the Singapore Armed Forces Act. The AFC consists of: Minister for Defence and other ministers who are responsible for defence matters or has been assigned to assist them; the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministry of Defence; the Chief of Defence Force (CDF); the Chief of Army (COA); the Chief of Air Force (CAF); the Chief of Navy (CNV); the Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) and not more than four other members as the president may appoint if the president, acting in their discretion, concurs with the advice of the prime minister. Military offences Military offences are governed by the SAF and the Enlistment Act in the Singapore Statutes. However, civilian offences (e.g. against the Penal Code) may also amount to a military offence. Offences may be prosecuted by military prosecutors, through the military justice system, or through the civilian judicial system. Organisation Services The SAF consists of four service branches: Army (three Combined Arms Divisions: 3 Div, 6 Div & 9 Div, two Army Operational Reserve Divisions, 21st and 25th, and one island defence command: 2nd People's Defence Forces) Air Force (17 squadrons and four air bases) Navy (five commands, eight flotillas, and two naval bases) Digital and Intelligence Service (inaugurated in 2022) Task Forces The SAF comprises seven standing task forces: Army Deployment Force Island Defence Task Force Joint Task Force Special Operations Task Force; an integrated joint command formed in 2009, to combat common terrorist threats. It comprises selected members of the 1st Commando Battalion's Special Operations Force, Naval Diving Unit's Special Warfare Group and other forces. The practice and theory of Special Operations Forces has been discussed in the inaugural monograph published by Pointer, titled Key Perspectives on Special Forces. The monograph was edited and developed by former Commando Officer Kwong Weng Yap. Maritime Security Task Force; to ensure Singapore's maritime security and act as a co-ordinating agency for all national maritime agencies to allow for the seamless execution of maritime security operations. Air Defence Task Force Cybersecurity Task Force Defence Agencies Supporting the combat role of the SAF, are other governmental organisations of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), such as the Defence Policy Group, the Defence Management Group, the Defence Technology Group, and the Defence Science & Technology Agency. Within these groups are the Central Manpower Base (CMPB), Defence Cyber Organisation, and the Military Security Department (MSD). Domestic technology companies also play a role