Argentine Marines

The Argentine Marine Corps, in Spanish Infantería de Marina Armada Republica Argentina, or IMARA, The Naval Infantry of the Argentine Armada, consists of the following:

Fleet Marine Force

• 2nd Marine Corps Battalion
• 1st Amphibious Vehicles Battalion
• Amphibious Engineers Battalion
• Command and Logistical Support Battalion
• 1st Communications Battalion
• 1st Field Artillery Battalion
• Anti-aircraft artillery Battalion
• Amphibious Commandos Group (APCA)

Southern Marine Force

• 4th Marine Corps Battalion
• 5th Marine Corps Battalion
• Naval Detachment Río Grande

River Operations Unit

• 3rd Marine Corps Battalion

ERC 90 Recon. Vehicle

Marine Security Forces

• Navy General Staff Security Battalion
• Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Security Battalion

Auxiliary Units The Marine Corps also makes up for most of the Security Companies at Naval and Naval Air Bases.

Current Deployment IMARA has two Inf. Coys deployed in Haiti and Cyprus under the auspices of MINUSTAH and UNFICYP respectively in joint operations with the Argentine Army and Argentine Air Force. A small platton is also deployed in Kosovo. Several Marine Officers and NCO's are routinely deployed as military observers for the UN.

Weapons and Vehicles

VAO - IMARA's Amphibious tracked vehicle LVTP-7

VAR - IMARA's Amphibious wheeled vehicle LARC-Vs with Humvee

• LVTP-7 Amphibious APC (local name VAO Vehiculo Anfibio a Orugas)
• LARC-V Amphibious Truck (local name VAR Vehiculo Anfibio a Ruedas)
• ERC-90F1 6x6 "Lynx" Recon. Vehicle
• Panhard VCR/TT 4x4 APC
• VCR/AA 4x4 AAA
• VCR/AT wheeled armoured recovery vehicle
• American Motors M35A3 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
• Mercedes-Benz MB1720 truck
• M-997/1025 HMMWV
• Bofors 40 mm L 70 radar guided AAA
• RBS-70 man-portable SAM
• M-101 105 mm Howitzer
• M-56 105 mm Pack Howitzer
• M-114A1 155 mm Howitzer
• SOLTAM 81 mm Mortar
• Mk.19 AGL
• Browning 12,7 mm HMG
• FN MAG GPMG
• M-249 LMG
• M-16A2 AR

3rd Naval Helicopter Sqn. (Bell UH-1H) is usually attached to the Fleet Marine Force.