Military and security forces In 36 editions of 36.

• People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP),
• Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT),
• Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA),
• Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ),
• Territorial Air Defense Force (2009)

Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)

Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB):

• Army (l'Arme de Terre),
• Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB),
• Benin Air Force (Force Aerienne du Benin, FAB) (2013)

Botswana Defense Force (BDF):

• Ground Forces Command,
• Air Wing Command,
• Defense Logistics Command,
• Special Forces Group (2013)

• Army,
• Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF),
• National Gendarmerie (2011)

National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)

Armed Forces:

Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV; includes naval infantry) (2013)

• Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC),
• Army (L'Armee de Terre),
• Navy (Marine Nationale Republique (MNR), includes naval infantry),
• Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC),
• Fire Fighter Corps,
• Gendarmerie (2013)

Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2011)

Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013)

National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense, FCD), includes Gendarmerie), Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2015)

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2011)

• Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise);
• Gendarmerie;
• Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2013)

Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire, FRCI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire) (2015)

Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne, FAD), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2013)

• Army,
• Navy,
• Air Force,
• Air Defense Forces (2015)

Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE):

Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force (2013)

Eritrean Armed Forces:

• Eritrean Ground Forces,
• Eritrean Navy,
• Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2011)

Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF):

Ground Force (includes Air Wing (no operational aircraft)) (2013)

Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF):

Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF) (2013)

Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)

Office of the Chief of Defense Staff:

• Gambian National Army (GNA),
• Gambian Navy (GN),
• Republican National Guard (RNG) (2010)

• Ghana Army,
• Ghana Navy,
• Ghana Air Force (2012)

National Armed Forces:

• Army,
• Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines),
• Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)

People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP):

• Army,
• Navy,
• National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional);
• Presidential Guard (2012)

Kenya Defence Forces:

• Kenya Army,
• Kenya Navy,
• Kenya Air Force (2012)

Lesotho Defense Force (LDF):

Army (includes Air Wing) (2012)

Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL):

• Army,
• Navy,
• Air Force

note - in transition; government has affiliated Army, Air Force, and Navy forces (2015)

People's Armed Forces:

Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie

Malawi Defense Forces (MDF):

Army (includes Air Wing, Marine Unit) (2012)

Malian Armed Forces:

• Army (Armee de Terre),
• Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM),
• National Guard (Garde National du Mali) (2013)

Mauritanian Armed Forces:

• Army,
• Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry),
• Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, GAIM) (2013)

• no regular military forces;
• Mauritius Police Force,
• Special Mobile Force,
• National Coast Guard (2011)

Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR):

• Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense),
• Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marines),
• Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya; Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2010)

Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2012)

Namibian Defense Force (NDF):

• Army,
• Navy,
• Air Force (2013)

Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012)

Nigerian Armed Forces:

• Army,
• Navy,
• Air Force (2013)

Rwanda Defense Force (RDF):

Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR) (2013)

Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP; also called "Navy"), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2015)

Senegalese Armed Forces:

• Army,
• Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS),
• Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2013)

Seychelles People's Defense Forces (SPDF):

• Army,
• Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing),
• National Guard (2015)

Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF):

Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2013)

National Security Force (NSF):

Somali Army (2011)

South African National Defense Force (SANDF):

• South African Army,
• South African Navy (SAN),
• South African Air Force (SAAF),
• South African Military Health Services (2013)

Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)

Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF):

• Land Forces,
• Navy (includes Marines),
• Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya),
• Popular Defense Forces (2011)

Tanzania People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)

Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2013)

Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia) (2012)

Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF):

Land Forces (includes Marine Unit), Uganda Air Force (2013)

Zambian Defense Force (ZDF):

• Zambia Army,
• Zambia Air Force,
• Zambia National Service (support organization) (2015)

Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF):

Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2012)

no regular military forces

• no regular military forces;
• Icelandic National Police;
• Icelandic Coast Guard (2013)

no regular military forces

Afghan National Security Forces:

• Afghan National Army,
• Afghan Air Force,
• Afghan National Police,
• Afghan Local Police (2015)

Armenian Armed Forces:

Ground Forces, Air Force and Air Defense; "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic": Nagorno-Karabakh Self-Defense Force (NKSDF) (2011)

