African continent. The coastline is divided in two by The Gambia. The navy was created in 1975. The Navy operates two bases, one at Dakar and the other at Elinkine. The navy also patrols the territorial waters as well as a declared exclusive economic zone. The Navy is divided into three branches known as "groupings": The Operational Naval Grouping (), which is divided into three flotillas and one group: The High Seas Patrol Boats (), The Coastal Surveillance Vessels (), The Fast Coastal Boats () and The Transport Group (). The Naval Support Grouping () responsible for ports, repairs, training, and logistics. The Fluvial-Maritime Surveillance Grouping. Air Force The air force () is orientated towards providing support for ground forces and resembles an army aviation corps. It possesses air-to-air combat aeroplanes, Mil Mi-24 gunship helicopters, as well as transport and reconnaissance aircraft. Military zones At the present time, there are seven military zones: Zone n°1 - Dakar Zone n°2 - Saint-Louis Zone n°3 - Kaolack Zone n°4 - Tambacounda Zone n°5 - Ziguinchor Zone n°6 - Kolda Zone n°7 - Thiès Each zone comprises a garrison office which caters to military issues and a social service office. The IISS Military Balance listed four zones in 2007. Equipment Armored cars 30 Panhard AML- 60mm 4x4 74 Panhard AML- 90mm 4x4 70 WMA301/PTL02 105 mm tank hunter 250 RAM MK3 10 M8 Greyhound 37mm 6x6 4 M20 Greyhound 6x6 Armoured personnel carriers 25 Nurol Ejder 4x4 8 Casspir 4x4 24 Panhard M3 4x4 12 M3 Half-track some SandCat 4x4 6 Dozor-B 39 PUMA M26-15 Other 'soft-skin' military vehicles not listed by the IISS: Ford M151 Jeep 4x4 Reo M-35 6x6 trucks Reo M-44 6x6 trucks ACMAT trucks M-809 6x6 trucks Artillery 6 M-50 155mm Howitzer 8 TRF1 155mm Howitzer 6 M-101 105mm Howitzer 6 KrAZ-6322PA Bastion-01 122mm multiple rocket launcher Mortars: 8 Brandt 81mm medium mortar 8 Brandt 120mm heavy mortar Anti-tank weapons: 4 MBDA MILAN ATGM Launchers 31 LRAC F1 89mm Light Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher Air defence weapons: 21 53-T-2/M-693 20mm AAGs 12 Bofors L-60 40mm AAGs Source: IISS Military Balance 2012, 450. Infantry weapons MAC Mle 1950 PAMAS G1 SIG Sauer P220 CETME Model L Colt M16A1/A2 Colt M4 Colt M723 Daewoo K1 FAMAS IWI Tavor Norinco CQ Taurus T4 IMI Galatz KNT-76 SVD Dragunov sniper rifle M60 machine gun Aircraft Navy 2 Metal Shark patrol ships 3 Shaldag MK