Encarnação Defence Force

The Encarnação Defence Force (EDF) is the military force of Encarnação. It is responsible for defending the island nation's sovereignty and maintaining the peace in the island alongside the local police force. The EDF's training, systems and traditions are based upon the Jungastian military's, with ranks, as an example, mirroring the Jungastian system. Encarnaçian officers are generally trained in Jungastian officer schools and institutions in mainland Jungastia, before arriving back into the island for service. The EDF is subdivided into the Encarnação Ground Defence Force (EGDF), Encarnação Air Defence Force (EADF) and Encarnação Naval Defence Force (ENDF). The EADF and ENDF's primary task in day-to-day operations are coast guard operations, while the EGDF is mostly tasked with guarding important locations, military depots and airports and maintaining the peace in areas where normal police have a reduced reach.

Organization
Established after its independence from SiWallqanqa's occupation of the island in 1923, the EDF is one of the smallest armed forces in the world, with only 7230 active personnel. Its mission statement is to "defend the sovereign good of Encarnação, contribute to the development of the national community and support the State in the fulfillment of its national and international objectives". Its composed of three branches (EGDF, EADF and ENDF) and one reserve arm.

Encarnação Ground Defence Force
The Encarnação Ground Defence Force, or EGDF, is Encarnação's armed forces's primary element. Most of the EDF's currently active personnel comes from the EGDF. The EGDF's primary tasks beyond the defence of Encarnaçian sovereignty are the guarding of important government locations, military equipment and depots, airports and other important transportation hubs, supporting law enforcement and anti-terrorism operations among others. The army is composed of several companies and battalions, and is home to the Encarnaçian Special Forces, which are primarily tasked with anti-terrorism and anti-drug operations when normal police special units are not available or are under prepared for the situation.

Internationally, the EGDF participates alongside the rest of the branches of the EDF in international humanitarian missions in Avalonia with the support of other nations from across the globe. The EGDF has participated in several humanitarian operations in areas affected by natural disasters or heavy fighting across the world and continues to do so to this day with support of international organizations and other nations.

The EGDF is primarily organized around a light infantry doctrine, with a low number of mechanized units currently under service. The nation's hills, mountains and many rainforests make armored and mechanized warfare difficult, allowing a light infantry to have much higher success than other similar units. EGDF regiments are rigorously trained to make up for the nation's general lack of manpower, and equipped primarily with Jungastian equipment.

The army is composed of 3 infantry battalions, a mechanized company, a Special Forces company, an engineer unit, a logistic unit, an air defence battery, an MP company and a signals company.

Encarnação Air Defence Force
The Encarnação Air Defence Force, or EADF, was formed in 1936 and initially was composed of 2 sea planes donated by the Jungastian government, used primarily for search and rescue and coast guard duties. Today, the EADF is primarily composed of several helicopters and a single fighter wing also donated by the Jungastian government in 1998 and used primarily to deal with airspace violations by civilian planes. The EADF's primary operations are supporting the Encarnação Naval Defence Force's coast guard operations and providing transportation to the Encarnação Ground Defence Force. Several heliports across the nation are used as bases of operation for the EADF, and a single airbase is home to the nation's single fighter airwing.

Encarnação Naval Defence Force
The ENDF was formed soon after the independence of the nation from SiWallqanqa in 1923. Its initial squadron was composed of several outdated gunboats donated by the Jungastian government and armed and armored civilian boats, which were used for coast guard duties. ENDF vessels are designated ENS. The Coast Guard's primary operations in the modern day are mostly relegated to coast guard duties, drug trade interdiction and search and rescue. Most ENDF ships have been purchased from or donated by Jungastia.