▁the ▁T PDF ▁began ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁n avy ▁officers ▁and ▁se amen ▁particip ating . ▁ ▁Jane ' s ▁Def ence ▁Week ly ▁wrote ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁' .. a ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁Navy ▁( PL AN ) ▁fl ot illa ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁destroy er , ▁a ▁fr ig ate , ▁and ▁a ▁supply ▁vessel ▁visited ▁Dar ▁es ▁S ala am ▁on ▁ 1 6 – 2 0 ▁August .' ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Mak an zo ▁said ▁during ▁the ▁visit ▁that ▁T anz ania ▁currently ▁has ▁two ▁marine ▁inf antry ▁companies , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁trained ▁by ▁the ▁PL AN , ▁with ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁a ▁third ▁company ▁planned ▁to ▁begin ▁with ▁Chinese ▁assistance . ▁The ▁adm iral ▁said ▁that ▁that ▁T anz an ian ▁mar ines ▁were ▁deployed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁peace keep ing ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁and ▁South ▁Sud an . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁miss ions ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁T DP F ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁United ▁Nations ▁peace keep ing ▁miss ions : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Rank ▁and ▁In sign ia ▁of ▁the ▁T anz an ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁ ▁T anz an ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Un iform ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁ ▁T