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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Infobox National Military country Brunei name Royal Brunei ArmedForces native name Angkatan Bersenjata ... imports exports Related aricles history ranks The Royal Brunei ArmedForces was formed on 31 May 1961 ... Diraja Brunei Royal Brunei ArmedForces in Malay Language Malay ref name intro http www.mindef.gov.bn mindefweb main e armforceshistory.html Introduction Royal Brunei ArmedForces retrieved 19 04 ... Brunei Bumiputera can enlist in the Royal Brunei ArmedForces ref http travel.state.gov visa ... and there is no military draft in Brunei. The Royal Brunei ArmedForces RBAF use a wide ... Europe and the United States . The Royal Brunei ArmedForces is the largest of the armed services, with a relatively ... military relations with Singapore . In 31 May 2011, Royal Brunei ArmedForces reached its golden ... Ihsan, current commander of the RBAF, in August 2009 The Role of Royal Brunei ArmedForces is to ref ... and Civil Authority , if called upon Maintain good Community relations by which the Royal Brunei ArmedForces can be identified with the Government and Civil population of Brunei. The Royal Brunei Armed ... Land Forces Royal Brunei Air Force Royal Brunei Navy Royal Brunei ArmedForces Training Institute ... ref . Support Services The Support Services Royal Brunei ArmedForces had the responsibility of providing ... units in the Royal Brunei ArmedForces. The Support Services or the Royal Brunei ArmedForces also worked closely with other units in the Royal Brunei ArmedForces to undergo and help coordinate military ... e home.html Royal Brunei ArmedForces Support Services retrieved 20 04 2007 ref . Training Institute The Training Institute of the Royal Brunei ArmedForces is also known as the Military Training ... Brunei ArmedForces ref http www.mindef.gov.bn mindefweb trainingcenter e home.html Royal Brunei ArmedForces Training Institute retrieved 20 04 2007 ref . See also Brunei Gurkha Reserve Unit Military ... January 1984 disbanded branches Royal Brunei Land Forces br Royal Brunei Air Force br Royal Brunei ... more details
The Commander of the Lebanese ArmedForces is a position in the Lebanese ArmedForces Lebanese Army . Commanders This is a list of the LAF commanders since its the date of its establishment till the present period ref cite web url http www.lebarmy.gov.lb English Commanders.asp title ArmedForces Commanders publisher Lebanese ArmedForces accessdate November 12, 2008 ref 1 August 1945 to 22 September 1958 Fouad Ch hab 9 October 1958 to 31 January 1959 Toufic Salem 1 February 1959 to 30 June 1965 Adel Shehab 1 July 1965 to 6 January 1970 Emile Boustany 7 January 1970 to 24 July 1971 Jean Njeim 25 July 1971 to 9 September 1975 Iskandar Ghanem 10 September 1975 to 27 March 1977 Hanna Sa d 28 March 1977 to 7 December 1982 Victor Khoury 8 December 1982 to 22 June 1984 Ibrahim Tannous 23 June 1984 to 13 October 1990 Michel Aoun 28 November 1989 to 23 November 1998 mile Lahoud 21 December 1998 to 2008 Michel Sleiman 30 August 2008 to present Jean Kahwaji start box s mil Succession box title Commander of the Lebanese ArmedForces Commander of the Lebanese ArmedForces before Michel Suleiman after Jean Kahwaji br Incumbent years 2008 Present end box References reflist Military of lebanon navbox lebanon stub Mil rank stub Category Lebanese military personnel ar fr Commandant des Forces arm es libanaises ... more details
HolidayInfo image MN.png caption holiday name white Day of the ArmedForces of Azerbaijan nickname significance observedby Azerbaijan date June 26 celebrations Fireworks , Concerts, Parade s type National Day of the ArmedForces of Azerbaijan is annually celebrated on June 26, in Azerbaijan , by the Decree issued by Heydar Aliyev , the President of the Azerbaijan Republic of Azerbaijan . Prehistory On June 26, 1918 a Muslim Corps, established by a decision of the Special Transcaucasian Committee , was renamed to Detached Corps of Azerbaijan with the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic . ref Cite news title Azerbaijan celebrates ArmedForces Day url http en.trend.az news society 1897036.html publisher trend.az date accessdate ref From its first days sub units of the Azerbaijani Land Forces Azerbaijani Army fought against illegally formed armedforces of Armenia in hard battles throughout the all territory of the country. The Azerbaijani Army became a secure guarantee of independence of the Republic and its people, who made a choice to establish a democratic government. ref Cite news title Military history of Azerbaijan url http www.azerbaijans.com content 652 en.html publisher date accessdate ref Legislative basis On May 22, 