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"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (2023)"
"text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (aka Land Guard or Zemessardze)  (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>the armed forces, the Defense Intelligence and Security Service, the Constitution Protection Bureau, and the National Guard are subordinate to the Ministry of Defense; the State Police, State Border Guards, and State Security Service are under the Ministry of Interior; the State Border Guard may become part of the armed forces during an emergency"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "approximately 7,500 active duty troops (6,500 Land Forces; 500 Naval Force/Coast Guard; 500 Air Force; note - some Land Forces are considered joint forces); 8,200 National Guard (2022)"
"text": "approximately 6,700 regular military forces; approximately 9,500 National Guard (2023)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the Latvian military's inventory is limited and consists of a mixture of Soviet-era and more modern--mostly secondhand--European and US equipment (2022)"
"text": "the Latvian military's inventory consists of a mixture of Soviet-era and limited amounts of more modern, Western-produced systems acquired since the country joined NATO in 2004; in recent years, the UK and US have been the leading suppliers of military equipment (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (abolished 2007) (2023)",
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 2007) (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> in 2023, the Latvian Parliament approved a plan to reinstate mandatory military service for men aged 18-27 (women voluntarily) beginning in 2024; service would be for 12 months in the Land Forces or alternatively in internal affairs, health, or welfare structures<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> as of 2019, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "130 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2022)"
"text": "130 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2023)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Latvia became a member of NATO in 2004 <br><br>since 2017, Latvia has hosted a Canadian-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; in addition, Latvia hosts a NATO-led divisional headquarters (Multinational Division North; activated 2020), which coordinates training and preparation activities of its respective subordinate NATO battlegroups in Estonia and Latvia<br><br>NATO also has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations (2022)"
"text": "Latvia became a member of NATO in 2004 <br><br>since 2017, Latvia has hosted a Canadian-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; in addition, Latvia hosts a NATO-led divisional headquarters (Multinational Division North; activated 2020), which coordinates training and preparation activities of its respective subordinate NATO battlegroups in Estonia and Latvia<br><br>NATO also has provided air protection for Latvia since 2004 through its Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on 4-month rotations (2023)"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {