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Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. Islamic Republic of Iran Air Defense Force. Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. Basij. Quds Force.
The PNGDF is a small force, numbering around 3,600 personnel, and consists of a Land Element, an Air Element and a Maritime Element. It is a joint force tasked with defending Papua New Guinea and its territories against external attack, as well as having secondary functions including national-building and internal security tasks.
All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius ...
Armed Forces of Malta: 1973; 51 years ago () Mauritania: Mauritanian National Army: 1960; 64 years ago () Mexico Mexican Army: 1884; 140 years ago () Ejército Mexicano Moldova Moldovan Ground Forces: 1991; 33 years ago () Armata Națională Monaco: Prince's Company of Carabiniers: 1817; 207 years ago ()
Ukrainian Armed Forces: Military: 2009–present Ukrainian Ground Forces: Army: 2009–present Ukrainian Air Force: Air force: 2009–present National Guard of Ukraine: Gendarmerie: 2014–present Ukrainian Security Service: Security forces: 2002–present Ukrainian Navy: Navy: 2009–present Sea Guard: Coast guard: 2001–present
In 1950, seventeen countries, including Luxembourg, decided to send armed forces to assist the Republic of Korea. The Luxembourg contingent was incorporated into the Belgian United Nations Command or the Korean Volunteer Corps. The Belgo-Luxembourgish battalion arrived in Korea in 1951, and was attached to the US 3rd Infantry Division. Two ...
This alphabetically arranged list of air forces identifies the current and historical names and roundels for the military aviation arms of countries fielding an air component, whether an independent air forces, a naval aviation, or army aviation units. At the end is a separate list of no longer existent nations that once operated air forces.
A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. [ 1] The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO 's standard rank scale it is designated by the code OF-10. Not all armed forces have such a rank, and in those that do the actual insignia of the five-star ranks may not contain five stars.