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Bangladesh Army (বাংলাদেশ সেনা বাহিন&#2496

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Active - 26 March 1971 – present
Type - Land Warfare
Size - 280,000 active troops 120,000 reserves (approx)
Anniversaries - 26 March, 10 April, 21 November, 16 December
Notable commanders - Major General K M Shafiullah & Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman

formations of the Bangladesh Army

Army Headquarter (Dhaka Cantonment)
Logistics Area Command, Dhaka
6th Independent Air Defense Artillery Brigade (Mirpur Cantonment)
14th Independent Engineers Brigade (Dhaka Cantonment)
46th Independent Infantry Brigade (Dhaka Cantonment)
Army Signals Brigade (Dhaka Cantonment)
Army Aviation Regiment (Dhaka Cantonment)
1st Para Commando Battalion (Dhaka Cantonment)

Savar Area Command (Savar Cantonment)
9th Infantry Division HQ
9th Artillery Brigade
71st Infantry Brigade
81st Infantry Brigade
ADHOC Armoured Squadron

Bogra Area Command (Majhira Cantonment)
11th Infantry Division HQ
11th Artillery Brigade
93rd Armoured Brigade
111th Infantry Brigade

Ghatail Area Command (Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment)
19th Infantry Division HQ
19th Artillery Brigade
77th Infantry Brigade (Mymensingh Cantonment)
309th Infantry Brigade (Shahid Salahuddin Cantonment)
Composite Brigade (Jamuna Bridge)
??? Armoured Regiment

Chittagong Area Command (Chittagong Cantonment)
24th Infantry Division HQ
24th Artillery Brigade (Guimara Cantonment)
65th Infantry Brigade (Kaptai Cantonment)
69th Infantry Brigade (Bandarban Cantonment)
203rd Infantry Brigade (Khagrachari Cantonment)
305th Infantry Brigade (Rangamati Cantonment)
ADHOC Artillery Brigade (Dighinala Cantonment)

Comilla Area Command (Moynamoti Cantonment)
33rd Infantry Division HQ
33rd Artillery Brigade
44th Infantry Brigade
101st Infantry Brigade
7th "Horse" Armoured Regiment

Jessore Area Command (Jessore Cantonment)
55th Infantry Division HQ
55th Artillery Brigade
21st Infantry Brigade
88th Infantry Brigade
105th Infantry Brigade
??? Armoured Regiment

Rangpur Area Command (Rangpur Cantonment)
66th Infantry Division HQ
66th Artillery Brigade
16th Infantry Brigade
72nd Infantry Brigade (Rangpur Cantonment)
222nd Infantry Brigade (Saidpur Cantonment)
??? Armoured Regiment

Mymensingh Area Command (Mymensingh Cantonment)
ARTDOC (Army Training and Doctrine Command) Division

 

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Bangladesh Navy (বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিন&#2496​

Naval Ensign

Active - 1971 - present
Size - 19,000 personnel (including 4,000 civilian employees)
Motto - শান্তিতে সংগ্রামে সমুদ্রে দূর্জয় (In War and Peace Invincible at Sea)
Anniversaries - 26th March, 7th November, 16th December

 

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Bangladesh Air Force (বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিন&#2496

Crest

Roundel​

Active - 1971 - Present
Type - Military Aviation
Size 22,000+ personnel + 215 aircraft
Motto বাংলার আকাশ রাখিব মুক্ত (The Sky is the Limit)

 

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Bangladeshi color combination of green and red looks really ugly(especiall on cricketers) . I like the green in second post though.

 

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Border Guards Bangladesh (formerly known as Bangladesh Rifles)​

Insignia

Active - 1795 - present
Type - Border Guards
Size - 67,000+
Anniversaries - 26 March

 

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Bangladesh Coast Guard বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড​

Active - 1995 - present
Size - 1,000+ personnel

President Guard Regiment (PGR)

Active - 1982 – Present
Type - Security
Size - One Regiment
Anniversaries - 5th of June

 

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United States Army​

Active - 14 June 1775 – present
Size - 561,984 Active personnel + 567,299 Reserve and National Guard personnel
Motto - "This We'll Defend"

Insignia

 

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The United States Marine Corps (USMC)​

