Armed Forces of El Salvador
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The Armed Forces of El Salvador are the official governmental military forces of El Salvador. The Forces have three branches: the Salvadoran Army, the Salvadoran Air Force and the Navy of El Salvador. Wikipedia
Founded: May 7, 1824
Chief of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Carlos Alberto Tejada Murcia
Active personnel: 24,500
Available for military service: 1,634,816 males, age 16–49, 1,775,474 (2008 est.) females, age 16–49
Headquarters: Km 5 1/2 Carretera a Santa Tecla, San Salvador, El Salvador
History: World War II; Football War; Salvadoran Civil War; War on Terror; 2022–23 gang crackdown
Military age: 16 (voluntary); 18 (conscription)