| Gambia Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
 The Gambian flag | |
| Motto | Serving the nation with pride |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Current form | 1996 |
| Service branches |
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| Headquarters | Banjul |
| Website | gaf |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Adama Barrow |
| Minister of Defence | Sering Modou Njie[1] |
| Chief of the Defence Staff | Yankuba Drammeh |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 for voluntary service |
| Available for military service | 311,025 males, age 18–49, 316,214 females, age 18–49 |
| Fit for military service | 183,057 males, age 18–49, 194,551 females, age 18–49 |
| Active personnel | 4,000 personnel (2019) [2] |
| Expenditure | |
| Percent of GDP | 0.8% (2020)[3] |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  Republic of China India Pakistan South Africa |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Gambia |
The Gambia Armed Forces, also known as the Armed Forces of The Gambia,[4] consists of three branches: the Gambia National Army (GNA), the Gambia Navy, and the Republican National Guard (RNG). It formerly included the Gambia National Gendarmerie (GNG) from the 1980s to 1996, when they were moved under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior. The commander-in-chief is the president of the Gambia who is currently Adama Barrow, whereas practical control is exercised by the Chief of the Defence Staff who is currently Lieutenant General Yankuba Drammeh.
- ^ "Gambia: The Nation Gets New Defence Minister". allAfrica. Foroyaa. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Armed forces personnel, total - Gambia, the | Data".
- ^ Data for all countries from 1988–2020 as a share of GDP
- ^ "THE GAMBIA ARMED FORCES" (PDF). International Committee of the Red Cross. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.