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The Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lithuanian: Lietuvos ginkluotosios pajėgos) are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian Land Forces, the Lithuanian Naval Force, the Lithuanian Air Force and the Lithuanian Special Operations Force. In wartime, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (which is under the ...
Lithuanian Land Forces are formed from professional military servicemen and volunteers. In 2008 the minister of national defence of Lithuania signed a law that ceased conscription in an effort to develop Lithuania's professional army. National defence is based on reserve forces and mobilisation forces.
Yellow represents the sun, light, and goodness, green symbolizes the beauty of nature, freedom, and hope, and red stands for the land, courage, and the blood spilled for Lithuania. The colors of the flag also appear in clothing, URLs [dubious – discuss], and team uniforms.
Commissioned officer ranks. The rank insignia of commissioned officers. NATO code. OF-10. OF-9. OF-8. OF-7. OF-6. OF-5.
The main tasks of the Special Operations Force are direct action, special reconnaissance, and military assistance. The Lithuanian Special Operations Forces has been in operation de facto since 2002 and it was established de jure on April 3, 2008, [1] when amendments of the National Defence System organisation and military service law [2] came ...
M30A2 GMLRS - 36 pods with 6 missiles each. M31A2 GMLRS - 36 pods with 6 missiles each. XM403 Extended Range GMLRS - 36 pods with 6 missiles each. XM404 Extended Range GMLRS - 36 pods with 6 missiles each. MGM-140 ATACMS - 18 missiles of the M57 variant with a WDU-18/B warhead from the Harpoon missile.
The Lithuanian Air Force or LAF (Lithuanian: Lietuvos karinės oro pajėgos, abbreviated as LK KOP) is the military aviation branch of the Lithuanian armed forces. It is formed from professional military servicemen and non-military personnel. Units are located at Zokniai Air Base near the city Šiauliai, at Radviliškis and Kaunas.
During the period between World War I and World War II they were used by the Lithuanian Republic as a major state symbol, e. g. on Litas coins, monuments and military equipment. The Columns of Gediminas are featured on the Lithuanian Presidential Award Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, which was started in 1928.