The president of Latvia is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia.
President of Latvia
Latvian president Čakste (left) meeting president of Finland Lauri Kristian Relander in 1922
Guntis Ulmanis speaking from the Saeima podium during the parliamentary foreign policy debates in 2014
President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on 7 June 2006 after an address to a joint meeting of Congress held in her honor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Latvian National Armed Forces
The Latvian National Armed Forces, or NBS, are the armed forces of Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based on a mobile professional rapid response force and reserve segment that can be called upon relatively fast for mobilization should the need arise. The National Armed Forces consists of Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force and National Guard. Its main tasks are to protect the territory of the State; participate in international military operations; and to prevent threats to national security.
The North Latvian Brigade in mid-1919
Latvian soldiers in Liepāja in November 1920
Latvian Army Garford-Putilov armored car "Kurzemnieks", 1920s
Latvian soldiers during the NATO exercise "Trident Juncture 2015"
