the Economic ... more details
ArmedForces Act with its variations is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and India relating to the armedforces . In the United Kingdom, an ArmedForces Act must be passed every five years to enable the maintenance of a standing army , which would otherwise be illegal under the Bill of Rights 1689 . ref cite news title Forces to face single justice body first Joshua last Rozenberg authorlink Joshua Rozenberg url http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews 1494956 Forces to face single justice body.html newspaper The Daily Telegraph date 28 July 2005 accessdate 15 July 2011 ref List United Kingdom The ArmedForces Act 2011 c. 18 The ArmedForces Act 2006 c. 52 The ArmedForces Pensions and Compensation Act 2004 c. 32 The ArmedForces Act 2001 c. 19 The ArmedForces Discipline Act 2000 c. 4 The ArmedForces Act 1996 c. 46 The ArmedForces Act 1991 c. 62 The ArmedForces Act 1986 c. 21 The ArmedForces Act 1981 c. 55 The ArmedForces Act 1976 c. 52 The ArmedForces Act 1971 c. 33 The ArmedForces Act 1966 c. 45 The ArmedForces Housing Loans Act 1965 c. 9 The ArmedForces Housing Loans Act 1958 c. 1 The ArmedForces Housing Loans Act 1949 c. 77 India The ArmedForces Special Powers Act, 1958 See also List of short titles Footnotes reflist UK legislation Statute stub Category Lists of legislation by short title ... more details
Croatian ArmedForces may refer to ArmedForces of the Republic of Croatia , the Croatian military. Croatian ArmedForces Independent State of Croatia , the military of the World War II Axis puppet state mil unit dis bs Hrvatske oru ane snage vor hr Hrvatske oru ane snage razdvojba ... more details
Infobox National Military country Serbia name Serbian ArmedForces caption native name Bojcka br Vojska Srbije image File Grb 1.svg 180px founded 1838 current form 2006 branches Serbian Army Army br Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Air Force and Air Defence br River Flotilla of the Serbian ArmedForces River Flotilla br Serbian Training Command Training Command headquarters Belgrade , Serbia commander in chief Acting President br Slavica uki Dejanovi commander in chief title President of Serbia Commander in Chief minister Dragan utanovac minister title Minister of Defence Serbia Minister of Defence commander Lt General Ljubi a Dikovi commander title Chief of the General Staff Serbia Chief of Staff age 18 active 37,000 ref name press conference reserve force 100,000 amount Euro EUR 675 million 2011 ref name press conference percent GDP 2.08 2011 ref name press conference engagements ... Military ranks of Serbia The Serbian ArmedForces lang sr Bojcka Vojska Srbije are the Armedforcesarmed services of Serbia . They consist of the Serbian Army includes River Flotilla of the Serbian ArmedForces River Flotilla on the Danube and the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence . The armedforces are entirely professional and volunteer based. History Main Military history of Serbia ... forces of the Central Powers . Armed neutrality Serbia follows the doctrine of armed neutrality ..., over 90 of the armedforces are composed of professional soldiers and volunteers. ref name ... exports ref Peacekeeping The Serbian ArmedForces currently take part in five United Nations peacekeeping ... the serbian army was defeated by the smaller and and worse armed bulgarian army in the Serbo Bulgarian ... of 2,500 lightly armed members. Serbia sees this formation as destabilizing to the region yet ... flagicon LiberiaLiberia UNMIL United Nations 4 officers as military observers See also Vojnoobave tajna ... cs Srbsk arm da de Streitkr fte Serbiens es Fuerzas Armadas de Serbia fr Forces arm es serbes hr Vojska ... more details
infobox national military country Albania name Albanian ArmedForces native name Forcat e Armatosura t Republik s s Shqip ris image File Albanian ArmedForces logo.jpg 200px caption Emblem of Albanian ArmedForces founded 1912 current form 1992 branches File Albanian Land Forces.jpg 30px Albanian ... The Albanian ArmedForces AAF lang sq Forcat e Armatosura t Republik s s Shqip ris FARSH were formed ... ArmedForces. The Albanian Army is mostly supported by the United States, Germany , the Netherlands ... major re equipment programs, in 2001 the Albanian ArmedForces launched a 10 year reform program to become technologically advanced and fully professional by 2011. The new armedforces consists of about ... Missions and duties