Bahrain Defence Force

The Bahrain Defence Force is the military force of the <a href="/facts/Kingdom_of_Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Kingdom of Bahrain</a>. The Bahrain Defence Force is under the direct command and leadership of a commander-in-chief who holds the rank of <a href="/facts/Field_marshal/hVvcDL21">field marshal</a>. The <a href="/facts/Cabinet_of_Bahrain/dbD3sVAe">Government</a> has a Minister of Defence Affairs, responsible for BDF representation in the Cabinet.
The BDF numbers about 18,000 personnel and consists of the <a href="/facts/Royal_Bahraini_Air_Force/xRgQwYrw">Royal Bahraini Air Force</a>, <a href="/facts/Royal_Bahraini_Army/p6PLWKep">Royal Bahraini Army</a>, <a href="/facts/Royal_Bahraini_Navy/5NDvsWGl">Royal Bahraini Navy</a> and the <a href="/facts/Royal_Guard_(Bahrain)/AFWzybgk">Royal Guard</a>. Apart from the BDF, the public security forces and the Coast Guard report to the <a href="/facts/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Bahrain)/hssypj04">Ministry of Interior</a>.
In January 2008, Crown Prince <a href="/facts/Salman_bin_Hamad_bin_Isa_Al_Khalifa/5qxE33TC">Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa</a>, was appointed as the Deputy Supreme Commander, while <a href="/facts/Khalifa_bin_Ahmed_Al_Khalifa/GjqBTSXk">Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa</a> was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the BDF. BDF's Chief of Staff is Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi.

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