Editing Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (section)

==Branches==
[[File:Moroccan air force F-16 flies above Morocco during Exercise African Lion.jpg|thumb|A Moroccan [[F-16]] fighter]]
[[File:Moroccan M109A5 howitzer, 2012-03.jpg|thumb|A Self Propelled Howitzer [[M109_howitzer#M109A5|M109A5]] of the 15th Royal Moroccan Artillery Group]]
[[File:Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed VI (701) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 25 April 2018 (180425-N-GC347-1193).JPG|thumb|Frigate [[Moroccan frigate Mohammed VI|''Mohammed VI'']], the most modern and flagship of the Alawite fleet]]
The modern Moroccan military is composed of the following branches:

===The Royal Army===
{{Main|Royal Moroccan Army}}
The Royal Moroccan Army is the branch of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army is about 175,000 troops strong,<ref name="Balance359"/> In case of war or a state of siege, an additional force of 150,000 Reservists and paramilitary forces, including 20,000 regulars of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie and 30,000 [[Auxiliary Forces]] come under the Ministry of Defense command. The Moroccan Army helped with the annexation of Western Sahara which is disputed. 

====Royal Guard====
{{Main|Moroccan Royal Guard}}
The Moroccan Royal Guard is officially part of the Royal Moroccan Army, However, it is under the direct operational control of the Royal Military Household of His Majesty the King, The sole duty of the guard is to provide for the security and safety of the King and royal family of Morocco with 1,500 personnel.<ref name="Balance359"/>

===The Royal Air Force===
{{Main|Royal Moroccan Air Force}}
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is the air force branch of the Moroccan Armed Forces, It employs 13,000 personnel<ref name="Balance359"/> and is equipped with more than 300 aircraft. In the 21st century, the Royal Moroccan Air Force started a progressive modernization program of its aging fleet and its technical and operational capacities.

===The Royal Navy===
{{Main|Royal Moroccan Navy}}
The Royal Navy is the branch of the Moroccan Armed Forces responsible of conducting naval operations, 7,800 personnel strong<ref name="Balance359"/> Its mission includes the protection of Moroccan territory and sovereignty, as well as the control of Morocco's {{convert|81000|sqnmi|km2|order=flip|adj=on}} Exclusive Economic Zone. Given Morocco's significant coastline (2,952&nbsp;km) and strategic position overseeing the strait of Gibraltar, it (with Spain and the United Kingdom) is deeply involved in the security of this important international waterway.

===Royal Gendarmerie===
{{Main|Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie}}
The Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie is the Gendarmerie body of Morocco. The legislation which founded the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie describes it as a public force designed to guarantee public security and public order and the implementation of laws. This legislation text attaches the Gendarmerie to the Royal Moroccan Army, then constituting a military force in its structure, administration and command forms. It consists of officers and NCOs.