The Djibouti Armed Forces (DJAF) are the military forces of Djibouti and consist of the Djibouti National Army and its sub-branches the Djibouti Air Force and Djiboutian Navy. It is located on the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab with a foothold on the Red Sea. It is a army of 8,000 extended with reservists such that the standard readiness strength is 13,000 people in uniform.
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