Kazakh Air Assault Forces

Kazakh Air Assault Forces
Десанттық-шабуылдау әскерлері
Emblem of the force
Founded6 July 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-06)
Country Kazakhstan
TypeAir assault forces
Airborne forces
Armoured forces
Artillery forces
Mechanized infantry
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Counterinsurgency
Desert warfare
Fire support
Forward air control
HUMINT
Indirect fire
ISTAR
Long-range penetration
Maneuver warfare
Medical evacuation
Mountain warfare
Parachuting
Patrolling
Peacekeeping
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Search and rescue
Screening
Special reconnaissance
Tactical communications
Tactical emergency medical services
Tracking
Urban warfare
Size20,000 Commander-in-Chief
Part ofKazakh Armed Forces
Nickname(s)Blue Berets[1]
Motto(s)Никто, кроме нас! (Nobody, but us!)[1]
Colors  Sky Blue[1]
Anniversaries6 July (Founding Day)
2 August (Paratroopers' Day)
Commanders
Commander of the Air Assault ForcesMajor General Kanysh Abubakirov

The Kazakh Air Assault Forces (Kazakh: Десанттық-шабуылдау әскерлері; Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска Казахстана) or the Airmobile Forces (Kazakh: Аэроұтқыр әскерлері; Russian: Аэромобильные войска Казахстана) are the combined forces of air assault forces, airborne forces, armoured forces, artillery forces, and mechanized infantry branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It falls under the subordination of the Kazakh Ground Forces and is part of the Reserve of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.[2]

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  2. ^ "7 мая в Казахстане отмечается День защитника Отечества". www.inform.kz. May 7, 2021.