The Guatemalan Armed Forces is the unified military organization comprising the Guatemalan Army,Navy,Air Force,and Presidential Honor Guard. The president of Guatemala is the commander-in-chief of the military,and formulates policy,training,and budget through the Minister of Defence. Day-to-day operations are conducted by the Chief of the General Staff.
The Pakistan Armed Forces are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's sixth-largest military measured by active military personnel and consist of three formally uniformed services—the Army,Navy,and the Air Force,which are backed by several paramilitary forces such as the National Guard and the Civil Armed Forces. A critical component to the armed forces' structure is the Strategic Plans Division Force,which is responsible for the maintenance and safeguarding of Pakistan's tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile and assets. The President of Pakistan is the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces and the chain of command is organized under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) alongside the respective Chiefs of staffs of the Army,Navy,and Air Force. All branches are systemically coordinated during joint operations and missions under the Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ).
The Armed Forces of Senegal consists of about 17,000 personnel in the army,air force,navy,and gendarmerie. The Senegal military force receives most of its training,equipment,and support from France and the United States. Germany also provides support but on a smaller scale.
The Bangladesh Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It consists of the three uniformed military services:the Bangladesh Army,the Bangladesh Navy and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh,and is directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. It has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia and according to the Global Firepower index it is the third most powerful military force in South Asia. Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs during peacetime,but during wartime they fall under the command of Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy respectively.
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971,also known as the third India-Pakistan war,was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971. The war began with Pakistan's Operation Chengiz Khan,consisting of preemptive aerial strikes on eight Indian air stations. The strikes led to India declaring war on Pakistan,marking their entry into the war for East Pakistan's independence,on the side of Bengali nationalist forces. India's entry expanded the existing conflict with Indian and Pakistani forces engaging on both the eastern and western fronts. Thirteen days after the war started,India achieved a clear upper hand,and the Eastern Command of the Pakistan military signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka,marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh. Approximately 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were taken prisoner by the Indian Army,which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces,including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan. The remaining 10,324 to 12,500 prisoners were civilians,either family members of the military personnel or collaborators (Razakars).
A chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards,usually above petty officer.
The Bangladesh Liberation War was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan,which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971,initiating the Bangladesh genocide.
The Bangladesh Navy is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces,responsible for Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area,and the defence of important harbours,military bases and economic zones. The primary role of the Bangladesh Navy is to protect the country's economic and military interests at home and abroad. The Bangladesh navy is also a front line disaster management force in Bangladesh,and participates in humanitarian missions abroad. It is a key regional player in counter terrorism efforts,and engages in global peacekeeping with the United Nations.
The HQ-7 is a short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the People's Republic of China. It was developed by the Changfeng Electromechanical Technology Design Institute from the French R-440 Crotale SAM. It entered service in the early 1980s.
Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) is the military training institute for the officer cadets of Bangladesh Army. It is located in Bhatiary,near Chittagong Hill Tracts,in the Chittagong District of south-east Bangladesh,about 13 kilometers north of Chittagong. The academy is situated on the slopes of the Sitakunda hill ranges and the shore of the Bay of Bengal.
The M1943 Mortar or 120-PM-43 or the 120-mm mortar Model 1943,also known as the SAMOVAR,is a Soviet 120 millimeter calibre smoothbore mortar first introduced in 1943 as a modified version of the M1938 mortar. It virtually replaced the M1938 as the standard weapon for mortar batteries in all Soviet infantry battalions by the late 1980s,though the armies of the Warsaw Pact utilised both in their forces.
The Bangladesh University of Professionals is a Public university in Bangladesh,located in Mirpur Cantonment,Dhaka. It is the university of Bangladesh affiliated with University Grant Commission. It was established under the Bangladesh University of Professionals Act,2009.
The YJ-83 is a Chinese subsonic anti-ship cruise missile. It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy.
The neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar had a generally frosty relationship under the Burmese military junta,and as a result of the presence of over 270,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The civil society and political class of Bangladesh often voiced solidarity for Burma's pro-democracy struggle. However,relations between the two nations soured as a result of Rohingya genocide which resulted in the influx of over 1.1 million Rohingya refugees from Rakhine State in Myanmar to Bangladesh.
The University of Dhaka is a public research university located in Shahbag in Dhaka,Bangladesh. It was established in 1921 as University of Dacca and it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh.
The Type 056 corvette is a class of warship deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). They replace older patrol craft and some of the Type 053H frigates. The first Type 056 entered service in March 2013,and 22 ships were built to this model.
The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) is a tri-services volunteer reserve defence force comprising the Army,Navy and Air Force wing for school,college and university students. It is the second line of defence headed by Bangladesh Army.
Sultan Ahmed was the 4th chief of the Bangladesh Navy,addressed as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS). He was a gunnery officer aboard a missile frigate in the Pakistan Navy and qualified to be a logistics officer on a submarine. Between 1963 and 1968 he was a submarine warfare officer. At the time of the 1971 War,he was studying in the United States Army Intelligence Center for a joint NATO counter-intelligence training program He was made the Deputy Director General of newly created DGFI under Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman's supervision. He was a Deputy Martial Law Administrator during the regime of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad and the Minister for Communication and Shipping. Upon the death of naval chief Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan on 6 August 1984,Sultan Ahmed became the chief of Bangladesh navy. He continued to serve as the naval chief till 14 August 1990,few months before Ershad resigned as the president of the country. He was also elected as a Member of Parliament from Rajshahi.
Rear Admiral Mohammad Nurul Islam ncc,psc (BN) (retd) was a former chief of staff of Bangladesh Navy from 4 June 1995 to 3 June 1999.
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