According to the Albanian Constitution, the Albanian ArmedForces are charged to Protect ... Party over the ArmedForces. One of the defining characteristics of civilian military relations during ..., the Albanian Communist Party enlarged the conscription system, thus enlisting in the ArmedForces ... from the ArmedForces, by completely neutralizing the ArmedForces ability to start a coup d tat ... during 1990, there was a real fear that the armedforces might intervene to halt the collapse of communism by force. In the event, the armedforces stood by as the regime of which they had been ... to use the ArmedForces to crush the rebellion were soon demonstrated to be a failure, following a total disintegration of the ArmedForces and the looting of the military facilities by the civilian ... date February 2009 in years, and the dominion of a rural mentality in the ArmedForces were the corrosive factors which leaded to the disintegration of the Albanian ArmedForces in 1997. ref http ... by the parliament in the 2008 budget 2.01 of GDP . In 2002, the Albanian armedforces, ref http ... by the ArmedForces. In May 2003, Albania, Croatia , and the Republic of Macedonia with the direct ... ArmedForces was officially introduced with the sign of the President of the Republic. The new ... more details
Update date January 2012 Infobox National Military name Ghana ArmedForces Full name of armedforces ... of military equipment foreign suppliers List major supplying countries for the nation s armedforces ... ArmedForces are the Ghana Army Army , Ghana Navy Navy , and Ghana Air Force Air Force . ref .... The day to day running of the armedforces is managed by the Ministry of Defence Ghana Ministry ... actions which disquieted the leadership of the armedforces, including the creation and expansion .... However in June, just before the scheduled resumption of civilian rule, a group of young armedforces officers, led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings , mounted yet another coup. They put in place the ArmedForces Revolutionary Council, Ghana ArmedForces Revolutionary Council , which ruled ... mission in Liberia The Ghanaian military is recognised as one of the most professional and up to date armedforces in West Africa , and as Ghana itself is a peaceful nation, enjoying stable relations with its neighbours in West Africa , Ghana is free to commit a large proportion of its armedforces ... of Defence Staff Source official Ghana ArmedForces website Major General AGV Paley 1954 11 Jan ... ArmedForces a Reference Volume, Professor Stephen Addae, Ministry of Defence of Ghana ArmedForces .... External links Ghana ArmedForces, http www.gaf.mil.gh Ghana armedforces official website ... equipment used by the Ghanaian military is generally older than that used in Western military forces ... large Ghanaian forces are frequently posted across the world as elements of United Nations peacekeeping forces. The United Nations has often relied on Ghanaian forces to conduct peacekeeping operations, in countries as diverse as Rwanda , Kosovo , and Lebanon . Currently, Ghanaian forces are posted to United Nations peacekeeping missions as follows MONUC Democratic Republic of Congo 464 UNMIL Liberia ... rose. By 2010, the navy had over 2000 personnel. Miscellaneous Paramilitary forces deal with preventing ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Malaysian ArmedForces seealso Supreme Commander of the Malaysian ArmedForces The Malaysian ArmedForces Council is a Malaysia n military body established under Article 137 of the Constitution of Malaysia and is the constitutional body responsible under the general authority of the Yang di Pertuan Agong King as Supreme Commander for the command, discipline and administration of Military of Malaysia Malaysia s armedforces . It is composed of the following members The Ministry of Defence Malaysia Minister of Defence . One member appointed by the Conference of Rulers . The Chief of the ArmedForces Staff, who is appointed by the Yang di Pertuan Agong King of Malaysia . The Secretary General of Defence. Two senior staff officers of the federation armedforces, appointed by the King. A senior officer of the federation navy, appointed by the King. A senior officer of the federation air force, appointed by the King. Up to two other members, appointed by the King. Category Military of Malaysia Military stub Malaysia stub ... more details
