The Turkish Cypriot Security Force is the military of Northern Cyprus. It is a combined arms force, with land, air and naval elements. It has 5,000 active personnel, and this force is supplemented by the 40,000 strong Turkish Military Forces in Northern Cyprus stationed on the island. Even before independence, the Turkish Cypriot community had maintained its own paramilitary force (the Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı or TMT), trained and equipped by the Turkish Army. In 1967 this force was renamed the Mücahit (fighter), and in 1975 the Mücahit was renamed the Turkish Cypriot Security Force.