The Kazakh Ground Forces (, ; ) is the
land
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service branch
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Types of branches
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of the
Armed Forces of the Republic 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 ...
. It is one of the three uniformed military services, and is the most senior branch of the Kazakh military in order of precedence. The main tasks of the Ground Forces include the following: maintaining the readiness of troops to repel aggression, the armed defense of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Kazakhstan, protecting the state and military facilities, peacekeeping missions. In its duties, it primarily engages in
land warfare
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Land warfare is categorized by the use of large numbers of combat personne ...
and
combined arms operations, including
armored and mechanized operations as well as
airborne
Airborne or Airborn may refer to:
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Films
* ''Airborne'' (1962 film), a 1962 American film directed by James Landis
* ''Airborne'' (1993 film), a comedy–drama film
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and
air assault
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operations. It is headed by a chief
military officer
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, the
Commander of the Ground Forces who is also a member of the General Staff.
History
Soviet era
Many large units of the
Turkestan Military District
The Turkestan Military District (russian: Туркестанский военный округ (ТуркВО), ''Turkestansky voyenyi okrug (TurkVO)'') was a military district of both the Imperial Russian Army and the Soviet Armed Forces, with it ...
was redeployed from the
Turkmen SSR
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to Eastern Kazakhstan back in the 1960s. Immediately prior to its dissolution, the 40th Army consisted of the
78th Tank Division
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, the 5202nd Base for Storage of Weapons and Equipment (prior to 1989, the
71st Motor Rifle Division
The 71st Motor Rifle Division ( Military Unit Number 07225) was a motorized infantry division of the Soviet Army between 1984 and 1989. It was based in Semipalatinsk. Converted to a storage base in 1989, it was taken over by Kazakhstan with the ...
), the 5203rd Storage Base in Ust-Kamenogorsk (prior to 1989, the
155th Motor Rifle Division), the 5204th Storage Bade at Karaganda (prior to 1989, the 203rd Zaporozhye Khingan Motor Rifle Division), the 69th Tank Division and the 10th Fortified Area. The 69th Tank Division and the 10th Fortified Area were both disbanded in 1992.
The
57th Separate Airborne Brigade based in
Aktogay, East Kazakhstan Region
Aktogay ( kz, Ақтоғай, ', اقتوعاي ) is a town in Ayagoz District, East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan and major railway hub of Turkestan-Siberian Railway.
Aktogay is located in Balkhash-Alakol lowlands, close to Balkhash lake. The ...
was the only unit of the
Soviet Airborne Forces
The Soviet Airborne Forces or VDV (from ''Vozdushno- desantnye voyska SSSR'', Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска СССР, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) was a separate troops branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. First formed be ...
based in Kazakhstan.
Post-independence
The Kazakh Army was founded on 9 April 1993, by the order of Defense Minister
Sagadat Nurmagambetov
Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...
. It followed the enacting of the law, "On Defense and Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan", which is the legal basis for the Kazakh military structures. The former Soviet structure of troops was preserved, with the Kazakh Army being made up of the Soviet 32nd Army, which had been serving in the
Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
, linking_name = the ...
for many years before it came under Kazakh government control in May 1992. That month, on the basis of the 5203rd Military Equipment Storage Base (formerly the 155th Motorized Rifle Division), the 511th Motorized Rifle Regiment was re-formed with a deployment in the settlement. Georgievka, Semipalatinsk Region.
In the middle of the 1990s, the Kazakh Ground Forces included the 1st Army Corps (HQ
Semipalatinsk
Semey ( kk, Семей, Semei, سەمەي; cyrl, Семей ), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (russian: Семипала́тинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala ( kk, Алаш-қала, ''Alaş-qala''), is a city in eastern Kazakhst ...
), the 68th Motor Rifle Division (
Sary-Ozek in the
Kyzylorda Province), with 2 motor-rifle and one tank regiments, and the 78th Tank Division (HQ
Ayaguz
Ayagoz or Ayakoz ( kk, Аягөз, ''Aiagöz''), formerly Sergiopol (russian: Сергиополь), is a city of regional significance in Kazakhstan, the administrative centre of Ayagoz district of East Kazakhstan Region. Population:
Geogra ...