Infobox National Military country Jordan name Jordanian ArmedForces br br File Flag of Jordan.svg 40px image File JAFlogo.png 200px caption Emblem of the Jordanian ArmedForces founded October 1920 current form March 1956 . branches Jordanian ArmedForces br Royal Jordanian ... ranks . The Jordanian ArmedForces , also referred to as The Arab Army ... ref The current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian ArmedForces is Lieutenant ... s roads. The Jordanian ArmedForces was formed on 1 March 1956 by renaming the Arab Legion . Then King .... Glubb was dismissed on the same date. Objectives The main objectives of the Jordanian ArmedForces ... frontier with the West Bank region. ref name jomil Peacekeeping The Jordanian ArmedForces has ... change, including upgrading its armedforces by 2020, an area usually overlooked in the global warming ... Jordan Air Force Ensign.svg 35px Royal Special Forces Special Operation Forces File SF Brigade ... Gendarmerie Ad Darak forces Law enforcement in Jordan Public Security Directorate King Abdullah Design .... Protect the List of kings of Jordan King of Jordan . Special Operations Forces Main Article Royal Special Forces Special Operations Forces Over the years, the development of the Royal Special Forces Special Operations Forces has been particularly significant, enhancing the capability of the forces to react rapidly to threats to state security, as well as training special forces from ... which is expected to enhance interoperability between the armed services and also between Jordanian and coalition forces as well as improving Jordan s air defense system. ref name jomil In order to better cope with a range of potential threats, Jordan has been re organizing its armedforces. There has been a greater emphasis on rapid reaction and special forces. ref name specialforces The Royal Special Forces Special Operations Command SOCOM , founded in the mid 1990s, has been focusing on both ... more details
Infobox Military Award name ArmedForces Service Medal image File ArmedForces Service Medal.jpg 100px caption ArmedForces Service Medal awarded by All Branches of the United States Military type Service medal eligibility All personnel for Presented to those service members who engage in significant ... Medal same image2 Image ArmedForces Service Medal ribbon.svg caption2 Ribbon for the ArmedForces Service Medal The ArmedForces Service Medal is a Awards and decorations of the United States military ... actions, or military operations in support or as a member of NATO or United Nations forces. The ArmedForces Service Medal was originally intended to be a replacement for the ArmedForces Expeditionary .... The primary difference between the two is that the ArmedForces Service Medal is awarded for actions through which no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action was encountered . This definition separates the two medals in that the ArmedForces Expeditionary Medal is normally ... of the operation. Additional awards of the ArmedForces Service Medal are denoted by service stars ... the ArmedForces Expeditionary Medal , and the ArmedForces Service Medal may be awarded concurrently ... http www.history.navy.mil medals afsm.htm ArmedForces Service Medal http www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil Awards armedforces service.aspx Institute of Heraldry ArmedForces Service Medal http edocket.access.gpo.gov cfr 2008 julqtr 32cfr578.34.htm 578.34 ArmedForces Service Medal commons category ArmedForces Service Medal United States ArmedForces Service Medal US interservice decorations Category United States campaign medals Category Awards established in 1996 de ArmedForces Service Medal uk ... Nations Mission in Haiti Operation UNITED NATIONS MISSION in Haiti U.S. FORCES in Haiti and U.S. SUPPORT ... Guard forces deployed to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to assist the Department ... Operation Joint Endeavor 20 November 1995 19 December 1998 This medal was also awarded to U.S. Forces ... more details
