The Armed Forces of Adygea (Adyghe: ???) were formed from portions of the military of the collapsing Soviet Union, in the early 1990s. The armed forces of Adygea consist of the Army, the Air Force and the Navy, all under the command of the Ministry of Defence of Adygea. General of the Army Tolenka Kakirkin is currently the Minister of Defence and the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Adygea is Vanya Golenischev-Kutzov.