Royal Brunei Armed Forces

The Royal Brunei Armed Forces, abbreviated RBAF and known in Malay as Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, is the collective name for all of the military forces of the sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. It is made up of three primary branches, the Royal Brunei Land Force, the Royal Brunei Navy and the Royal Brunei Air Force, and it is managed by the Ministry of Defence from its headquarters in Bolkiah Garrison. The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, is its supreme commander and holds the rank of field marshal, while a major general serves as its professional head. Its forerunner, the Brunei Malay Regiment, was formed on 31 May 1961 with British military support, and the force has continued to include officers on loan from the British military. The date is marked each year as Armed Forces Day. The post-independence force is described by its source as lacking combat experience, and it has instead been deployed in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, including the United Nations mission in Mindanao in the Philippines since 2004.