1998 according to Decree No. 707 issued by Heydar Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, after gaining the independence for the second time, this historical day June 26 was declared the Day of the ArmedForces of Azerbaijan, which is annually celebrated by the Azerbaijani people and is the nonworking day. Gallery Parade of 2011 center gallery caption Day of the ArmedForces of Azerbaijan perrow 5 widths 200px heights 250px Image DSC0498.JPG Image Military parade in Baku on an Army Day25.jpg Image 1paradaze.jpg Image Military parade in Baku on an Army Day27.jpg Image Military parade in Baku on an Army Day24.jpg Image Military parade in Baku on an Army Day22.jpg Image Military parade in Baku on an Army Day17.jpg gallery ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal image caption awarded by flag South Vietnam type Two grade award eligibility Military personnel of South Vietnam and foreign entities for campaign actively contributing to the formation and organization of the Vietnamese military and actively participating in cadre training of Vietnamese units status No longer awarded description clasps established 1953 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower related image2 File Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal Ribbon.png 80px caption2 Ribbon of the Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal 1st class The Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal was a decoration of South Vietnam that was first created in 1953. The medal was issued in two grades and reached its height of bestowals during the years of the Vietnam War . The Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal was also one of the more commonly award medals to members of foreign militaries, and was frequently bestowed to members of the United States armedforces . The Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal was awarded to any member of the military who actively contributed to the formation and organization of the Vietnamese military and who actively participating in cadre training of Vietnamese units. The Vietnam ArmedForces was awarded for non combat service only and was comparable to the Awards and decorations of the United States military United States decoration of the Commendation Medal . The two grades of the Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal were annotated on the medal by the coloring of the medal s ribbon. The first class grade displayed a yellow and red pattern while the second class displayed the two red patterns until the end of each side of the ribbon. Also, the stripes of the 1st class were light blue, while the stripes of the second class were greenish. The first class medal was issued to commissioned officers .... In the modern age, the Vietnam ArmedForces Honor Medal is considered obsolete since the issuing ... more details
orphan date December 2009 ArmedForces Insurance AFI is a mutual insurer that provides property and casualty ... eligibility Those eligible for membership with ArmedforcesArmedForces Insurance include all active ... products specifically designed to meet the military s needs through an alliance with ArmedForces Benefit ... on ifawebnews.com http ifawebnews.com 2009 07 08 armedforces insurance members get financial services assistance ArmedForces Insurance members get financial services assistance ref . AFI members who ... of the Power of attorney Attorney in Fact manage the business aspect of ArmedForces Insurance operations .... ArmedForces Insurance is a reciprocal interinsurance exchange ref State of Kansas Legislature ... of ArmedForces Cooperative Insuring Association with ArmedForces Insurance Exchange definitions. ref ... the term of the policy. History ArmedForces Insurance began on a frontier army post in 1887, when ... army officers. They pledged their support to the Association which later became ArmedForces Co operative Insuring Association, and now ArmedForces Insurance Exchange . Through the years, the organization .... In 1982, an affiliate organization, ArmedForces Insurance Exchange, was formed to operate as a licensed ... ArmedForces Insurance Cooperative and ArmedForces Insurance Exchange was complete. The formation of the ArmedForces Insurance Agency in 1999 allowed the company to partner with other insurers to offer ... Association of America a trade association that represents ArmedForces Insurance and other insurance ... as A Excellent . Sponsorships and philanthropy AFI is a sponsor of the Bell Helicopter ArmedForces ... ArmedForces Bowl, Fort Worth Business press Business Press , January 5, 2009. ref , held at Texas Christian ... , on New Year s Eve New Year s Eve . The company also serves as a title partner for the ArmedForces ... ?p 34 ArmedForces Bowl Web site ref . AFI is a major contributor ... Forces Insurance Web site http www.armedforceslifeinsurance.com UK ArmedForces Insurance Web site ... more details
