The command also implements orders and directives issued by higher military authorities, ensures their proper execution, and exercises supervision and oversight.

[1] The Western Regional Military Command was established on September 10, 1972, in Sittwe, Rakhine State.

[2] On January 7, 1981, the Western Regional Military Command opened a border region command under the leadership of the Chief of Staff, which extended from the southern Natmyitwun boundary, bordering Myanmar-Bangladesh, and expanded northwards to the tripoint of Myanmar-Bangladesh-India.

On 26 September 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) launched an attack on the Western Command and military camps in the Ann Township, Central Rakhine State.

At 1:40 PM on 20 December 2024, the military headquarters was completely captured, and Brigadier General Thaung Tun, the deputy township administrator of Napaka (Ann), along with Brigadier General Kyaw Kyaw Than, the township chief officer, were arrested.