El Fayum, Central Military Region Field HQ, Beni Suef, Central Military Region Northern Military Region HQ Alexandria Field HQ, Alexandria, Northern Military Region Sub-Field HQ, Abou Qir, Northern Military Region Sub-Field HQ, Mariout, Northern Military Region Field HQ, Rashid, Northern Military Region Field HQ, Damietta, Northern Military Region Unified Command of the Area East of the Canal HQ Suez Field HQ, Port Said, Northern Suez Canal Military Region Field HQ, Ismailia, Central Suez Canal Military Region Field HQ, El Mansoura, El Daqahliya, Eastern Delta Military Region Field HQ, El Suez, Southern Suez Canal Military Region Field HQ, Cairo-Suez Highway Military Region Field HQ, Hurghada, Red Sea Military Region Western Military Region HQ Mersa Matruh Field HQ, Sidi Barrani, Western Military Region Field HQ, Marsa Matrouh, Western Military Region Field HQ, Sallum, Western Military Region Southern Military Region HQ Assiut Field HQ, El Minya, Southern Military Region Field HQ, Qena, Southern Military Region Field HQ, Sohag, Southern Military Region Field HQ, Aswan, Southern Military Region Administrative corps and branches Administratively, army corps and branches include the Egyptian Armored Corps; the Infantry/mechanised forces; the Artillery Corps; the Egyptian Airborne Corps, the Sa'ka Forces – the Egyptian special forces; the Reconnaissance Corps; the Signal Corps and Electronic Warfare forces; the Engineering Corps; the Medical Corps, whose field units' status in the early 2020s is unconfirmed; the Supply Corps, which may be the same organisation as the Quartermaster Corps; the Military Police Corps; the Chemical Warfare Corps; and tactical missile (longer range surface-to-surface missile forces), which may be part of the Artillery Corps. The Republican Guard's armoured forces are closely associated with the army. In addition, the Border Guard/Frontier Corps is also affiliated with the armed forces. The Armed Forces Medical Service Department operates over forty hospital facilities across Egypt. Cairo's Kobry Bridge complex of Multiple military hospitals (opened 2011; new additions planned through 2019), is part of an ongoing effort by the Egyptian Army to offer cutting-edge treatment and patient care. The facility has 840 beds spread between major surgery, respiratory disease, and emergency units. Smaller specialized centers in dental, cardiac, and ophthalmological care account for an additional 205 beds. Egypt's Military Medical Academy was founded in 1979 with the purpose of educating and training medical officers in all branches of Egypt's armed forces. The facility is located on Ihsan Abdul Quddus Street in Cairo. It is associated with the Armed Forces Medical