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First King of Bhutan Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck with his bodyguards in 1905 before the formation of the RBA. With intense support from India, the RBA was formed in the 1950s in response to the Chinese annexation and subsequent People's Liberation Army actions in Tibet.
As Bhutan is a landlocked country, it has no navy. Nor does Bhutan have an air force, [28] although the Royal Bhutan Army maintains a very small air armament possessing no combat capabilities, used solely for transport. The Royal Bodyguards are a branch of the RBA [29] responsible for the security of the King of Bhutan, the Royal Family, and ...
The Royal Bodyguard (RBG) of Bhutan is the royal guard a part of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA), which specializes in anti-irregular military, clandestine and covert operations, commando style raids, countering sudden attacks, counterintelligence to prevent assassination of royal family members or royal palace sabotage, counterterrorism and hostage rescue missions, irregular warfare, mountain ...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is the King of Bhutan.His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan.
A map of Bhutan. 14 December 2003: According to two separate testimonies made by ULFA commanders, a Royal Bhutan Army major visited an ULFA encampment claiming that Bhutan's king was planning to make a friendly visit on the next day. Having received the king on numerous other occasions, the operation that followed came as a complete surprise to ...
Total 8,000 Army personnel. [1] Historically, on 1 of January 1971 the Government of Bhutan decided to increase military personnel to 4,850 by recruiting additional 600-700 recruits and stricter regulations on liberation from service. [2] Indian Air Force helicopters evacuated RBA casualties to India for treatment during Operation All Clear in ...
In recognition of his long and dedicated service to the Tsawa-Sum he was awarded the Drakpoi Wangyel medal (DW) by the king on 17 December 2001. [5] [6] [7] Lam Dorji was awarded the Royal Order of Bhutan by the Fifth King of Bhutan on 17 December 2010 for 49 years of service under the Third and Fourth Kings. The Fifth King said that Lam Dorji ...
The Indian Military Training Team (IMTRAT), established since 1961–62, [1] [2] is a training mission of the Indian Army in Bhutan. IMTRAT is responsible for the training of the personnel of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) and the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan (RBG). It is the oldest training team sent outside India to a friendly foreign nation. [3]