Defender of the Fatherland Day in Kazakhstan

Day of Defender of the Fatherland is celebrated in Kazakhstan on this dayOn May 7, 1992, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a decree establishing the national armed forces.

Traditionally, on the Defender of the Fatherland Day, the President of Kazakhstan (who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief) issues a decree on conferring regular military ranks and awards distinguished servicemen.

Kazakhstan adopted the concept of military reform and the state program of military construction, which reflects the military doctrine and topical issues of army reform. In particular, the armed forces of Kazakhstan switched to a three-type structure with the creation of the main headquarters of the ground forces and air defense forces, as well as the management of the naval forces. Airmobile forces are assigned the role of reserve commander.

Kazakhstan’s cooperation with NATO takes place within the framework of the Partnership for Peace program. In 2002, the country joined NATO’s Planning and Review Process (PARP) and became the twentieth member state of the program and the first of the Central Asian states. In July 2003, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the NATO Technical Support and Maintenance Organization (NAMSO) on cooperation in the field of logistics.

Thanks to Kazakhstan’s cooperation with NATO countries, the Kazbat battalion created in the republic is fully staffed according to NATO standards and became part of the Blue Helmets, according to a memorandum signed with the UN on October 10, 2003.

As part of the multinational coalition forces in Iraq, 27 Kazakh soldiers managed to destroy more than 500,000 different ammunition.

Since 2001, Kazakhstan has been divided into 4 military districts - Central, Southern, Western and Eastern.