Army Regional Military Commands

A total of six army group commands have been created, called Bureau of Special Operations, commanded by lieutenant generals. These are superimposed on the existing combination of regional commands and centrally controlled forces, with at least 331 battalions in the field. Operational command in the field was unified under the control of the ministry in a framework of nine regional commands [a number later increased to thirteen]. They were Northwestern (headquarters Mandalay), Western (Sittwe [Akyab]), Central (Toungoo), Southwestern (Bassein), Northern (Myitkyina), Northeastern (Lashio), Eastern (Taunggyi), Southeastern (Moulmein), and Rangoon. Each regional command initially had at its disposal from three to 12 infantry battalions, though operational requirements may increase this number to over 40. Armor and artillery are deployed separately as needed.

Regional Military Command (RMC)	Badge	States & Divisions	Headquarters	Strength
Bureau of Special Operations 1
Central Command		Mandalay Division	Mandalay	17 x Infantry Battalions
North Western Command		Sagaing Division	Monywa	25 × Infantry Battalions
Northern Command		Kachin State	Myitkyina	33 x Infantry Battalions
Bureau of Special Operations 2
North Eastern Command		Northern Shan State	Lashio	30 x Infantry Battalions
Eastern Command		Southern Shan State	Taunggyi	42 x Infantry Battalions including 16× Light Infantry Battalions under Regional Operation Command (ROC) Headquarters at Loikaw
Triangle Region Command		Eastern Shan State	Kyaingtong (Kengtung)	23 x Infantry Battalions
Bureau of Special Operations 3
South Western Command		Ayeyarwady Division (Irrawaddy Division)	Pathein (Bassein)	11 x Infantry Battalions
Southern Command		Bago and Magwe Divisions	Toungoo	27 x Infantry Battalions
Western Command		Rakhine (Arakan) and Chin States	Ann	33 x Infantry Battalions
Bureau of Special Operations 4
Coastal Command		Tanintharyi Division (Tenassarim Division)	Myeik (Mergui)	43 x Infantry Battalions including battalions under 2 MOC based at Tavoy
South Eastern Command		Mon and Kayin (Karen) States	Mawlamyaing (Moulmein)	36 x Infantry Battalions
Bureau of Special Operations 5
Yangon Command		Yangon Division	Mayangone Township-Kone-Myint-Thar	11 x Infantry Battalions
Bureau of Special Operations 6
Naypyidaw Command		Naypyidaw	Pyinmana	Formed in 2006 - ? x Infantry Battalions