The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are the national military forces responsible for defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. T
Congolese soldiers of the colonial-era Force Publique pictured in 1928
Armée nationale congolaise (ANC) armoured vehicles during the Congo Crisis
ANC parade in 1960
Congolese soldiers with seized rebel propaganda in 1964
The National Navy is the maritime component of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a brown-water navy.
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
…organization, command, and use of the FARDC. The armed forces is composed predominantly of land forces, alongside a small air force and an even smaller naval component, while the country also maintains a separate presidential force known as the Republican Guard and an independently operating Congolese National Police…
Congolese sailors at the Independence Day parade in Kinshasa, 10 June 2010.
A Congolese sailor (left) with MONUSCO peacekeepers training on Lake Tanganyika, October 2012
A FARDC naval patrol on Lake Kivu in 2012