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{{Infobox military unit|unit_name = 36th Air Assault Brigade|dates = 2002-present|country = {{flag|Kazakhstan}}|branch = [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakh Airmobile Troops]]|type = Airmobile infantry|garrison = [[Astana]]|commander1 = }}The '''36th Air Assault Brigade''' is an air assault brigade of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakh Airmobile Forces]]. It is based in [[Astana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Kazakhstan - Ground Forces - Order of Battle|url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/kazak-army-orbat.htm|website = www.globalsecurity.org|accessdate = 2015-12-06}}</ref> 

== History ==
In 2002, the brigade was formed in Astana from the 46th Special Purpose Detachment. At the time, it only consisted of the 260th Air Assault Battalion, an artillery battalion and reconnaissance units. <ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sng/kazachztan/kazachstan-grand.htm|title = Сухопутные силы Казахстана|date = |access-date = 24 March 2012|website = |publisher = Vad777|last = |first = |language = Russian|trans-title = Army of Kazakhstan|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120324120422/http://www8.brinkster.com/vad777/sng/kazachztan/kazachstan-grand.htm|archive-date = 24 March 2012}}</ref> From  2011, the brigade was commanded by Major General [[Almaz Dzhumakeev]] (appointed commander of Kazakh Airmobile Forces in 2015).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Алмаз Джумакеев назначен командующим Аэромобильными войсками ВС РК|url = http://radiotochka.kz/17167-almaz-dzhumakeev-naznachen-komanduyuschim-aeromobilnymi-voyskami-vs-rk.html|website = Радиоточка - новости, прямой эфир, интервью и не только|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref> It tested Russian-made Irkut-3 UAVs in early 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Kazakhstan's New Drones|url = http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66627|newspaper = EurasiaNet|date = 2013-03-01|access-date = 2016-01-31|first = Joshua|last = Kucera}}</ref> On 24 May 2013, it was inspected by OSCE experts in accordance with the Vienna Document.<ref>{{Cite web|title = OSCE Centre in Astana trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures {{!}} OSCE|url = http://www.osce.org/astana/101777|website = www.osce.org|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref> In April 2013, the brigade was equipped with [[Otokar Cobra]] armored fighting vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Foreign Military Studies Office - Operational Environment Watch April 2013|url = http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/OEWatch/201304/CentralAsia_03.html|website = fmso.leavenworth.army.mil|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref> On 29 May 2015, it was inspected by OSCE experts in accordance with the [[Vienna Document]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = OSCE trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures in Kazakhstan {{!}} OSCE|url = http://www.osce.org/astana/160186|website = www.osce.org|access-date = 2016-01-31}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Military of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Airborne infantry brigades]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 2002]]

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