Today the Azerbaijan Army Naval Forces’ military unit celebrates its 32nd anniversary.
The military unit was established on May 22, 1992. The personnel of naval and coastal units of the Naval Forces took part in the formation of the military unit.
During the First Karabakh War, the military unit’s personnel participated in the battles for the defense of the Lachin, Kalbajar, Aghdara and Aghdam regions, destroyed a large number of manpower, incapacitated enemy weapons and equipment, as well as liberated a number of strategically important positions from the enemy as a result of successful operations. In general, the personnel honorably fulfilled the assigned combat tasks.