Lebanese Air Force
القوات الجوية اللبنانية
Lebanese Armed Forces
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is the military of the Republic of Lebanon. It consists of three branches, the army, the air force and the navy. The armed forces consist of 87,000 active personnel with the ground force consisting of approximately 80,000 troops, the air force 2000 personnel and 5,000 in the naval force. The LAF Command is headquartered at Yarzeh. The organizational structure of the LAF Command includes:
The Commander-in-Chief
The Chief of staff
Deputy Chiefs of Staff
Various Directorates
Founded August 1, 1945
Motto "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (Arabic: "شرف · تضحية · وفاء" - Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa')
Military age 18–30 years of age for voluntary military service
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 80,000
Reserve personnel 20,000
Budget $2.5 billion (2018)
Percent of GDP 2.8%
القوات المسلحة اللبنانية
Lebanese Air Force
Lebanese Ground Forces
Lebanese
Navy
The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The Lebanese Air Force was established in 1949 under the command of then-Lieutenant Colonel Emile Boustany who later became commander of the army.
The Air Force was established on 10/6/1949 in Rayak airbase under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Emile Boustany. The Unit had several names such as the Force of the Air and the Air Defense Force and was finally named the Air Force. The Air Force Headquarters was located in Rayak airbase before transferring it to the Ministry of National Defense in 1969 and then to the Bayda building – Ayn el- Rimmeneh in 1989.
The Air Force takes charge of the following missions:
Training pilots and flight technicians
Conducting combat operations and providing air and land support
Conducting transport missions and airborne operations
Conducting search and rescue operations
Aerial surveillance and reconnaissance
Aerial filming
Assisting State Institutions in conducting works such as spraying insecticides and setting up antennas etc…
Founded 1 June 1949
Size 2,500 active personnel, 93 aircraft
Motto(s) "Here I am, Lebanon's sky"
Anniversaries 1 August
Engagements
1958 Lebanon crisis
Six-Day War
Lebanese Civil War
Operation Dinnieh
Global War on Terrorism (2001- Present)
Nahr al-Bared
Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon
Battle of Sidon
Battle of Arsal
Operation Dawn of the Outskirts
Utility helicopter
Equipment
