the highest-ranked officer in the Armed Forces of Suriname ever. The Commander called "Bevelhebber", is the Military Chief, charged with command over the different Military Branches. The Military Branches and regional Military Commands report to the Commander. Commanding officers of the Suriname Armed Forces at present President Chan Santokhi Supreme Commander-in-Chief Krishna Mathoera, Minister of Defence Abdoelrahman S., Director of the Ministry of Defence Colonel Henri van Axeldongen, Commander of the Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel Werner Kioe A Sen, Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces Lieutenant Colonel Bob Mangal, Chief of Staff Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Blokland, Commander of the Navy Lieutenant Colonel Marven van Huisduinen, Commander of the Air Force (Luchtmacht) Lieutenant Colonel Ashok Jagdew, Commander of the Army (Landmacht) Lieutenant Colonel Petrus Wasimin, Commander of the Military Police Corps Lieutenant Colonel Lea Hynes-Parris, Inspector General of the Armed Forces Major Radjoe Bhola, Acting Director of the Coast Guard, Commanders of the Suriname Armed Forces The Armed Forces is headquartered in Paramaribo. The task of the national army of Suriname is defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Suriname against foreign armed military aggression. That is, the defense of not only the territory but also the territorial waters and the airspace above it. The Ministry of Defence consists of the Policy Centre and the operational part (the national army) that makes up the Defence Organization. The Ministry of Defence has no departments. There are various services and units. The Policy Centre is responsible for the care of the armed forces so that timely and adequate it can perform the duties or missions assigned to it by law in an efficient and effective manner. Providing assistance to international organizations, if and to the extent that command is given for that purpose by the relevant authority. This is e.g. for humanitarian operations of the United Nations. Also providing assistance in the preparation and implementation of projects related to the socio-economic development of Suriname There are several military installations, barracks and detachments in the various districts including the Memre Boekoe barracks (Paramaribo), the Naval Marine base (Wanica District), the Air Force Luma base (Zorg en Hoop, Paramaribo), the training centre for recruits namely the and the detachment Zanderij, the eastern border post, the Akontoe Velantie Kazerne at Albina, in Nickerie the western border post, the Professor Dr. Ali Kazerne and on the Kennedy Highway to Concordia the 1st Sgt Martowidjojo Kazerne. There are