Editing Armed Forces of Gabon (section)

===Army===
[[File:Exercise Central Accord 2016 kicks-off in Gabon (27628084966) (2).jpg|thumb|Personnel of the Armed Forces stand in formation during the opening day ceremony of the Central Accord Exercise in Libreville.]]

The '''Gabonese Army''' ({{langx|fr|Armée de terre gabonaise}}) is the land component of the armed forces, specializing in infantry and mechanized reconnaissance. It was created on December 6, 1960, by decree of president [[Léon M'ba]] from non-commissioned officers who served in the French colonial army, mainly the 2nd company of the 21st BIMA. Following independence, Gabon signed defense agreements with France, mainly on technical assistance and training. Until June 1964, the title of Chief of Staff of the Gabonese Armed Forces was held by a senior [[French Army]] officer. In 1962 a detachment of the Auxiliary Women of the Gabonese Armed Forces (AFFAG), commanded by Lieutenant Ba Oumar at the military camp of Owendo, was created. President M'ba promoted the initiative following a visit to [[Tel Aviv]], [[Israel]], where he met female staff in its [[Israel Defence Forces|Defense Forces]].

====Order of battle====
* Republican Guard Battalion <small>([[Libreville]])</small>
*** 1 Light Armoured recon unit
** 3 Infantry companies 
*** 1 Artillery battery
** 1 Air Defence battery
* Airborne Regiment
** 1 Command company
** 1 Recon & Support company
** 3 Airborne companies
* 1 Light Armoured Recon Battalion
** 2 Armoured squads
** 1 Command & Logistics company
* Support Command Regiment
** 1 Artillery battery
** 1 Mortar battery
** 1 MRLS battery <small>(8 [[Teruel MRL]])</small>
** 1 Engineer company
** Logistic units
* 7 Military Regions
** 7 Motorised infantry battalions <small>(1 battalion for each region)</small>