Content_paragraphs:  As at 1 February, the strength of the military component of MINUSCA was 
  
  11,451 (5.2 per cent women), out of an authorized strength of 11,650 personnel, 
  
  including 297 staff officers (57 women) and 136 military observers (35 women). It 
  
  comprised 11 infantry battalions; one high-readiness protection battalion; one battle 
  
  group; three quick reaction force companies, including one special forces company; 
  
  and enabling units, specifically one military police company, three multi -purpose 
  
  engineering companies, one reduced engineering company, one airfield construction 
  
  engineering company, one heavy transport company, three level-II hospitals and one 
  
  level-I-plus hospital with forward surgery and orthopedic modules, three helicopter 
  
  units and four unmanned aerial vehicles. The force further improved its mobility and 
  
  protection by increasing the number of mechanized companies, allowing 
  
  17 temporary operating bases to close.