The Tashkent Military District (, ), also known as the Tashkent Operational Command (, ) is a

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

of the

Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ўзбекистон Республикаси Қуролли Кучлари), is the name of the unified armed forces of Uzbekistan, consisting of the Ground Force and the Air and Air Defence ...

based in the capital city of

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

. It serves the territory of the

Tashkent Region Tashkent Region ( uz, Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти, russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien ...

and the

Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo Region (, russian: Сырдарьинская область, Syrdaryinskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, T ...

. In accordance with the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers on 9 January 2001 and the resolution of the Minister of Defense on 12 January 2001, the Tashkent military district was created.

Structure

The District has over a dozen battalions and brigades troops assigned to the district and consisted of the following formations: * General Staff of the Armed Forces * Honor Guard Battalion of the Tashkent Military District **Ground Forces Honor Guard **Naval Honor Guard **Air Forces Honor Guard * Engineering Brigade * Special Forces Brigade * Separate Reconnaissance Battalion * National Guard Brigade * Special Purpose Brigade "Kalkon" ("Shield") * Material Support Battalion * Andijan Special Forces Battalion (

Andijan Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, ...

) * 1st Motor Rifle Brigade (

Chirchik Chirchiq, also spelled as Chirchik, ( uz, Chirchiq / Чирчиқ; russian: Чирчик) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the river Chirchiq. Chirchiq lies in the Chatka ...

) * 37th Motor Rifle Brigade (

) * 1st Separate Special Purpose Battalion ** 1 Communications Platoon ** 1 Material Support Platoon * Communications Company * Repair Company * Physician Company * Uzbek Military Band Patch

Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan The Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Uzbekistan () is the central military band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan based in Tashkent. It also serves as the organizational and instructional unit of the Uzbek defenc ...

** Band of the Tashkent Military District * "Tiger" Brigade * "Bars" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan * Jaguar Brigade of the National Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan * "Burgut" of the National Security Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan * Training Regiment (

)

Leadership

The following people manage the activities of the district: * Commander of District – Colonel Zokirjon Sayfudinov * First Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff – Colonel Shokir Khairov * Deputy Commander for Logistics – Otabek Abdurakhmonov * Deputy Commander of the Armament Command – Oybek Ismoilov * Deputy Commander for Combat Training – Shukhratjon Otakuzyev * Deputy Commander for Patriotic, Spiritual and Moral Education with Youth – Bakhtiyor Uralbaev

List of commanders

* Colonel General Bahodir Tashmatov (2 May 2001 – 17 May 2005) * Major General Akmaljon Kamilov (22 June 2005 – 9 October 2008) * Lieutenant General Viktor Makhmudov (9 October 2008 – 9 June 2010) * Colonel Rustam Khalilov (3 June 2010 – 25 July 2012) * Colonel Lutfullo Buzrukov (26 July 2012 – 13 January 2018) * Major General Bakhodir Kurbanov (13 February 2018 – 11 February 2019) *Colonel Zokirjon Sayfudinov (since 21 March 2019)

Links

Official Website
(in Russian)
Official Website
(in Uzbek Latin)
Official Website
(in Uzbek Cyrillic)

References

{{reflist Military units and formations of Uzbekistan Military units and formations established in 2001 2001 establishments in Uzbekistan