Military of Latvia
| Latvian National Armed Forces Nacionālie Bruņotie Spēki |
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Latvian National Armed Forces emblem
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| Founded | July 10, 1919 |
| Current form | August 23, 1991 |
| Service branches |
 National Guard
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| Headquarters | Riga |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Raimonds Vējonis |
| Minister of Defence | Raimonds Bergmanis |
| Commander of the Joint Headquarters | Major General Leonīds Kalniņš |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 18 |
| Conscription | Professional |
| Active personnel | 4,600 regular and 8,000 National Guard |
| Reserve personnel | 11,000 |
| Deployed personnel | |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | €449 milion (2017) |
| Percent of GDP | 1.7% (2017) |
Land Forces
Naval Forces
Air Force
The Latvian National Armed Forces (Latvian: Nacionālie Bruņotie Spēki) are the armed forces of the Republic of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile professional rapid response force and large reserve segment of around 12,000 personnel that can be called upon relatively fast for mobilization should need arise. The National Armed Forces consists of Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, National Guard and others. Latvia has switched to a professional army, the last draft was in 2005. From January 1, 2007, the Latvian army is fully contract-based.
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