Unified Military Command
| Unified Military Command | |
|---|---|
| القيادة العسكرية الموحدة | |
| Active | 1984–present |
| Countries | |
| Allegiance | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Type | Collective security |
| Size | 40,000 troops (2011) |
| Engagements | Gulf War Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Balawi |
| Part of a series on the |
| Arab world |
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The Unified Military Command of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), formerly known as the Peninsula Shield Force (Arabic: قوات درع الجزيرة المشتركة), is a regional military organization that coordinates joint defense and security efforts among the six GCC member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The command was renamed on 5 January 2021, following the GCC summit in Al-Ula, to reflect deeper military integration and cooperation. Its emblem symbolizes unity, protection, and readiness, representing the collective defense capabilities of the GCC countries.