Infobox National Military country Malaysia name Malaysian ArmedForces br small Angkatan Tentera Malaysia small image File ATMemblen.PNG 180px caption Flag Malaysian ArmedForces image2 caption2 founded ... history Military history of Malaysia ranks Malaysian ArmedForces ranks and insignia The Malaysian ArmedForces MAF, lang ms Angkatan Tentera Malaysia ATM , the military of Malaysia , consists of three ... since February 2000. 18 Malaysian ArmedForces personnel have been killed during UN peacekeeping operations ... are assigned to the Malaysian ArmedForces Angkatan Tentera Malaysia ATM . The armedforces has three ... undertook a major program to expand and modernize its armedforces. However, budgetary constraints ... type vehicle in the Malaysian ArmedForces will be using biodiesel consisting of 95 diesel and 5 ... AUG service rifle for all three Malaysian ArmedForces services. This decision has been finalized ... ArmedForces Orbat http coe dmha.org Liaison Vol 3No 1 Feat04.htm Perspective from a military ... Malaysia TUDM . General Zulkefli Mohd. Zin is the Chief of Defence Forces, Malaysia. Background Malaysian ArmedForces Main Military history of Malaysia Malaysia s armedforces originated from the formation of local military forces in the first half of the 20th century, during British colonial rule ... An intermittent armed conflict between Malaysia and Indonesia with skirmishes mainly occurring in Sarawak and Sabah in the island of Borneo . In 1964, armed raids were made on Peninsular Malaysia . Combat ... of insurgent activity by the armed elements of the CPM from sanctuaries in the Malaysian Thai ... Agreement , forces were redeployed as MALCON Command Malaysia Contingent under the NATO led IFOR ... 1998. Up to 8,000 troops were eventually deployed in this theater of operations. Liberia 1993 1997 An observer team of 3 officers was sent under the UNOMIL United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia ... in Liberia. Somalia 1993 1994 A contingent known as MALBATT was sent under the UNOSOM II United ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Not to be confused with People s Armed Police or People s Liberation Army . The People s ArmedForcesForces Arm es Populaires or FAP was a Chad ian insurgent group composed of followers of Goukouni Oueddei after the schism with Hiss ne Habr in 1976. With an ethnic base in the Teda clan of the Toubou from the Tibesti area of northern Chad, the force was armed by Libya and formed the largest component of the Transitional Government of National Unity GUNT coalition army opposing Habr . FAP troops rebelled against their Libyan allies in the latter part of 1986. Many of them were subsequently integrated into the national army, the Chadian National ArmedForces FANT , and participated in the 1987 attempt to drive Libya out of Chadian territory. See also FROLINAT Malloum s Military Government Chadian Civil War Category History of Chad Category Chadian Libyan conflict Category Rebel groups in Chad Africa mil stub Chad stub ca Forces armades populars del Txad eu Herriaren Indar Armatuak id Angkatan Bersenjata Rakyat ... more details
ArmedForces for a Federal Republic FARF were a rebel group in Chad in the 1990s. ref Rosenblum, P. 2000 Pipeline Politics in Chad , Current History, p. 197 ref References references Category Politics of Chad Chad stub politics stub ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Spanish Republican ArmedForces br Fuerzas Armadas de la Rep blica Espa ola image Image Flag of Spain 1931 1939.svg 100px caption Flag of the Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republican Flag dates 1931 1939 battles Insurrection in Asturias , br Spanish Civil War identification symbol File Bandera de la II Rep blica Espa ola.PNG 90px identification symbol label identification symbol 2 nowrap File Escudo de Espa a Rep blica .PNG 90px identification symbol 2 label identification symbol 3 identification symbol 3 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label The Spanish Republican ArmedForces were formed by the following three branches of the military of the Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republican Army Spanish Republican Navy Spanish Republican Air Force See also Military history of Spain Spanish ArmedForces Disambig Category ArmedForces of the Second Spanish Republic Category Military history of Spain ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Ministry of People s ArmedForces nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed preceding1 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction flag North Korea headquarters Pyongyang employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo chief1 name Kim Jong gak chief1 position Minister of People s ArmedForces chief2 name chief2 position parent agency Government of North Korea child1 agency child2 agency website footnotes The Ministry of People s ArmedForces is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People s Army . Prior to 1992, it was under the direct control of the president, with guidance from the National Defense Commission and the Workers Party of Korea Military Affairs Department. The Constitution of North Korea 1992 state constitution shifts its control to the National Defense Commission of North Korea . The current minister of People s ArmedForces is Kim Jong gak . Category Defence ministries North Korea ... more details
