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Maritime forces of Kazakhstan
Military unit
The
Kazakh Naval Forces
(
Kazakh
:
?аза?стан ?скери-те??з к?штер?
,
Qazaqstan Askeri-tenız ku?terı
;
Russian
:
Военно-морские силы Казахстана
) is the naval force responsible for coastal defense, naval special warfare, and naval warfare branch of the
Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan
. The navy mainly operates on the
Caspian Sea
and is currently based in the coastal city of
Aktau
.
The branch currently has a strength of 3,000 personnel and is mainly equipped with patrol crafts, minesweepers and a research vessel.
History
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Previously, the
Soviet Navy
's
Caspian Flotilla
served in the shores of the
Kazakh SSR
. Following the
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
, the fleet shrank, leaving the Kazakh contingent to serve as a basis for the newly formed navy. Kazakhstan's Naval Forces were established in April 1993 as a naval base of the
Kazakh Army
. The base, which was stationed in
Aktau
, initially became active in service on August 17, 1996, in spite of Kazakhstan being one of the largest landlocked countries on earth. In July 1999, the naval base became part of the Maritime units of the Border Guard Service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan. It became a separate military branch by presidential decree on 7 May 2003. In February 2010, Kazakh President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
, in his position as supreme commander in chief of the entire military, presented the Battle Flag to the Kazakh Navy. The 612th Airbase in Aktau was opened a year later, in 2011.
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Structure
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The following units form the structure of the Kazakh Navy:
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- Naval Headquarters
- Special Forces Unit
- Coastal Artillery
- Caspian Flotilla
- Border Service of the KNB
Aktau Naval Academy
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The Aktau Naval Academy of the
Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan
was the main educational institution of the naval forces. It established in March 2001 by order of the
national government
on the basis of the Vocational Technical School No. 2. which preceded it. It was reorganized into a naval institute on July 10, 2003, effectively upgrading its status as a nationally recognized military school. Graduates of the institute have served in ships and coastal units of the Navy and maritime units of the
Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
. In 2011, the institute was deactivated and liquidated.
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Commanders
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Naval equipment
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Ranks and insignia
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Commissioned officer ranks
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The rank insignia of
commissioned officers
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Other ranks
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The rank insignia of
non-commissioned officers
and
enlisted personnel
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