According to the constitution of Yemen, the
President of Yemen serves as the commander-in-chief of
Yemen Armed Forces and is responsible for appointing the defense minister. On 19 December 2012, President
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, issued a presidential decree to restructure
the armed forces into five main branches:
the air force and the air defense, the
Navy and coastal defense, the land forces, the border guard, and the strategic reserve. The decision included also the division of the military field across the country into seven military regions. == Military regions ==