Kazakh Air Assault Forces | |
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Десанттық-шабуылдау әскерлері | |
Founded | 6 July 2000 |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Type | Air assault forces Airborne forces Armoured forces Artillery forces Mechanized infantry |
Role | Air 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 |
Size | 20,000 Commander-in-Chief |
Part of | Kazakh Armed Forces |
Nickname(s) | Blue Berets[1] |
Motto(s) | Никто, кроме нас! (Nobody, but us!)[1] |
Colors | Sky Blue[1] |
Anniversaries | 6 July (Founding Day) 2 August (Paratroopers' Day) |
Commanders | |
Commander of the Air Assault Forces | Major 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]