| Defence Force |
| Summary |
Professional Army. |
| Branches |
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force, Civil Defence |
| Manpower availability: |
Armed forces: ACTIVE 7,000 (2003)
Army: 5,000 men with 50 armoured cars. (2003)
Navy: 1,000 men with four coastal vessels. (2003)
Air force: 1,000 men with 19 combat aircraft no armed helicopters (2003)
(Source: The Military Balance, 2000/2001 IISS)
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| Defense expenditures |
$30 million; 0.8% of GDP (1994 est.) |
| Chief of Defence Staff |
Lt Gen Joseph Boakye Danquah |
| Chief of Staff, General HQ |
Brig. Gen. P. A. Blay |
| Chief of Naval Staff |
Rear Admiral A. R. S. Nunoo |
| Chief of Air Staff |
Air Vice Marshall J. O. Boateng |
| Chief of Army Staff |
Major General S. A. Odotei |
| Chief of Defence Intelligence |
Major General F. Adu Amanfor |
| Commandant of the Military Academy and Training Schools. |
Major General A. K. Abdulai |
| Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College |
Major Gen G. Aryiku |
| Chief of Staff, General Headquarters |
Brig. Gen. Bob Winful |
| Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre |
Major Gen. Atipoe |
| General Officer Commanding the Northern Command, Kumasi |
Brig. Gen. J. N. Adinkrah |
| General Officer Commanding Southern Command Accra |
Brig. Gen. E. Okyere |
| Director of Public relation |
Co. Emmanuel Nibo |
| Director General of Personnel Administrtion |
Air Commodore CEK Dovlo |
| Deputy Director-Gen, Personnel and Administration of the Ghana Armed Forces |
Colonel Micheal Amuzu |
| Commanding Officer of the Air Force Station, Takoradi |
Air Commodore Richard Awuku |
| Director, Military Records |
Colonel JKT Caesar |
| Inspector General of Police (IGP) |
Mr. ACheampong |
