Dominican Army

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Dominican Army
Ejército de República Dominicana
Emblem of the Dominican Army
Founded	27 February 1844
Country	Dominican Republic
Type	Army
Role	Defend the Dominican Republic and serve its citizens. Support other branches and civil authorities in time of emergencies.
Size	28,750[1]
Part of	Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic
Anniversaries	February 27
Engagements	Dominican War of Independence Dominican Restoration War Six Years' War Dominican Civil War (1911–1912) Dominican Civil War (1914) U.S. Marine occupation of the Dominican Republic Cuban invasion of the Dominican Republic Dominican Civil War Iraq War
Commanders
Current commander	Major general Julio Ernesto Florián Pérez
Notable commanders	Gen. Matías Ramón Mella
Insignia
Flag

The Dominican Army (Spanish: Ejército de República Dominicana, is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic, together with the Navy and the Air Force.

The Dominican army with 28,750 active duty personnel consists of six infantry brigades, a combat support brigade, a combat service support brigade and the air cavalry squadron.