Active - 10 November 1775 – present (236 years)
Role - Amphibious and expeditionary warfare
Size - 200,827 active (as of June 2011) & 40,000 reserve (as of 2010)
Motto - Semper Fidelis
Colors - Scarlet & Gold

Insignia

 

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United States Navy (USN)​

Active - October 13, 1775 – 1790, 1797–present
Type - Navy
Size - 324,466 active duty personnel + 284 ships + 3,700+ aircraft + 11 Aircraft carriers + 9 Amphibious assault ships + 8 Amphibious transport docks + 12 Dock landing ships + 60 Destroyers + 22 Cruisers + 27 Frigates + 75 Submarines
Motto - "Honor, Courage, Commitment" "Non sibi sed patriae" (Not self but country) (unofficial)
Colors - Blue & Gold

Insignia

 

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United States Air Force

Active - September 18, 1947 - Present
Type - Air force
Size - 329,638 active personnel
68,872 reserve personnel
94,597 air guard personnel
60,000 Auxiliaries
5,573 aircraft, of which 2,132 are fighters
450 ICBMs
32 satellites
Motto - "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win 'also '"Above All" and "No One Comes Close"
Colors - Ultramarine Blue and Yellow

United States Air Force Symbol

USAF "Hap" Arnold Symbol

Identification Symbol​

 

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United States Coast Guard

Active - 4 August 1790–present
Type - Coast Guard
Size - Civilian employees: 7,057
Active duty personnel: 41,873
Selected Reservists: 8,100
Auxiliary: 30,000
244 cutters, 1,850 boats, 204 aircraft
Motto - Semper Paratus
Colors - White, CG Blue, CG Red

Racing Stripe

Ensign​

Standard​

 

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Indian Army (भारतीय थलसेना, Bhāratīya Thalasēn&#257​

Founded - 15 August 1947 – Present
Type - Army
Size - 1,129,900 Active personnel
960,000 Reserve personnel
158 Helicopters
Colors - Gold, Red and Black

Active Troops - 1,129,900
Reserve Troops - 800,000*
Indian Territorial Army - 160,000**
Main battle tanks - 4,117
Artillery - 4,238
Ballistic missiles ~100 (Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III)
Ballistic missiles ~1,000 Prithvi missile series
Cruise missiles ~1,000 BrahMos
Aircraft ~1,600+
Surface-to-air missiles - 100,000

Headquarters Flag

Regiments​

Brigade of the Guards
The Parachute Regiment
Mechanised Infantry Regiment
Punjab Regiment
Madras Regiment
The Grenadiers
Maratha Light Infantry
Rajputana Rifles
Rajput Regiment
Jat Regiment
Sikh Regiment
Sikh Light Infantry
Dogra Regiment
Garhwal Rifles
Kumaon Regiment
Assam Regiment
Bihar Regiment
Mahar Regiment
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles
Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry
Naga Regiment
1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
3 Gorkha Rifles
4 Gorkha Rifles
5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
8 Gorkha Rifles
9 Gorkha Rifles
11 Gorkha Rifles
Ladakh Scouts
Arunachal Scouts
Sikkim Scouts (Planned)
Mizo regiment (Planned)
Meghalaya regiment (Planned)
Manipur regiment (Planned)

 

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Indian Navy (भारतीय नौ सेना, Bhāratīya Nau Sen&#257​

Active - 1947–Present
Brance - Navy
Size - 58,350 personnel
Ship list
181 aircraft
Motto - शं नो वरुणः Transliteration: Sham No Varunah
(May the Lord of the Oceans be auspicious unto us)
Colors - Navy Blue, White
Anniversaries - Navy Day - December 4th

Navy Ensign​

 

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Indian Air Force ( भारतीय वायु सेना, Bhartiya Vāyu Sen&#257​

Active - 8 October 1932 – present
Size - 127,000 personnel
approx. 1,380 aircraft
Type - Air Force
Motto - नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम्
Sanskrit: Nabhaḥ-Spṛśaṃ Dīptam
"Touch the Sky with Glory"
Colors - Navy blue, Sky blue & White
Anniversaries - Air Force Day - October 8th

Crest​

Roundel​

Fin Flash​

 

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Indian Coast Guard (भारतीय तटरक्ष&#2325​

Active - 18 August 1978 –- present
Type - Coast Guard
Size - Active duty: 5,440 personnel
Motto - वयम् रक्षामः (English: We Protect)

Insignia​