). The IISS reported that as of 1 June 1995 Kazakh ground forces included a corps HQ; a tank division; an artillery brigade; two motor-rifle divisions (one training); an artillery regiment; an independent motor rifle regiment; a multiple rocket launcher brigade with
BM-21
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and
9P140 "Urugan,"; and an air assault brigade. While the 68th Division was called a motor-rifle formation, in equipment terms it had almost 300 tanks and about 500 armoured fighting vehicles. The 78th Tank Division had 350 tanks, 290
armoured fighting vehicle
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s and 150 artillery pieces. The
210th Guards Training Center (often called the Division of Guards by Kazakh sources), had 6,000 soldiers and officers and 220 tanks and 220 artillery pieces, so was a strengthened division. In 1997, the 2nd Army Corps was created with headquarters in Almaty, under which all units and formations in the Almaty,
Zhambyl and
South Kazakhstan regions were transferred.
On 17 November 1997, the General Purpose Forces were formed. In 2000, on the basis of the 35th Guards Airborne Assault Brigade, the Mobile Forces of the Armed Forces were created, which in 2003 were renamed into Airmobile Forces as part of the Ground Forces. In 2015, Airmobile Troops were renamed Air Assault Troops.
Since 2002, the ground forces have begun the transition to a brigade structure. In this regard, there was a process of disbandment of divisions and the creation of brigades on the basis of regiments.
Structure
Regional Commands
On July 6, 2000,
military district
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s ( kk, әскери округтер) were created to control the ground forces:
* Central Military District (HQ
Karaganda
Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, fourth most populous city in Kaza ...
)
* Eastern Military District (HQ
Semey
Semey ( kk, Семей, Semei, سەمەي; cyrl, Семей ), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (russian: Семипала́тинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala ( kk, Алаш-қала, ''Alaş-qala''), is a city in eastern Kazakhst ...
)
* Western Military District (HQ
Atyrau
Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...
)
* Southern Military District (HQ
Taraz
Taraz ( kz, Тараз, تاراز, translit=Taraz ; known to Europeans as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the borde ...
)
The Eastern Military District was formed on the basis of the administration of the 1st Army Corps.
The Directorate of the Southern Military District (Military Unit 03858) was created in Taraz on 15 September 2000, on the basis of the directorate of the 2nd Army Corps and the Directorate of the Ground Forces. On 7 May 2003, the military districts were renamed into regional commands ( kk, өңірлік қолбасшылықтар) Currently, the ground forces include four regional commands:
[Most specific unit information, including military unit numbers, locations, etc. is sourced from Vad777, ]
*Regional Command "Astana" (HQ
Karaganda
Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, fourth most populous city in Kaza ...
)
*Regional Command "East" (HQ
Semey
Semey ( kk, Семей, Semei, سەمەي; cyrl, Семей ), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (russian: Семипала́тинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala ( kk, Алаш-қала, ''Alaş-qala''), is a city in eastern Kazakhst ...
)
*Regional Command "West" (HQ
Atyrau
Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...
)
*Regional Command "South" (HQ
Taraz
Taraz ( kz, Тараз, تاراز, translit=Taraz ; known to Europeans as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the borde ...
)
Each of the commands have the following general composition:
*One mechanized division (comprising three tank regiments and one artillery regiment)
*One motor rifle division (comprising one tank brigade, two motor rifle regiments, and one artillery regiment)
*One training center with two motor rifle regiments
*One motor rifle training regiment
*One tank training regiment
*One artillery regiment
*Three independent motor rifle brigades
*Two artillery brigades
*One engineer brigade
Regional Command "Astana"
It is located within the administrative boundaries of
Akmola
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, thou ...
,
Karagandy Province
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda.
On 17 March 2022 it was an ...
,
Kostanay Province
Kostanay Region ( kk, Қостанай облысы, translit=Qostanai oblysy; russian: Костанайская область, translit=Kostanayskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is the city of Kostanay. The pop ...
and
North Kazakhstan
North Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit=Soltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Северо-Казахстанская область, translit=Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakh ...
. The command acts as the Supreme Commander's reserve. The District includes the following units:
[Most specific unit information, including military unit numbers, locations, etc. is sourced from Vad777]
Kazakh Ground Forces
, accessed February 2010
* 7th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade at
Karaganda
Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, fourth most populous city in Kaza ...
