Peruvian Naval Infantry
Peruvian marines carry F2000 assault rifles during a large-scale multinational amphibious beach assault in Ancon, Peru.
Naval Infantry coming ashore from BAP Callao (DT-143).
The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry (Spanish: Infantería de Marina del Perú - IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transport ships (one used as a school ship), four tank landing ships, and about forty Portuguese Chaimite armored personnel carriers.
Since 1982 IMAP detachments have been deployed, under Peruvian Army command, in counter-insurgency capacities in Ayacucho and Huancavelica departments. The Fuerza de Infantería de Marina (Naval Infantry Force) falls under the Comandancia General de Operaciones del Pacífico (Pacific Operations General Command).
Organization
- Brigada de Infanteria de Marina
- 1st Naval Infantry Battalion - Ancón
- 2nd Naval Infantry Battalion - Ancón
- Amphibious Support Group
- Fire support Group
- Commando Grouping
- Engineers Unit
- Other units
- 3rd Naval Infantry Battalion - Tumbes
- 4th Naval Infantry Battalion - Puno
- 1st Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion - Iquitos
- 2nd Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion - Pucallpa
- Naval Infantry Detachment Litoral Sur - Mollendo
- Fuerzas Especialis Espiritos Negros, Fuerza Delta based on the American Delta Force and US Army Rangers.
See also
- Marines
- Peruvian Navy
References
External links
- Official Peruvian Navy Website
- The Peruvian Navy: the XIX Century Maritime Campaigns — a series of articles covering the history of the 19th century Peruvian Navy by Juan del Campo.
- Marine Link article with pics
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