unreferenced date February 2009 The ArmedForces of the North Forces Arm es du Nord or FAN was a Chad ian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War . Composed of FROLINAT units that remained loyal to Hiss ne Habr following his break from Goukouni Oueddei and the Command Council of the ArmedForces of the North CCFAN in 1976. Consisting at first of only a few hundred Toubou and some Hajerai and Ouadda an fighters, FAN began its operations from bases in eastern Chad, where it received help from Sudan . Driven from N Djamena back to its eastern refuge after the Libya n incursion of 1980, FAN scored a series of victories over Goukouni s Transitional Government of National Unity GUNT forces in 1982, which culminated in the recapture of N Djamena and Habr s assumption of the presidency. FAN became the core of the new national army, Chadian National ArmedForces FANT , in January 1983. See also FROLINAT Malloum s Military Government Chadian Civil War Africa mil stub chad stub Category History of Chad Category Chadian Libyan conflict Category Rebel groups in Chad eu Iparraldeko Indar Armatuak fr Forces arm es du Nord ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 The several branches of the Egyptian ArmedForces are represented by flags, among other emblems and insignia. Within each branch, various flags fly on various occasions, and on various ships, bases, camps and military academies. In general, the order of precedence when displaying military flags together is Egyptian Air Defense Command Air Defense , Egyptian Air Force Air Force , Egyptian Navy Navy and the Egyptian Army Army . gallery File Eafflag.svg Flag of the Egyptian Air Force File Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg Egyptian Naval Ensign File Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg Flag of the Egyptian Army gallery See also Flag of Egypt List of Egyptian flags References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Egyptian ArmedForces, Flags of Category Flags of Egypt ArmedForces Category Military flags Category Military of Egypt Flags Egypt stub Africa flag stub ... more details
Infobox Interbank Network name ArmedForces Financial Network AFFN area United States , International foundation 1985 members 346 atm 194,000 The ArmedForces Financial Network AFFN is an interbank network with a mission to increase the versatility of participating financial institutions to better serve the U.S. Military. It connects approximately 346 Bank banks and Credit union credit unions with over 194,000 Automatic teller machine ATM s and 1.3 million Point of sale point of sale locations. ref http www.affn.org PressReleases AFFN 20thank 20you 20card 20master 20media 20release 20FINAL.doc AFFN Launches THANK YOU Card Program for Military Families See About section at end ref History The ArmedForces Financial Network was founded in 1985 at the request of the United States Army to support the Surepay Automated Clearing House direct deposit initiative. ref http www.affn.org about.htm About AFFN ref The AFFN s role in the Surepay initiative was to be one way U.S. military personnel could gain access to their money. References div class references small references div External links http www.affn.org ArmedForces Financial Network Interbank networks Category Interbank networks US finance company stub ... more details
Infobox Museum name Sultan s ArmedForces Museum image imagesize 300px caption map type map caption latitude longitude established dissolved location Al Mujamma Street, Muscat, Oman Muscat , Oman type Military history museum. visitors director Ministry of Defence curator publictransit website The Sultan s ArmedForces Museum is a military history museum , located in the 150 year old Bait Al Falaj Fort , the headquarters for Sultan Said bin Sultan s ArmedForces on Al Mujamma Street, Muscat, Oman Muscat , Oman . The museum has an extensive collection related to Oman s history of warfare and the military, with artifacts on weapon such as guns and cannons, uniforms, motor vehicles, strategies Uniforms, instruments, medals and even an ejector seat and a parachute on display. ref cite web url http www.omanet.om english tourism entert museums.asp?cat tour&subcat entert1 title Sultan s ArmedForces Museum publisher Omanet.om accessdate January 18 2009 ref References reflist Museums in Oman coord missing Oman Category Museums in Oman Category Muscat, Oman Category Museums established in 1992 oman stub asia museum stub ... more details
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