• Army, Navy, Air, and Air Defense Forces (2010)

Bangladesh Defense Force:

• Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini),
• Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini, BN),
• Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini, BAF) (2013)

• Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)

• no regular military forces (2014)

People's Liberation Army (PLA):

• Ground Forces, Navy (PLAN; includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes Airborne Forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force);
• People's Armed Police (Renmin Wuzhuang Jingcha Budui, PAP);
• PLA Reserve Force (2012)

Georgian Armed Forces:

• Land Forces (include Air and Air Defense Forces);
• separatist Abkhazia Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Forces;
• separatist South Ossetia Armed Forces

note: Georgian naval forces have been incorporated into the Coast Guard, which is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rather than the Ministry of Defense (2015)

• Army,
• Navy (includes naval air arm),
• Air Force,
• Coast Guard (2011)

Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD):

• Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF),
• Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF),
• Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF) (2011)

Kazakhstan Armed Forces:

• Ground Forces,
• Navy,
• Air Mobile Forces,
• Air Defense Forces (2013)

North Korean People's Army:

• Ground Forces,
• Navy,
• Air Force;
• civil security forces (2005)

• Republic of Korea Army,
• Navy (includes Marine Corps),
• Air Force (2011)

• Ground Forces, Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces) (2013)

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF):

• Marine Corps,
• Security Protection Group,
• Coast Guard (2010)

Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air and Air Defense (2015)

• Nepal Army (2012)

• Pakistan Army (includes National Guard),
• Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency),
• Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2015)

• Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS);
• Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, and Aerospace Defense Troops (Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or Voyska VKO) are independent "combat arms," not subordinate to any of the three branches;
• Russian Ground Troops include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the Ground Troops (2014)

• Sri Lanka Army,
• Sri Lanka Navy,
• Sri Lanka Air Force,
• Sri Lanka Coast Guard (2015)

• Ground Forces,
• Air and Air Defense Forces,
• Mobile Forces (2013)

Turkmen Armed Forces:

• Ground Forces,
• Navy,
• Air and Air Defense Forces (2013)

Uzbek Armed Forces:

Army, Air and Air Defense Forces (2013)

Ministry of National Security, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (includes Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard) (2012)

• no regular military forces (2011)

Royal Bahamas Defense Force:

• Land Force,
• Navy,
• Air Wing (2011)

Royal Barbados Defense Force:

Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011)

Belize Defense Force (BDF):

• Army,
• BDF Air Wing (includes Special Boat Unit),
• BDF Volunteer Guard (2011)

• no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (2012)

no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2011)

• Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR);
• Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2013)

no regular military forces; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy (2012)

no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2012)

• Army (Ejercito Nacional, EN),
• Navy (Marina de Guerra, MdG; includes naval infantry),
• Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2013)

Salvadoran Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Salvadoran Army (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Salvadoran Navy (Fuerza Naval de El Slavador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2013)

no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2010)

National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG; includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar, including Marines) and Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG)) (2013)

• no regular military forces - small Coast Guard;
• a Ministry of National Defense established May 2012;
• the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished (2011)

Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2012)

Jamaica Defense Force:

• Ground Forces,
• Coast Guard,
• Air Wing (2010)

• no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2011)

National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2013)

• no regular military forces;
• Panamanian Public Security Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security),
• comprising the National Police (PNP),
• National Air-Naval Service (SENAN),
• National Border Service (SENAFRONT) (2013)

no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security, Labour, Immigration, and Social Security: Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (2013)

no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2012)

no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2013)

• no regular military forces (2012)

Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF):

• Trinidad and Tobago Army,
• Coast Guard,
• Air Guard,
• Defense Force Reserves (2010)

• Land Forces Command,
• Navy Force Command,
• Air Forces Command (2013)

• no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra (2011)

Land Forces (KdoLdSK), Air Forces (KdoLuSK)

Belarus Armed Forces:

• Land Force,
• Air and Air Defense Force,
• Special Operations Force (2013)

Belgian Armed Forces:

• Land Operations Command,
• Naval Operations Command,
• Air Operations Command (2012)