*Reconnaissance Regiment at Aktas
* 401st Cannon Artillery Brigade at Ungurtas
* 402nd Rocket Artillery Brigade at Priozersk
* 403rd Anti-tank Artillery Brigade at Priozersk
* Training Center for Combat Training of Junior Specialists and the Reserve at Spassk
*Missile Forces and Artillery Training Center at Priozersk
The command has had the following commanders:
*
Major General
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Vladimir Shatsky (April 2008–?)
*Colonel Mereke Kuchekbaev (since 9 January 2020)
Regional Command "East"
It is located within the administrative boundaries of
East Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...
and
Pavlodar Province
Pavlodar Region ( kk, Павлодар облысы, translit=Pavlodar oblysy; russian: Павлодарская область, translit=Pavlodarskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and ; the latest official ...
(Families, Ust-Kamenogorsk, George, and Ayagoz Usharalsky Garrisons). The District has the following units:
* 3rd Mechanized Brigade (formerly the
78th Tank Division
The 78th Tank Division was a division of the Soviet Ground Forces, active from 1965 to the 1990s. It was originally established in 1949 as the 15th Tank Division, from the 78th Heavy Tank Self-Propelled Regiment (the former 78th Tank Brigade). It ...
) at
Ayaguz
Ayagoz or Ayakoz ( kk, Аягөз, ''Aiagöz''), formerly Sergiopol (russian: Сергиополь), is a city of regional significance in Kazakhstan, the administrative centre of Ayagoz district of East Kazakhstan Region. Population:
Geogra ...
*3rd Separate Motor Rifle Brigade at
Usharal
Usharal ( kz, Үшарал, ''Üşaral''; russian: Ушарал) is a town in the Alakol District of Almaty Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainl ...
(Military Unit No.40398, formed on the basis of a motor rifle regiment of the 155th Motor Rifle Division)
*
4th Mechanized Brigade at Novo-Akhmirovo,
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Oskemen ( kk, Өскемен, translit=Öskemen ), or Ust-Kamenogorsk (russian: Усть-Каменого́рск), is the administrative center of East Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. Population:
Name
The city has two official names. In th ...
(Military Unit No.27943)
*8th Mechanized Brigade at Semey
*11th Tank Brigade at Ayagoz
*34th Artillery Brigade at Usharal
*101st Missile Brigade at Semey
*102nd Rocket Artillery Brigade at Semey
*103rd Cannon Artillery Brigade at Semey
*Separate Reconnaissance Regiment at Semey
*Separate Communications Brigade at Semey
* Artillery Brigade
* Air Defence Missile Brigade
*Three Storage Bases
The command has had the following commanders:
*
Lieutenant General
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Nikolai Pospelov (September 2008–?)
*Major General Asan Zhusupov (since September 2019)
Regional Command "West"
It is located within the administrative boundaries of the
West Kazakhstan Province
West Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Батыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Batys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Западно-Казахстанская область, translit=Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The re ...
,
Aktobe Province
The Aktobe Region ( kk, Ақтөбе облысы, Aqtöbe oblysy; russian: Актюбинская область, translit=Aktyubinskaya oblast) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. The name ''Aktobe'' comes from Kazakh language, Kaz ...
,
Atyrau Province and
Mangystau Province. The main task is ensuring the integrity of state borders, territorial integrity, sovereignty and economic interests of Kazakhstan in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. The District has the following units:
* 100th Artillery Brigade at Aktobe
* Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion at Aktobe
*
390th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade at Aktau
* Separate Reconnaissance Regiment at Atyrau
* Separate Motorized Rifle Battalion at Beineu
* Separate Motor Rifle Brigade
* Artillery Brigade
The command has had the following commanders:
* General
Alimzhan Erniyazov (November 6, 2008 – July 28, 2009)
* Major General
Aldiyarov Nurlan Kapanovich (May 6, 2021 – June 9, 2022)
* Major General
Ospanov Daulet Ryskulbekovich (June 9, 2022)
Regional Command "South"
It is located within the administrative boundaries of
Almaty Province
Almaty Region ( kk, Алматы облысы, Almaty oblysy; russian: Алматинская область, Almatinskaya oblast) is a Regions of Kazakhstan, region in Kazakhstan, located in the southeastern part of the country. Its capital, fro ...
,
Zhambyl Province
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...
