The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC). They consist of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), Air Force and Military Police Force. The military is under the civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense, a cabinet-level agency overseen by the Legislative Yuan. Formerly known as the National Revolutionary Army, the ROC Armed Forces was founded by the Kuomintang in 1924 with the aid from the Soviet Union when the Republic of China ruled Mainland China under the Nationalist government and later unified the country near the end of the Warlord Era. The NRA fought in major battles such as the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the end of party-state and the adoption of the constitution, the NRA was placed under civilian control and renamed to the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947. However, the ROC lost control of the mainland to the Chinese Communist Party's People's Liberation Army who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949 and since then, the territory of the ROC is then restricted to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other associated islands. During the 1950s to 1970s, the military's primary mission was for the ROC to eventually retake mainland China from the PRC through campaigns such as Project National Glory. Following the end of martial law period and democratization, military's current foremost mission is the defense of the islands remaining under the control of the ROC against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army of the PRC, which is seen as the predominant threat to the ROC in the ongoing dispute over the ambiguous political status of Taiwan dating back to the Chinese Civil War and the Surrender of Japan. Names The Republic of China Armed Forces is the national military of the ROC. Commonly referred as the Taiwanese Armed Forces to distinguish from the People's Liberation Army. It is known as Kuo2-Chün1 (, literally "National Army"). When the ROC was in power in mainland China, its army was the National Revolutionary Army before being renamed as the Republic of China Armed Forces in 1947 due to the implementation of the Constitution of the Republic of China. It was also historically referred as the Chinese National Armed Forces (CNAF) prior to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. The name continued to