Ghana Armed Forces - Army

Army

The Ghana Army is structured as follows:

• The Northern Command with headquarters in Kumasi and the Southern Command with headquarters in Accra. In March 2000 these two commands were formed after a restructuring. Previously there were three brigades: 1st Infantry Brigade (HQ in Teshie), 2nd Infantry Brigade (HQ in Kumasi) and Support Services Brigade (HQ in Burma Camp).
• 6 Infantry Battalions of the Ghana Regiment. 3rd Battalion of Infantry, 4th Battalion of Infantry and 6th Battalion of Infantry in the Northern Command, 1st Battalion of Infantry, 2nd Battalion of Infantry and 5th Battalion of Infantry in the Southern Command.
• 2 Airborne companies attached to Northern Command; Airborne Force
• 1 Battalion in charge of state security; 64 Infantry Regiment (formerly known as President's Own Guard Regiment)
• 1 Training Battalion
• 1 Staff College
• 2 Armoured reconnaissance squadrons of the Reconnaissance Armoured Regiment
• 1 Signals Regiment
• 2 Engineer Regiments (48 Engineer Regiment and 49 Engineer Regiment)
• 1 artillery regiment (66 Artillery Regiment)
• 1 Logistics Group.

The Ghanaian Army relies on a mix of modern military technology and older varieties. While modern M16s and equipment are standard issue, much of the secondary equipment used by the Ghanaian military is generally older than that used in Western military forces, and Ghanaian troops frequently rely on British, Brazilian, Swiss, Swedish, Israeli, and Finnish weaponry.