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
|
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
RBS 70
this entity surface form:
Latvian National Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
Latvian Armed Forces
this entity surface form:
National Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form:
National Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form:
Latvian armed forces
this entity surface form:
National Armed Forces of Latvia
this entity surface form:
Latvijas Nacionālie bruņotie spēki
this entity surface form:
Latvian Special Operations Forces
this entity surface form:
Latvian Army (1918–1940)
this entity surface form:
Latvian National Armed Forces