,
South Kazakhstan Province
Turkistan Region (), formerly South Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Оңтүстік Қазақстан облысы, translit= Oñtüstık Qazaqstan oblysy) (russian: Южно-Казахстанская область, ') from 1992–2018 and Chimkent ...
and
Kyzylorda Province. The district's main task is ensuring security in the south-eastern borders of the country. The District includes the following:
* 5th Mountain Rifle Brigade at
Taraz
Taraz ( kz, Тараз, تاراز, translit=Taraz ; known to Europeans as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the borde ...
** Separate Motor Rifle Battalion at Lugovoi
** Separate Tank Battalion at Lugovoi
** Separate Reconnaissance Battalion at Lugovoi
** Separate Motor Rifle Battalion at Merke
* 6th Mechanized Brigade at
Shymkent
Shymkent (; Шымкент, Şymkent), known until 1993 as Chimkent ( uz, Çımkent, چىمكېنت; Yañalif: Çimkent ()); russian: Чимкент, translit=Chimkent (), is a city in Kazakhstan. It is near the border with Uzbekistan. It is one ...
* Separate Mountain-Jaeger Regiment
*
40th Otar Military Base
** 12th Mechanized Brigade
** 54th Guards Artillery Brigade
** 23rd Engineer Brigade
**
Training Center of the Ground Forces named after Karasai Batyr
* 221st Separate Communications Brigade at
Taraz
Taraz ( kz, Тараз, تاراز, translit=Taraz ; known to Europeans as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the borde ...
* 232nd Engineer Brigade at
Kapchagai
Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has ...
The command has had the following commanders:
* General Uali Elamanov (2003—2004)
* General Bakhtiyar Syzdykov (2004—2007)
*General Bulat Darbekov (2007—2008)
*General
Alikhan Dzharbulov (2008–?)
*Major General
Talgat Koibakov
Talgat Koibakov is a Kazakhstani Major General. he serves as Commander-in-Chief of the Kazakh Ground Forces
The Kazakh Ground Forces (, ; ) is the land service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is one of the three u ...
(2012–2016)
*Major General Marat Khusainov (2016–2019)
*Major General
Kaidar Karakulov
Major General Kaidar Samigullovich Karakulov () is a Kazakh general. He is currently the commander the Regional Command "South" of the Kazakh Ground Forces.
He was born 9 June 1974 in the Buguruslansky District of the Orenburg Oblast in the RSF ...
(since 2019)
Air Assault Forces
The
Kazakh Air Assault Forces
The Kazakh Air Assault Forces (; ) or the Airmobile Forces (; ) are the paratrooper branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It falls under the subordination of the Kazakh Ground Forces and is part of the Reserve of the Supreme Co ...
were formed by grouping the
35th Guards Air Assault Brigade (which arrived from
Germany
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in April 1991, and was taken over by Kazakhstan in 1992) with new brigades formed from previous Soviet units. In October 2003, the
36th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed on the basis of the 2nd Motor Rifle Brigade. On the basis of Taldykorgan Motor Rifle Regiment, in April 2003 the 37th Separate Air Assault Brigade was formed. The 38th Air Assault Brigade is also known as the KAZBRIG Peacekeeping Brigade and was given its current name in 2007.
The Airmobile Forces consists of the following units:
*
35th Guards Air Assault Brigade (
Kapshagai
Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and h ...
)
*
36th Air Assault Brigade (
Nur-Sultan
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
)
* 37th Air Assault Brigade (
Taldykorgan
Taldykorgan ( kk, Талдықорған/Taldyqorğan; russian: Талдыкорган), known as ''Taldy-Kurgan'' until 1993, is the capital (called an administrative center) of Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan. According to the 2010 Kazakh Census Res ...
)
* 38th Air Assault Brigade
Artillery and Missile Forces
The Artillery and Missile Forces of Kazakhstan was formed in 1992 on the basis of the headquarters of the Missile Forces and Artillery of the
Central Asian Military District
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of the
Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...
. At first, they were structurally part of the Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense, and then the General Purpose Forces. Since 2003, they have operated as a separate branch of the military under the Ground Forces. Units and subunits are equipped with all the necessary types of missile and artillery systems of caliber from 82 to 300 mm.
