Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters

Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters
กองบัญชาการกองทัพไทย
Emblem of the Headquarters
Active1957–present
Country Thailand
Branch
TypeCommand
Part ofMinistry of Defence
HeadquartersChaeng Watthana Rd.
Lak Si, Bangkok
Commanders
Chief of Defence ForcesGeneral Songwit Noonpakdee
Insignia
Flag

The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters (Thai: กองบัญชาการกองทัพไทย) or the RTARF HQ, is the "mostly ornamental"[1]: 5  joint headquarters of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, which is composed of the Royal Thai Army, the Royal Thai Navy and Royal Thai Marine Corps, and the Royal Thai Air Force. Formerly the Supreme Command Headquarters (Thai: กองบัญชาการทหารสูงสุด), the name was changed in February 2008.

The headquarters is headed by the Chief of Defence Forces (Thai: ผู้บัญชาการทหารสูงสุด). The chief is supported by several departments and directorates, including four deputy chiefs. The headquarters is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence of Thailand and the Defence Minister.

  1. ^ Chambers, Paul (2015). Civil-Military Relations in Thailand since the 2014 Coup; The Tragedy of Security Sector "Deform". Frankfurt: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). ISBN 978-3-946459-04-0. Retrieved 22 June 2016.