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The Mexican Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas de México) are the military forces of the United Mexican States. The Spanish crown established a standing military in colonial Mexico in the eighteenth century. [5] After Mexican independence in 1821, the military played an important political role, with army generals serving as heads of state ...
Mexican Air Force cadets march during the Mexican Independence day military parade in Mexico City on 27 July 2012. The Army is under the authority of the National Defense Secretariat or SEDENA and is headed by the Secretary of National Defence - simultaneously a member of the central government and (the sole) four-star general.
Air Force Base No. 17 – Comitán, Chiapas – Air Region no flying units assigned: Air Force Base No. 18 – Hermosillo, Sonora – Northwest Air Region 3rd Air Group 3rd Aerial Surveillance Squadron C-26 Metroliner, Pilatus PC-6 R/P-99: 5th Air Group 107 Air Squadron Cessna 182, Pilatus PC-6: Air Force Base No. 19 - Ciudad de Mexico ...
Mexico's government on Tuesday unveiled a plan to nearly triple the National Guard deployment in the state of Guerrero to massively ramp up security in Acapulco after the crime-plagued beach ...
The Special Forces Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales) are the special forces battalions of the Mexican Army.Formerly the Special Forces Airmobile Group (Spanish: Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales) or GAFE, the SF corps has six regular battalions; plus four specialized units, one of those units is the Fuerza Especial de Reaccion, the other three remain secretive for the public ...
Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico's top diplomat said Monday. Mexico’s army is ...
The Special Forces Brigades are formed by nine SF battalions. The First Brigade has the 1st, 2nd and 3rd SF Battalions. The First Brigade has the 1st, 2nd and 3rd SF Battalions. The Second Brigade has the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions, while the Third Brigade has the 4th Battalions, 9th Battalions and a Rapid Intervention Force group.
An armed forces helicopter crashed in the northern Mexico state of Durango, killing three military personnel, defense officials said Friday. The Defense Department said the crash happened Thursday ...