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  2. Royal Thai Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    As Thailand has never been colonized by a European power, the Royal Thai Armed Forces boasts one of the longest and uninterrupted military traditions in Asia. The army was organized into a small standing army of a few thousand, which defended the capital and the palace, and a much larger conscription -based wartime army.

  3. Royal Thai Army - Wikipedia

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    In modern era, the army has a long history of coups d'état and coup attempts.Its leadership continues to see coup-making as one role of the army. [3] [4] [5]On 22 May 2014 the army deposed the government, appointed military officers to the national assembly, and on 21 August 2014 they elected the army's Commander in Chief, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, as prime minister.

  4. Ministry of Defence (Thailand) - Wikipedia

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    Military training course at the Ministry of Defence HQ with the supervision of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (center) in 1963. Initially, the Ministry was called Krom Kalahom (Thai: กรมกลาโหม) and its head was called Samuha Kalahom (Thai: สมุหกลาโหม), and it was charged with the protection of the southern border.

  5. Military history of Thailand - Wikipedia

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    The Thai military maintains strong regional relations under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organisation, illustrated by the annual Cobra Gold exercises, the latest in 2018, involving soldiers from Thailand, the US, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. The exercises are the largest military exercises in Southeast Asia.

  6. Royal Thai Air Force - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Thai Air Force Headquarters is located in Don Muang Airbase, Bangkok, Thailand. The RTAF consists of headquarters and five groups: command, combat, support, education and training, and special services.

  7. In a protest against the military, they are calling for the 250 military-controlled senators to allow the poll winner Pita Limjaroenrat to take office. Voters protest over Thailand military’s ...

  8. Party of Thailand's new PM drops military-backed party from ...

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    Pheu Thai sprang a surprise last year when it reneged on its promise not to work with military-backed parties by allowing Palang Pracharat, which has 40 seats, to join its 11-party coalition.

  9. Royal Thai Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    Royal Thai and US Marines eliminating hostile forces during a mock raid, 11 February 2011. Since 1975, Thai Marines have been assigned to Narathiwat as Force Reconnaissance Battalion. In 1977, they captured the communist camp at Krung-Ching in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and remaining there until 1981.