Royal Cambodian Army
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The Royal Cambodian Army (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "Lang".; Template:Literal translation) is a part of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. It has ground forces which numbered 85,000 divided into eleven divisions of infantry, with integrated armour and artillery support. The Royal Army is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defence.
Military organisation
Under the current military plan and divisions, every military region has a full division size. Each division will be supplemented by a mobile reinforcement division in Phnom Penh. The country is divided into six, until recently five, military regions, each comprising three or four provinces. There are garrisons in major cities and major army bases.
Lieutenant General Mao Sophan is the commander of the Royal Cambodian Army.
The forces are deployed as required across the country and in operations, with bases as follows:
- 1st Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in Stung Treng and the region covers the provinces of Stung Treng, Kratié, Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri.
- 2nd Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in Kampong Cham and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Cham, Prey Veng, and Svay Rieng.
- 3rd Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in Kampong Speu and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Speu, Takéo, Kampot, Sihanoukville, Koh Kong and Kep.
- 4th Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in Siem Reap and the region covers the provinces of Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Kampong Thom.
- 5th Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in Battambang and the region covers the provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Banteay Meanchey and Pailin.
- Special Military Region (Script error: No such module "Lang".): Headquarters are in the capital, Phnom Penh and the region covers the provinces of Kampong Chhnang, Kandal and the greater municipality of Phnom Penh.
Every Military Region is under the command of a Major General, assisted by a Chief of staff with a rank of a Brigadier General. In every province, there is a military base called Military Operation Zone under the command of a Colonel.
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Airborne special forces
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Equipment
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Peacekeeping operations
The RCAF has sent RCAF personnel to various hotspots as part of the Kingdom of Cambodia's role as a member of the United Nations. Mostly engineers and logistical units, a total of 6,822 soldiers, of them 369 are women, have been so far sent to 10 peacekeeping missions in nine countries such as:[1]
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic
- File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
- File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
- File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan
- File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
- File:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria
- File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
Army ranks and insignia
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Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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See also
- Cambodian Civil War
- Khmer National Army
- Khmer National Armed Forces
- Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- Royal Cambodian Air Force
- Royal Cambodian Navy
- Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War
References
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External links
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- Ministry of National Defence
- PhnomPenhPost
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