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air Force and Air Defense (Brigada Zracnih Snaga i Protuzracne Odbrane, br ZSiPZO), Tactical Support Brigade (Brigada Takticke Podrske, br TP) (2015)

Bulgarian Armed Forces:

• Ground Forces,
• Naval Forces,
• Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2011)

Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH) consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM; includes coast guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2012)

Army of the Czech Republic (Armada Ceske Republiky):

General Staff (Generalni Stab; includes Land Forces (Pozemni Sily) and Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)) (2015)

Defense Command:

• Army Operational Command,
• Admiral Danish Fleet,
• Arctic Command,
• Tactical Air Command,
• Home Guard (2010)

Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi):

• Land Force (Maavagi),
• Navy (Merevagi),
• Air Force (Ohuvagi),
• Defense League (Kaitseliit) (2012)

• no regular military forces (2012)

Finnish Defense Forces (FDF):

• Army (Puolustusvoimat),
• Navy (Merivoimat; includes Coastal Defense Forces),
• Air Force (Ilmavoimat) (2013)

• Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation),
• Navy (Marine Nationale),
• Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense) (2011)

Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr):

• Army (Heer),
• Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm),
• Air Force (Luftwaffe),
• Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB),
• Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw) (2013)

• Royal Gibraltar Regiment (2013)

• Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES),
• Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN),
• Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2013)

• Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) (2013)

Hungarian Defense Forces:

Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2011)

• Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn), Permanent Defence Forces (PDF): Army, Naval Service, Air Corps;
• Reserve Defence Forces (RDF): Army, Naval Service Reserves (2014)

Italian Armed Forces:

• Army (Esercito Italiano, EI),
• Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI),
• Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI),
• Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2011)

Kosovo does not have a military force; the Kosovo Security Force was established in 2009 and maintains a non-military mandate in four core competencies: search-and-rescue, firefighting, demining, and hazardous material response (2015)

National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku):

• Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki),
• Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)),
• Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki),
• Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2011)

no regular military forces; National Police maintains close relations with neighboring forces (2013)

• Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos), Special Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos);
• Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos) (2015)

• Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise) (2015)

• Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes land, maritime, and air elements) (2013)

National Army:

Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit) (2014)

• no regular military forces; Directorate of Public Security (2012)

Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro:

Army of Montenegro (includes Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2011)

• Royal Netherlands Army,
• Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps),
• Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu),
• Royal Marechaussee (Military Police) (2015)

Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes General Staff and subordinate Joint Operational Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Special Operations Regiment) (2012)

• Norwegian Army (Haeren),
• Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)),
• Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF),
• Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2013)

Polish Armed Forces:

• Land Forces,
• Navy,
• Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces,
• Special Forces (2013)

• Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa),
• Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps),
• Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2013)

• Land Forces,
• Naval Forces (Fortele Naval, FN),
• Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR) (2013)

no regular military forces; voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010)

Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS):

Land Forces Command (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces Command (2012)

Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)

Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV):

Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)

Spanish Armed Forces:

• Army (Ejercito de Tierra),
• Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps),
• Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2013)

Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten):

• Army (Armen),
• Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen),
• Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2010)

Swiss Armed Forces:

Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2013)

• Ground Forces,
• Naval Forces,
• Air Forces (2013)

• Army,
• Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines),
• Royal Air Force (2013)

Bahrain Defense Force (BDF):

• Royal Bahraini Army (RBA),
• Royal Bahraini Navy (RBN),
• Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF),
• Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force (RBADF) (2013)

Republic of Cyprus:

Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF; includes naval and air elements); Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2014)

• HAMAS does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades;
• the military wing reports to the Hamas Political Bureau leadership, which remains scattered throughout the region since relocating from its Damascus headquarters in early 2012 (2015)

Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh):

• Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (IRIAF), Khatemolanbia Air Defense Headquarters;
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Resistance Forces, Navy, Aerospace Force, Quds Force (special operations);
• Law Enforcement Forces (2011)

Ministry of Defense:

• Iraqi Army (includes Army Aviation Directorate),
• Iraqi Navy,
• Iraqi Air Force;
• Counterterrorism Service (2015)

• Israel Defense Forces (IDF),
• Israel Naval Force (IN),
• Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)

Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF):

• Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom);
• Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2013)