Infobox national military country Mongolia name Mongolian ArmedForces native name ... Staff of the Mongolian ArmedForces date work publisher accessdate 12 March 2012 ref commander ... br Mongolian People s Army ranks The Mongolian ArmedForces lang mn , Mongol ... Beiyang Government , and Baron Ungern s White Russian forces. The modern precursor to the Mongolian ArmedForces was placed, with men s conscription and a permanent military structure starting ... made RPG during a threat weapons class. Mongolian armedforces are performing peacekeeping missions ... of the Belgian Kosovo Force KFOR contingent in Kosovo . From 2009 Mongolian ArmedForces deploying ... armedforces have a limited capability to protect its independence against foreign invasions ... and professional armedforces. ref name gsmaf111107 cite web url http gsmaf.gov.mn index.php ... is trying to revive the air force since 2001. The current ArmedForces maintains a Air Forces ... of Mongolia topics DEFAULTSORT Mongolian ArmedForces Category Military of Mongolia Category Conscript ... integrity of Mongolia . It consists of three branches general purpose forces, border defense forces, and internal security forces. ref cite web url http www.legalinfo.mn insys lawmain.php ... and Mamluk forces. With the disintegration of the Mongol Empire in the late 13th century ... lost again to foreign forces, the newly created Mongolian People s Party Mongolian People s Revolutionary ... to fight against Russian troops from the White movement and Chinese forces. The MPRP was aided ... until at least 1925. However, during the 1932 armed uprising in Mongolia and the initial Japanese ... was involved in the Battle of Battles of Khalkhin Gol Khalkhin Gol , when Japanese forces, together with the puppet state of Manchukuo, attempted to invade Mongolia from the Khalkha River. Soviet forces under the command of Georgy Zhukov , together with Mongolian forces, defeated the Japanese Sixth ... more details
The Chadian National ArmedForcesForces Arm es Nationales Tchadiennes or FANT was the army of the central government of Chad from January 1983, when the Heads of State of Chad President Hiss ne Habr s forces, in first place his personal ArmedForces of the North FAN , were merged. Consisting of about 10,000 soldiers at that time, it swelled with the assimilation of former Chadian ArmedForces FAT and codos rebels from the south and, in 1986, with the addition of Transitional Government of National Unity GUNT soldiers who had turned against their Libya n allies. Freshly outfitted by France and the United States , FANT drove Libyan troops from their bases in northern Chad in a series of victories in 1987 but it dissolved defeated by the Patriotic Salvation Movement MPS led by Idriss D by , who conquered the capital on December 2, 1990. References http lcweb2.loc.gov frd cs tdtoc.html Chad A Country Study Category History of Chad Category Chadian Libyan conflict Africa mil stub Chad stub id Angkatan Bersenjata Nasional Chad ... more details
refimprove date February 2012 The ArmedForces Council is the senior military body of the Canadian Forces. It meets to advise the Chief of the Defence Staff Canada Chief of the Defence Staff CDS on matters concerning the command, control and administration of the Canadian Forces CF as well as to help the CDS make decisions regarding these matters. The ArmedForces Council is chaired by the CDS and consists of the CDS, the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Canada Vice Chief of the Defence Staff , the heads of each of the three service environments of the CF the Royal Canadian Navy , the Canadian Army , and the Royal Canadian Air Force , as well as other senior officers. List of Members of the ArmedForces Council As of 2011 10 lc on General W.J. Natynczyk Chairman Chief of the Defence Staff Canada Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Admiral Bruce Donaldson Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Vice Admiral Paul Maddison Chief of the Maritime Staff Lieutenant General