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Military Sectors 
Land Forces |
| The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) |
The Land Forces is the backbone of the Armed Forces
The RSLF is provided with state of the art weapons and military equipment for different field applications, combat missions and support. The RSLF plans are consciously updated to become top of the line in upgrade, development and growth to take its proper position among the other Armed Forces branches
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| Military Areas Commands |
Mission and Connection
The basic mission of the Military Areas Commands is to represent the General Staff Agency and administratively supervise all units in the area. |
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| Military Cities |
| Since the time of the founder, King Abdul Aziz and during the time of his sons who succeeded over the throne after him, King Soud, King Faisal, King Khalid until King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz the Custodian of the Tow Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince HRH Deputy Premier and President of the National Guard, ... |
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| Sports and Entertainment |
| Managing the sport affairs of the land forces. In 1/3/1403H a section for the Sport Affairs was created with direct relation to the RSLF Training Administration. In 6/1/1410H this section was transferred to the RSLF Sport Affairs and was connected to… |
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| Public Relations |
| RSLF Public Relations Section.
In 12/5/1410, an order was issued to establish a Public Relations Section to assume the public relations tasks, media communications, organization of functions, occasions and visits, profound the relations with the society wit al its institutions, national agencies and ... |
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| National Participations |
| Throughout the stages of its development, the land Forces contributed in different national and humanitarian occasions to include:… |
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| Participation in Wars |
The RSLF had participated over the past years in the Arabic and Islamic events and wars as follows:
a. Beside the Jordanian forces to defend Egypt during the Suez Crisis in 1376H (1956 AD) and
maintained the front for |
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| Development Stages of Weapons |
| The first use of weapons by the RSLF was as early as 1319H by King Abdul Aziz and his fighters. They used bows and arrows and spears. Camels were the means of mounting during the wars. He also used swords and used to assign them names like "Ruqban", Suwailah" |
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| Development Stages of Military Uniforms |
| The men of King Abdul Aziz used to wear conventional attires at the beginning of the foundation in 1319H which was called "Murodin" with Ghutra (head cover) and Uqal (head band). Sometimes they used to wear Mashlah (Abaya) and belt over the shoulder and around the waist with ammunition pouch and dagger ... |
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