Lebanese army
| Lebanese Armed Forces القوات المسلحة اللبنانية |
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Flag of the Lebanese Armed Forces
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| Founded | August 1, 1945 |
| Current form | 1983 and 1991 |
| Service branches |
Lebanese Army Lebanese Air Force Lebanese Navy |
| Headquarters | Yarze, Lebanon |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-chief | Joseph Aoun (2017–) |
| Minister of defense | Yaacoub Sarraf |
| Chief of staff | Hatem Mallak (2016–) |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18–30 years of age for voluntary military service |
| Conscription | No (abolished in 2007) |
| Available for military service |
1,106,879 males, age 18–49, 1,122,595 females, age 18–49 |
| Fit for military service |
934,828 males, age 18–49, 948,327 females, age 18–49 |
| Active personnel | 87,000 (80,000 army,5,000 navy,2,000 air force ) |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $1.275 billion (2013) |
| Percent of GDP | 2.8% |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |
 United States France United Kingdom Russia
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| History |
1948 Arab-Israeli War |
| Ranks | Military Ranks of Lebanon |
1948 Arab-Israeli War
1958 Lebanon crisis
The War over Water
Lebanese Civil War
Operation Dinnieh
Global War on Terrorism
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya) or Forces Armées Libanaises (FAL) in French, also known as the Lebanese Army according to its official website (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني or "Armée libanaise" in French), is the military of the Lebanese Republic. It consists of three branches, the army, the air force and the navy. The motto of the Lebanese Armed Forces is "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (Arabic: "شرف · تضحية · وفاء" - Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa'). The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol consists of a Lebanon cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, positioned above the symbols of the three branches: the ground forces represented by the two bayonets, the navy represented by an anchor, and the air force represented by two wings.
The Lebanese Armed Forces' primary missions include defending Lebanon and its citizens against external aggression, maintaining internal stability and security, confronting threats against the country's vital interests, engaging in social development activities and undertaking relief operations in coordination with public and humanitarian institutions.
The armed forces consist of 87,000 active personnel with the ground force consisting of approximately 80,000 troops, the air force 2,000 personnel and 5,000 in the naval force. The remaining personnel are commanders, advisors, engineers and members of the special forces. All three branches are operated and coordinated by the LAF Commander; a position customarily held by a Maronite Catholic Christian, from the ministry of defence which is located in Yarzeh, east of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The actual commander in chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces is General Jean Kahwaji Currently, the LAF is ranked sixth in the world in terms of growth, with the number of military personnel doubling over the period between 1985 and 2000. The country has six military colleges and schools. Lebanese officers are sent to other countries such as the US, Russia or other parts of Europe to receive additional training.
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