Canada Lieutenant General Peter Devlin P.J. Devlin Chief of the Land Staff Lieutenant General Andr Deschamps RCAF officer J.P.A. Deschamps Chief of the Air Staff Canada Chief of the Air Staff Rear Admiral A.M. Smith Chief of Military Personnel Rear Admiral J.J. Bennett Chief of Reserves and Cadets Brigadier General B.B. Cathcart Judge Advocate General Canada Judge Advocate General Major General J. M. C. Rousseau Chief of Defence Intelligence Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Cl roux Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer See also Portal Canadian ArmedForces Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of the Defence Staff Canada References http www.cds.forces.gc.ca bio afc cfa eng.asp ArmedForces Council Canadian Forces Category 1968 establishments Category Canadian Forces Category Uniformed services of Canada Canada mil stub fr Conseil des Forces arm es ... more details
ArmedForces Day is observed in Bangladesh on November 21. This signifies the day in 1971, when the members of Army, Navy, and Air force of the Bangladesh liberation war forces launched a combined offensive against the Pakistan Army Pakistani Army . ref name bss http www.bssnews.net index.php?genID BSS 01 2002 11 20&id 7 Bangladesh Sangbad Sangastha , 20 November, 2002. ref On December 16, 1971, the Pakistan Army surrendered with 93,000 troops to the combined forces, ending the Liberation War of Bangladesh and the Indo Pakistani War of 1971 simultaneously. See also ArmedForces Day References Reflist Military of Bangladesh Category Secular holidays Category Military of Bangladesh Category History of Bangladesh Category November observances Bangladesh hist stub holiday stub ... more details
Infobox national military name Niger ArmedForces native name Forces Arm es Nigeriennes FAN image Image Niger army logo.jpg 100px Image of seal, flag, or other insignia of the armedforces substitute photo if no insignia available caption Seal of the Niger ArmedForces headquarters Niamey Main headquarters ... Seyni Garba Person in command of all armedforces commander title Chief of staff active 12,000 Number of active personnel across all armedforces reserve 5000 2003 ref name DOSSIER NIGER 2003 DOSSIER ... across all armedforces deployed Number of personnel deployed outside of the country budget US 33.3 million 2004 Total annual expenditures across all armedforces percent GDP 1.6 2007 Percent of GDP spent on military founded 1 August 1961 Date of original founding of the armedforces current form Date armedforces reorganized into current structure disbanded Date of the disbanding or other end of existence of the armedforces branches Army, Air Force, br National Gendarmerie, br National Guard ... of China br Libya br United States List major supplying countries for the nation s armedforces exports ... 6, 2007 The Niger ArmedForces lang fr Forces Arm es Nigeriennes FAN comprises both the military ... peacekeeping missions and fought two domestic insurgencies. Since 2007 the armedforces have carried ... rights record . History The Nigerien ArmedForces has been extensively involved in politics since ... detentions and killings. History of the FAN prior to 1974 The ArmedForces of Niger were formed ... Recent conflicts The Nigerien ArmedForces were involved from 2007 to 2010 in an insurgency in the north ... resembles the Chief of the Defence Staff France French Armedforces model . A Chef d tat Major and an Adjunct ... or land, an armoured squadron and an artillery company. The Armedforces are commanded from the Joint ... was until the 1999 Constitution under the command of the ArmedForces and Ministry of Defense. Today ... League . Professionalisation The ArmedForces which includes the National Gendarmerie have undergone ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Revolutionary ArmedForces of the People in Portuguese language Portuguese For as Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo , the armed wing of PAIGC during the struggle against Portugal Portuguese colonial rule in Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde . FARP was launched after the first party congress of PAIGC. DEFAULTSORT Revolutionary ArmedForces Of The People Category Communism in Cape Verde Category Communism in Guinea Bissau Category History of Cape Verde Category History of Guinea Bissau Category Portuguese Guinea Category Portuguese Colonial War ... more details
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