Named Military Technology, World Defence Almanac 2008, p.255Colonel Oleg BELOSLUDTSEV, Candidate of Historical Sciences, and Colonel Alexander GRIBOVSKY, Russia's Military-Political Relations with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, accessed at Игорь Елков, Вся постсоветская рать: Какая из бывших советских республик всех сильнее, In 2002, a "labor army" was created by Niyazov's orders which saw the creation of specialized labor military units. In order to control and regulate access to the naval base, barriers were installed by the The Turkmenistan navy was established in 1992. The Territorial Defence Troops of Turkmenistan also serve regional purposes. In August 2009, At the end of that 5 year period in 2015, the navy was engaged in its first major action since establishment. The Turkmenistan navy was established in 1992. The Congressional Research Service, citing the International Institute for Strategic Studies, reports a number of six patrol boats. In 1994, the chief of staff and first deputy minister of defense was Major General Turkmenistan consistently has refused to join multilateral CIS military groupings, but Russia maintains joint command of the three motorized rifle divisions in the Turkmenistani army. Turkmen naval vessels fired on an fishing boat from The main naval base of Turkmenistan is Dzhanga Naval Base located in the port of Turkmenbashi.

In August 2009, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedovannounced the creation of a new independent navy, saying that it would be used to … From 1992 to 1997, the Navy of Turkmenistan existed as a separate division of border guard ships and boats, deployed in the city of Turkmenbashi as part of the Border Troops of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, and then transferred to the subordination of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan. Soldiers in these units began to be sent from military units to enterprises, construction sites and hospitals as cheap labor, being removed from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense.The Turkmen military inherited several motor rifle divisions from the Today the ground forces include the 2nd, 3rd, 11th, and 22nd Motor Rifle The military ranks have reverted to traditional names and structure, and are now: Under a 1993 bilateral military cooperation treaty, some 2,000 Russian officers serve in Turkmenistan on contract, and border forces (about 5,000 in 1995) are under joint Russian and Turkmenistani command. The territorial Armed Forces of Turkmenistan are divided into 5 military districts in accordance with the administrative division of the country into 5 Each military district includes district military command and control bodies, military units, individual military units and subunits, military commissariats of etraps and cities with etrap rights. From 1992 to 1997, the Navy of Turkmenistan existed as a separate division of border guard ships and boats, deployed in the city of Turkmenbashi as part of the Border Troops of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, and then transferred to the subordination of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan. 'Turkmenistan's first military doctrine was adopted in 1994.The Chief of the General Staff of Turkmen Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the military, being responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches. Turkmen naval forces are currently directed by the defense ministry and consist of around 700 servicemen and sixteen patrol boats. Altogether, about 11,000 Russian troops remained in Turkmenistan in mid-1996. From 2010 to the present day, Dearsan Shipyards has provided a total of 25 ships for the Navy and Border Guards of Turkmenistan (10 units of 57 meters Tuzla Patrol Boats, 2 landing ships, 6 units 33 meters attack boats, 5 Search and Rescue Ships, 1 hydrographic vessel and 1 passenger vessel).

The rank of a marshal has also apparently been reintroduced.The number of vehicles is around 2,000, the number of tanks is around 700 and the number of artillery pieces is around 560.The IISS in 2012 said the Air Force had 3,000 personnel with 94 combat capable aircraft.Turkmen naval forces are currently directed by the defense ministry and consist of around 700 servicemen and sixteen patrol boats.The International Institute for Strategic Studies reported in 2007 that Turkmenistan intended to form a navy and had a minor base at In 2012, Turkmenistan announced its first naval exercises in the Caspian Sea programmed for early September. Turkmenistan has equipped its naval vessels with new anti-aircraft weapons, suggesting that Ashgabat may see a potential airborne threat to its coast or to its offshore oil and gas infrastructure. According to recently published photos, Turkmenistan has armed at least two of its new Turkish patrol boats with French-produced SIMBAD-RC naval surface-to-air missiles.