Liberia

RELIABILITY INDEX 3 (FAIR)

Upgraded from 5 (Very Poor)
in 2007

GDP $1-billion 2010

BUDGET $30-million 2011

~$30+-million US aid.
$370-million central budget
2010-2011

PERSONNEL 2000 (by

September 2009)

POLICE 3500 (full strength)

ORGANIZATION

Plans have been changed several times. At one stage there were to be two brigades each
with 4 battalions. It seems the plan has been fixed at one brigade HQ and two battalions.

National Training Center (162 personnel) Camp Ware (previously under HQ 23rd Bde.)

23rd Infantry Brigade HQ (Edward Binyah Kesselley Barracks, Monrovia)

(146 officers and 1854 other ranks)

2,000 men and women consisting of 146

officers and 1,854 enlisted personnel.

HQ Company (113)
Engineer Company (220)
MP Company (105)
Brigade Training Unit (162)
Band Platoon (40)
STM Platoon or Company?

1st Light Infantry Battalion (680)

HQ Company
Signals Platoon
3 x Rifle Companies each
3 x Rifle Platoons
1 x 60mm mortar section
1 x Combat Support Company
81mm Mortar Platoon

2nd Light Infantry Battalion (680)

HQ Company
Signals Platoon
3 x Rifle Companies each
3 x Rifle Platoons
1 x 60mm mortar section
1 x Combat Support Company
81mm Mortar Platoon

BASES

Barclay Training Center, Monrovia

Edward Binyah Kesselley Barracks (formerly called Camp Scheifflin)

POLICE

3,500

Quick Reaction Force 500 planned by 2012 additional to above

strength; will initially take personnel from
Support Unit
National Police Support Unit 300
Special Security Service <500 (VIP protection)
Seaport Police <300

UN MISSION LIBERIA (UNMIL)

Strength as of October 2010

7,931 troops
134 military observers
1,344 police
434 international civilian personnel
986 local staff
225 UN Volunteers

Sectors I, II, III, and IV have been consolidated into Sector A and Sector B consequent
on the drawdown of the force.

Force Headquarters
HQ Monrovia

Mechanized Battalion (Pakistan) Quick Reaction Force

Guard Company (Philippines)
Signal Company (Nigeria)
2 x Engineering Companies (Bangladesh, Pakistan)
Transport Company (China)
Military Police Section (+) (Nepal)
Level 3 Hospital (Jordan)
Aviation Unit (Ukraine)
Military observers

Sector A
HQ Monrovia
AOR Grand Cape Mount, Mont Serrado, Bomi, Gbarpolu, Montserrado, Margibi, Grand
Bassa , Sinoi, and River Cess Counties

Monrovia

Brigade HQ Monrovia

Infantry Battalion Nigeria

Infantry Battalion (-) Nigeria
Infantry Platoon (+) Ghana
Signal Platoon Nigeria

Monrovia International Airport

Infantry Company Nigeria
Engineer Company Pakistan
Aviation Company Ukraine

Buchanan

Infantry Battalion (-) Ghana

Infantry Company Ghana
Infantry company Ghana (north of Buchanan)

Greenville

Infantry Company Ghana

Aviation section Ukraine
Infantry Platoon (+) (North of Greenville)

Bomi (South of)

Infantry Platoon Nigeria

Tubmanburg

Infantry Battalion (-) Nigeria

Infantry Company (-) Nigeria
Infantry Company Nigeria (Gbopolu, northeast of Tubmanburg)
Engineer Company Pakistan

Sector B
HQ Gbarnga (Bong County)
AOR Lofa, Bong, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, River Gee, Grand Kru, and Maryland Counties

Brigade HQ Gbarnga

Infantry Company (-) Bangladesh

Infantry Company Pakistan
Engineer Company Bangladesh
MP Company Bangladesh
Logistics Company Bangladesh
Field Hospital Bangladesh
Signal Company Bangladesh
Signal Platoon Nigeria

Voinjarana
Infantry Battalion (-) Pakistan

Tapeta

Infantry Company (+) Bangladesh

Totota

Mechanized Company Pakistan (Quick Reaction Force)

Foya

Infantry Company Pakistan

Ganta

Infantry Battalion (-) Bangladesh

Engineer Company Bangladesh

Saniquelle

Infantry Company (-) Bangladesh

Infantry Company (-) Bangladesh

Fishtown

Infantry Company Pakistan

Harper

Infantry Battalion Pakistan (-)

Field Hospital Pakistan

Plibo

Infantry Platoon Pakistan

Engineer Platoon Pakistan

Tchien (Zwerdu)

Infantry Company Pakistan

Infantry Company Pakistan (Quick Reaction Force)
Engineer Company China
Field Hospital China

LIBERIAN ARMY PRIOR TO REORGANIZATION

Before UN intervention in 2003

~6500 troops

Brigade HQ (Monrovia)

1st Infantry Battalion, Camp Schieffelin

2nd Infantry Battalion, Camp Todee
3rd Infantry Battalion, Barclay Training Center
4th Infantry Battalion, Zwedru
5th Fifth Infantry Battalion, Gbarnga
6th Infantry Battalion, Bomi Hills
Artillery Battalion
Engineer Battalion
Support Battalion