Peruvian Naval Infantry

Peruvian Naval Infantry

The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry ( _es. Infantería de Marina del Perú-- IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transports (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 counterinsurgency capacities in Ayacucho and Huancavelica departments. The Fuerza de Infantería de Marina (Naval Infantry Force) falls under the Comandancia General de Operaciones del Pacífico or 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

ee also

*Marines
*Peruvian Navy

External links

* [http://www.marina.mil.pe Official Peruvian Navy Website]
* [http://armoreddefense.com/gallery/Peruvian-Navy Armored Defense] — Photo gallery.
* [http://members.lycos.co.uk/Juan39/PERUVIAN_MARITIME_CAMPAIGNS.html 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.
* [http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/ac95bc775efc34c685256ab50049d458/c5cecce019424c7a85257306003f5338?OpenDocument Marine Link article with pics]


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