Otar Military Base is a military installation of the

Armed Forces of Kazakhstan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...

located near Otar, in the

Zhambyl District, Almaty Region Zhambyl District ( kk, Жамбыл ауданы, ) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Uzynagash. Population: See also *Otar Military Base Otar Military Base is a military ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

Description

Military drills between

and its neighbors such as

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and

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. On some occasions, Cadets and enlisted personnel, are selected to undergo training at the base. Kazakhstan has held military parades at the military base in May 2013 and May 2018, in order to celebrate the

Defender of the Fatherland Day Defender of the Fatherland Day (russian: День защитника Отечества ''Den' zashchitnika Otechestva''; kk, Отан қорғаушы күні; tg, Рӯзи Дорандаи Ватан; ky, Мекенди коргоочула ...

holiday for the first time ever. During the latter parade, a woman was promoted to the rank of General for the first time in Kazakh military history. In early August 2018, the base hosted the Masters of Artillery Fire contest, held during the

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that year. The base is the home of the Training Center for Junior Specialists of the Kazakh Ground Forces named for Karasai Batyr (

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30212), the former Soviet

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Composition

The base hosts the following units:Генерал-майор Талгат Койбаков: Прошу мам и девушек призывников не беспокоить их лишний раз
/ref> *Training Center for Junior Specialists of the Kazakh Ground Forces named for Karasai Batyr *12th Mechanized Brigade * 54th Guards Artillery Brigade * 23rd Engineering and Sapper Brigade * Central Tank Reserve Base * Medical Unit

References

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