Structure of the Ghana Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, and Support Services

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is a professional, volunteer military under the Ministry of Defence. Components:

• Ghana Army: Largest branch. Three brigades (Northern, Central, Southern) with infantry, armor, artillery, engineers, signals. Peacekeeping core (UN/AU missions).
• Ghana Navy: Coastal defense, EEZ patrol, anti-piracy (Gulf of Guinea). Fleet: patrol vessels (Snake-class, Balsam-class), fast attack craft, amphibious landing craft.
• Ghana Air Force: Air defense, transport, CAS, ISR. Aircraft: Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (light attack), C-295/Do-228 (transport), Mi-17/171 (helos), Diamond DA42 (trainer).
• Support Services: Medical Corps, Engineering Corps, Supply & Transport, Ordnance, Electrical/Mechanical Engineers, Military Police, Chaplaincy, Defence Intelligence.

GAF is respected regionally for discipline and peacekeeping contributions (Lebanon, DRC, Mali, South Sudan).