Latvian Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Air_Force
Land_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant General Leonīds Kalniņš
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Restored in 1991 after independence
Involved_in_World_War_I
Involved_in_World_War_II
Participated_in_the_War_of_Independence_(1918-1920)
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Helicopters
Armored personnel carriers
Infantry fighting vehicles
Tanks
Transport aircraft
Air defense systems
Artillery systems
gptkbp:established 1991
gptkbp:hasPersonnel approximately 6,000 active personnel
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Riga
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Latvian Armed Forces
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Participation_in_UN_peacekeeping_missions
Partnership_with_NATO_allies
Partnership_with_the_United_States
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:National_Defence_Academy_of_Latvia
Captain
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Private
Sergeant
gptkbp:motto For_the_Fatherland_and_Freedom
gptkbp:notable_player 1.5 billion EUR (2023)
gptkbp:numberOfStudents approximately 20,000 reservists
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:European_Union_missions
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:secondaryRole defense_of_Latvia
gptkbp:team Increasing number of female personnel
gptkbp:training Joint military exercises
gptkbp:trainingExercises gptkb:Baltic_Operations
Saber Strike
Noble Jump
Winter Shield
Namejs 2020
gptkbp:volunteers gptkb:Zemessardze