36th Air Assault Brigade (Kazakhstan)

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36th Air Assault Brigade
36-шы әуе шабуыл бригадасы
36-я воздушная десантная бригада
Боевое знамя 36-й десантно-штурмовой бригады.jpg
Flag of the 36th Air Assault Brigade on 7 May 2017, Nur-Sultan.
Active2002-present
Country Kazakhstan
BranchНарукавный шеврон Аэромобильных Войск ВС РК.JPG Air Assault Forces of the Ministry of Defense (2012-Present)[1]
TypeAirmobile infantry
Garrison/HQNur-Sultan
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant Colonel Ulan Nurgaziyev

The 36th Air Assault Brigade is an air assault brigade of the Kazakh Air Assault Forces. It is based in Nur-Sultan.[2]

History[]

In 2002, the brigade was formed in Astana from the 46th Special Purpose Detachment. At the time, it only consisted of the 260th Air Assault Battalion, an artillery battalion and reconnaissance units.[3] From 2011, the brigade was commanded by Major General (appointed commander of Kazakh Airmobile Forces in 2015).[4] It tested Russian-made Irkut-3 UAVs in early 2013.[5] On 24 May 2013, it was inspected by OSCE experts in accordance with the Vienna Document.[6] In April 2013, the brigade was equipped with Otokar Cobra armored fighting vehicles.[7] On 29 May 2015, it was inspected by OSCE experts in accordance with the Vienna Document.[8] Since 2002, the brigade has controlled the Honor Guard Company of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.[9] It was recognized as the best formation of the Armed Forces by the end of last 2019.[10] In June 2020, fifty-five military personnel from the brigade under Lieutenant Colonel Ulan Nurgaziyev took part in the Moscow Victory Day Parade on Red Square.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Рота почетного караула МО РК – "визитная карточка" Вооруженных Сил РК — Десантура.ру - о десанте без границ". desantura.ru. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "Kazakhstan - Ground Forces - Order of Battle". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  3. ^ "Сухопутные силы Казахстана" [Army of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Vad777. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  4. ^ "Алмаз Джумакеев назначен командующим Аэромобильными войсками ВС РК". Радиоточка - новости, прямой эфир, интервью и не только. Retrieved 2016-01-31.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Kucera, Joshua (2013-03-01). "Kazakhstan's New Drones". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  6. ^ "OSCE Centre in Astana trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  7. ^ "Foreign Military Studies Office - Operational Environment Watch April 2013". fmso.leavenworth.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  8. ^ "OSCE trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures in Kazakhstan | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  9. ^ https://desantura.ru/news/72288/
  10. ^ https://odkb-csto.org/news/news_odkb/paradnye-raschety-oboronnykh-vedomstv-gosudarstv-chlenov-odkb-prinyali-uchastie-v-parade-pobedy-na-k/
  11. ^ https://kazakh-tv.kz/amp/en/view/society/page_214152_moscow-holds-victory-parade-kazakhstan-takes-part


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