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The Myanmar Air Force (MAF) was formed as the Burmese Air Force on 16 January 1947, while Burma (as Myanmar was known until 1989) was still under British rule. By 1948, the fleet of the new air force included 40 Airspeed Oxfords, 16 de Havilland Tiger Moths, four Austers, and three Supermarine Spitfires transferred from the Royal Air Force, and ...
There are three types of honorary orders and medals in the Union of Myanmar . Thingaha Orders, there are two groups; Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha and PyidaungSu Sithu Thingaha. Medals, they are divided into Military Gallantry Medals and Outstanding Performance Medals. Badges, they are divided into Military Gallantry Badges and Outstanding ...
No. 71 Submarine Base (on Ownchein Island near Kyaukphyu SEZ) Panmawaddy Regional Command (headquarters on Haigyi Island) Mawyawaddy Regional Command (headquarters in Mawlamyine) Tanintharyi Regional Command (headquarters in Myeik ) Zadetkyi Island Naval Base. Mali (Tavoy) Naval Base. Palai Island Naval Base. Kadan Naval Base.
The Air Defense Forces ( လေကြောင်းရန်ကာကွယ်ရေးတပ်ဖွဲ့) is one of the major branches of Tatmadaw. It was established as the Air Defence Command in 1997, but was not fully operational until late 1999. It was renamed the Bureau of Air Defence in the early 2000s. In early 2000, Tatmadaw ...
Myanmar's political crisis was unleashed when the military took power and used deadly force to suppress widespread peaceful protests, triggering armed resistance throughout the country that the ...
Other Ranks. In Myanmar Armed Forces, Lance corporals and Corporals are commonly referred to as Saya ( ဆရာ, lit. 'teacher') by both enlisted staffs and officers. Warrant officers (Class 1 and Class 2) are referred to as Bo Lay ( ဗိုလ်လေး, lit. 'little lieutenant' ), Sergeant and Staff Sergeant are referred to as Saya Gyi.
The Myanmar Army ( Burmese: တပ်မတော် (ကြည်း); pronounced [taʔmədɔ̀ tɕí]) is the largest branch of the Armed Forces ( Tatmadaw) of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. The Myanmar Army maintains the second largest active force in Southeast Asia ...
Min Aung Hlaing supported the military crackdown of the Saffron Revolution in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2009 after leading an offensive against the insurgent Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army in Kokang. In June 2010, Min Aung Hlaing replaced General Shwe Mann as Joint Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.