**Grensland Defense Force** ---- ^ Grensland Defense Force \\ Grenslandse Weermag (Ruimters) ^^ ^ {{wiki:gdf.png?200}} ^^ ^ Leadership ^^ ^ State Marshal (commander-in-chief) | President of the Free State of Grensland | ^ Chief of the GDF (military head of armed forces) | Generaal-Veldmaarskalk [[Reinhard Liets]] | ^ Chief of Defense Force Staff (military head of command) | Kolonel-Generaal [[Jan Gaertner]] | ^ Defense Force Staff ^^ ^ Chief of Permanent Forces | Kolonel-Generaal [[Hendrik Cloete]] | ^ Chief of Commando Forces | Kolonel-Generaal [[Hiôtarô Kawabê]] | ^ Chief of Mobilization Forces | Kolonel-Generaal [[Matteüs Hus]] | ^ Chief of Defense Intelligence | Kolonel-Generaal [[Frederika Fanoes]] | ^ Inspector-General ^^ ^ Inspector-General of the GDF (civilian oversight) | Inspekteur-Generaal [[Willem van der Velden]] | The **Grensland Defense Force** is the combined armed service of the [[wiki:grensland|Free State of Grensland.]] Founded from the former [[Grensland Security Forces]] following Grensland's secession from the [[wiki:coalition|Coalition,]] the GDF's role expanded rapidly to meet Grensland's offensive and defensive needs. Using a mixture of ex-Coalition equipment, rejected [[wiki:mitsubara_group|Mitsubara]] designs, modified civilian assets and new designs, the GDF managed to steadily expand developments conceived under its predecessor organization during the Colony War. The [[Vasatian Wars]] proved an excellent backdrop for the GDF's expansion, seasoning the novel military force with terrestrial warfare experience, and expanding the GDF's capabilities to encompass additional air and sea potential. {{tag>compact grensland militaries}}