Editor's Foreword

Capabilities
ACTIVE 285,220 (Army 237,466, navy 34,620 Air
13,134) Paramilitary 144,097
RESERVE 61,900 (Army 54,700 navy 4,800 Air 1,200
Joint 1,200)
ORgANISATIONS By SERVICE
Army 237,466
FORCES By ROLE
Mech 1 (1st) div with (1 bde (2nd) (2 mech inf bn,
1 COIN bn, 1 mtn inf bn, 1 engr bn, 1 MP bn,
1 cbt spt bn, 2 Gaula anti-kidnap gp);1 bde
(10th) (1 mech inf bn, 1 (med) tk bn, 1 mech
cav bn, 1 mtn inf bn, 2 fd arty bn, 2 engr bn,
1 cbt spt bn, 2 Gaula anti-kidnap gp); 1 EOD
gp
COIN 1 div (2nd) with (1 bde (5th) (3 lt inf bn, 1 fd
arty bn, 1 AD bn, 2 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn, 1
Gaula anti-kidnap gp); 1 bde (18th ) (1 airmob
cav bn, 4 lt inf bn, 2 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn);1
bde (30th) (1 cav recce bn, 2 lt inf bn, 1 COIN
bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn))
Rapid
Reaction
3 COIN mobile bde (each: 4 COIN bn, 1 cbt
spt bn)1 div (4th) with (1 airmob bde (2
airmob inf bn, 1 lt inf bn, 1 COIN bn, 1 SF
(anti-terrorist) bn, 1 airmob engr bn, 1 cbt
spt bn, 1 Gaula anti-kidnap gp); 1 bde (16th)
(1 mech cav recce bn, 1 lt inf bn, 3 COIN
bn, 1 cbt spt bn, 1 Gaula anti-kidnap gp);1
(28th Jungle) bde (2 inf, 3 COIN, 2 marine
(riverine) bn, 1 cbt spt bn); 1 bde (21 st ) with(3
x lt inf bn)
Lt Inf 1 div (3rd) with (1 bde (3rd) (1 cav recce bn,
3 lt inf bn, 1 mtn inf bn, 1 COIN bn, 1 Fd arty
bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn, 1 MP bn, 1 Gaula
anti-kidnap gp); 1 bde (8th) (2 lt inf bn, 1
COIN bn, 1 Fd arty bn, 1 engr bn, 1 Gaula
anti-kidnap gp coy); 1 bde (29th) (1 mtn inf
bn);
1 div (5th) with 1 bde (1st) (1 cav recce
bn, 2 lt inf bn, 1 COIN bn, 1 fd arty bn, 2
engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn, 1 Gaula anti-kidnap
gp); 1 bde (6th) (2 lt inf bn,1 mtn inf bn,
1 COIN bn, 1 cbt spt bn, 1 Gaula antikidnap
gp); 1 bde (13th) (2 cav recce bn,
1 airmob inf bn, 2 lt inf bn, 1 mtn inf bn,
1 COIN bn, 1 Fd arty bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt
spt bn, 2 MP bn);
1 div (6th) with 1 bde (12th) (2 lt inf bn,
1 mtn inf bn, 1 COIN bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt
spt bn, 1 Gaula anti-kidnap gp); 1 (26th)
jungle bde (1 lt jungle inf bn, 1 COIN bn,
1 cbt spt bn, 1 coast guard det); 1 (27th)
bde (2 lt inf bn, 1 COIN bn, 2 engr bn, 1
cbt spt bn)
Latin America and the Caribbean
75
1 div (7th) with 1 bde (4th) (1 cav recce bn, 3
lt inf bn, 1 COIN bn, fd 1 arty bn, 2 engr bn, 1
cbt spt bn, 2 Gaula anti-kidnap gp, 1 SF (antiterrorist)
coy); 1 bde (11th) (1 airmob inf bn, 1
lt inf bn, 2 COIN bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn);
1 bde (14th) (3 lt inf bn, 2 COIN bn, 1 engr bn,
1 cbt spt bn); 1 bde (17th) (2 lt inf bn, 1 COIN
bn, 1 engr bn, 1 cbt spt bn)
EOD 6 EOD gp (bn)
SF 2 SF gp (bn); 1 SF anti-terrorist bn
Spt/Logistic 1 bde (1 spt bn, 1 maint bn, 1 supply bn, 1 tpt
bn, 1 medical bn, 1 logistic bn)
Avn 1 bde (1 hel bn (2 cbt hel sqn), 1 avn bn)
Counter- 1 indep bde (1 spt bn, 3 counter-narcotics bn)
Narcotics
EQUIPMENT By TyPE
RECCE 176: 123 EE-9 Cascavel; 6 M-8 (anti-riot vehicle); 8
M-8 with 1 TOW; 39 M1117 Guardian
APC 194
APC (T) 54 TPM-113 (M-113A1)
APC (W) 140+: 80 BTR-80; 56 EE-11 Urutu; 4 RG-31
Nyala
ARTY 584
TOWED 101: 105mm 86 M-101; 155mm 15 155/52 APU
SBT-1
MOR 521: 81mm 125 M-1; 107mm 148 M-2; 120mm 210
Brandt, 38 HY12, AM50
AT
MSL• SP 8+: 8 TOW; Nimrod
MANPATS 10+: 10 TOW; SPIKE-ER, APILAS
RCL 106mm 63 M-40A1
RL 15+: 66mm M-72 LAW; 73mm RPG-22, 89mm 15 M-20;
90mm C-90C; 106mm SR-106
AIRCRAFT
EW • ELINT 2 B-200 Super King Air
TPT 11: 2 CASA 212 Aviocar (Medevac); 1 CV-580; 2 PA-
34 Seneca; 2 Rockwell Turbo Commander 695A; 1 Beechcraft
C-90; 2 Beech 200 Super King Air; 1 An-32
UTL 2 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
TRG 5 Utva-75
HELICOPTERS
SPT 22: 8 Mi-17-1V Hip; 9 Mi-17-MD; 5 Mi-17-V5 Hip
UTL 90: 30 UH-1H Huey II; 20 UH-1N Twin Huey; 35 UH-
60L Black Hawk; 5 K-Max
AD
SAM 15
SP 5 M48 Chaparral
TOWED 10: 3 Skyguard/Sparrow, 7 Eagle Eye
GUNS 39+
SP 12.7mm 18 M-8/M-55
TOWED 21+: 35mm GDF Oerlikon; 40mm 21 M-1A1
(with 7 Eagle Eye radar)
Navy 34,620; (incl 7,200conscript)
FORCES By ROLE
Navy 1 HQ (Tri-Service Unified Eastern Command HQ)
located at Puerto Carreño
Latin America
and Caribbean