The Department of Artillery has been operating at the Military Institute of the Ground Forces since 1993, which annually graduates up to 60 officers-artillerymen. In 2014, on the basis of the
National University of Defense, the Department of Missile Forces and Artillery was created. Professional officers of this profile are also trained at the
Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy
Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy (russian: Михайловская военная артиллерийская академия) is Russian military academy conducting warrant officer programmes, commissioned officer programmes (speci ...
in
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. Additionally, the forces are replenished by graduates of the military departments of the Karaganda State Technical University and the Almaty
Satbayev University
Satbayev University ( kz, Қазақ Ұлттық Техникалық Зерттеу Университет) is a technical university located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The university is the oldest technical university in Kazakhstan, comprising 10 ...
. In 1998, at the Matybulak training ground, three Tochka-U tactical missiles were launched, the launch of the first rocket from which was then carried out by President Nazarbayev. In 2002, at the Saryshagan training ground, operational-tactical exercises of the Rocket Forces and Artillery “Shield of the Motherland” were held.
The current commander is Colonel Askar Zholamanov. 19 November is celebrated as the Day of Missile Forces and Artillery.
Training
Military Institute
The Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces ( kk, Qurlyq áskerleriniń áskerı ınstıtýty / Құрлық әскерлерінің әскери институты) is the main educational institute of the Ground Forces, and one of the leading Kazakh military academies. It has many notable alumni, including Lieutenant General
Murat Maikeyev
Murat Jaleluly Maikeyev ( kk, Мұрат Жәлелұлы Майкеев, ''Mūrat Jälelūly Maikeev''; born 9 November 1959) is a Kazakh military figure who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakh ...
, Colonel General
Saken Zhasuzakov
Saken Adilkhanuly Zhasuzakov ( kk, Сәкен Әділханұлы Жасұзақов, ''Säken Ädılhanūly Jasūzaqov'', ; born 27 October 1957) was a Kazakh politician and Colonel General in the Kazakh Ground Forces. He was Minister of Defens ...
and Major General
Abibilla Kudayberdiev
Abibilla Kudayberdiev (Kyrgyz and Russian: Абибилла Кудайбердиев born June 1, 1962) is the former Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan.
Biography
He was born on June 1, 1962 in the Nookat District, in the city of Osh. In 1983 ...
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Junior Specialist Training
The training of junior specialists of rank and file in military accounting specialties for the Ground Forces is carried out in the following training centers:
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Training Center for Junior Specialists of the Kazakh Ground Forces named for Karasai Batyr –
Jambyl Region
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulska ...
*Training Center for Combat Training of Junior Specialists and the Reserve of the Ground Forces – Spassk,
Karaganda
Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, fourth most populous city in Kaza ...
*Training Center of the Missile Forces and Artillery –
Priozersk
Priozersk (russian: Приозе́рск; fi, Käkisalmi; sv, Kexholm) is a town and the administrative center of Priozersky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the northwestern shore of Lake Ladoga, at the estuary of the northern a ...
, Karaganda
Cadet Corps
The Cadet Corps named after
Shoqan Walikhanov
Shokan Shyngysuly Valikhanov ( kk, Шоқан Шыңғысұлы Уәлихан, russian: Чокан Чингисович Валиханов), given name Mukhammed Kanafiya ( kk, Мұхаммед Қанафия)Shoqan, his pen-name, later becam ...
is an institution of the ministry of defense was formed on 1 July 1996 as a secondary school that prepared Kazakh youth for service in the military. A month after its formation, the corps had 96 enlisted cadets, most of whom came from the
Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
. On its first graduation day in 1999, the corps received its own battle flag by the then head of the corps, Colonel Kuangaliev and defense minister
Mukhtar Altynbayev
Mukhtar Qapashuly Altynbayev ( Kazakh: Мұхтар Қапашұлы Алтынбаев, ''Mūhtar Qapaşūly Altynbaev''; born December 10, 1945 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) served as the Minister of Defense and General of the Army of ...
. The corps is currently based in the city of
Shchuchinsk
Shchuchinsk ( kz, Щучинск, ''Şuchinsk''; russian: Щучинск, ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District ...
in the
Akmola Region
Akmola Region ( kz, Ақмола облысы, translit=Aqmola oblysy; russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is en ...
.
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Foreign education
Some of Kazakhstan's officers have trained at the
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...
at
West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
.
Equipment
Small arms
Vehicles
Surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
References
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Military of Kazakhstan
Armies by country
Military units and formations established in 1993