Armed Forces of Latvia

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The Armed Forces of Latvia are the national military of Latvia, responsible for the country’s defense and participation in NATO and international security operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
abbreviation NBS
alliance NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of Latvia
surface form: Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki

Armed Forces of Latvia
surface form: National Armed Forces of Latvia
commanderInChief President of Latvia
conscriptionStatus reintroduced in the 2020s
cooperatesWith Estonian Defence Forces
surface form: Armed Forces of Estonia

Lithuanian Armed Forces
surface form: Armed Forces of Lithuania

United States Armed Forces
other NATO member armed forces
country Latvia
doctrine NATO standards and procedures
foundedBy Latvia
surface form: Republic of Latvia
garrison Riga
hasBranch Latvian Air Force
Latvian Land Forces
Latvian National Guard
Latvian Naval Forces
Armed Forces of Latvia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Latvian Special Operations Forces
hasComponent regular forces
reserve forces
volunteer forces
headquartersLocation Riga
historicalPrecursor Armed Forces of Latvia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Latvian Army (1918–1940)
languageOfCommand Latvian
legalBasis National Defence Law of Latvia
memberOf European Union military structures
NATO
participatedIn EU and UN peacekeeping operations
KFOR mission in Kosovo
Resolute Support Mission
surface form: NATO mission in Afghanistan

NATO Training Mission – Iraq
surface form: NATO mission in Iraq
partOf Ministry of Defence of Latvia
primaryRole national defense of Latvia
participation in collective defense within NATO
participation in international peacekeeping operations
protection of Latvia’s territorial integrity
reestablished 1991
reportsTo Minister of Defence of Latvia
responsibleFor airspace surveillance of Latvia
host nation support to allied forces in Latvia
land border defense of Latvia
maritime security of Latvia
serviceBranchesCoordinateThrough Joint Headquarters of the National Armed Forces
usesConscription yes
usesEquipmentFrom NATO
surface form: NATO member states

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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System usedBy Armed Forces of Latvia
RBS 70 missile system usedBy Armed Forces of Latvia
subject surface form: RBS 70
this entity surface form: Latvian National Armed Forces
G36 series notableUser Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: Latvian Armed Forces
Latvian Naval Forces partOf Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: National Armed Forces of Latvia
Latvian Naval Forces militaryBranchOf Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: National Armed Forces of Latvia
Lithuanian Armed Forces cooperatesWith Armed Forces of Latvia
Latvian national flag usedBy Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: Latvian armed forces
Armed Forces of Latvia alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: National Armed Forces of Latvia
Armed Forces of Latvia alsoKnownAs Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki
Armed Forces of Latvia hasBranch Armed Forces of Latvia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Latvian Special Operations Forces
Armed Forces of Latvia historicalPrecursor Armed Forces of Latvia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Latvian Army (1918–1940)
Carl-Gustaf M2 usedBy Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form: Latvian National Armed Forces