frontier brigades included as part of the Marines and a fifth major unit, the Special Operations Brigade. Together, these forces represent approximately 35 per cent of total navy manpower. Their personal and support weapons are essentially the same as those of the infantry units of the army. The 2010 budget has signaled that the Navy will expand its marine forces by two brigades, comprising a marine infantry and a river frontier brigade. 5.2.1. Marine Infantry Venezuela has two marine infantry brigades, the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade Carlos “General Soublette” (HQ Puerto Cabello, Carabobo) and the 2nd Marine Infantry Brigade José Eugenio “CA Hernández” (HQ carupano, These brigades comprise seven infantry battalions: Rafael Urdaneta”; “General. Francisco de Miranda”; “Generalisimo Almirante Renato Beluche”; “Contra de Corbeta Miguel Lugo” “Capitan Bolívar”; “General de Campo Antonio José de Sucre”; and “Mariscal José Francisco Bermúdez”. “General Marine support elements consist of: Mixed Division Support Artillery Group Almirante Lino de Clemente”; “Vice Support Battalion Luis Brion”; “Almirante Naval Replacement Regiment Admiral Armando Lopez Conde” “Rear Replacement Regiment Almirante Armando López Conde”. “Contra The Artillery Group is equipped with two batteries of Oto Melara Model 56 105 mm howitzers and two of Thompson-Brandt 120 mm mortars and one each of M-42A1 S/P A/A guns and of Seacat SAMs, the latter used for base defence at Puerto Cabello. The 4th Marine Infantry Brigade Alejandro Peitón” is in the process of formation and will “Almirante be activated during 2010. 5.2.2. Marine River Frontier Forces Venezuelaʼs riverine forces are comprised of:
frontier brigades included as part of the Marines and a fifth major unit, the Special Operations Brigade. Together, these forces represent approximately 35 per cent of total navy manpower. Their personal and support weapons are essentially the same as those of the infantry units of the army. The 2010 budget has signaled that the Navy will expand its marine forces by two brigades, comprising a marine infantry and a river frontier brigade. 5.2.1. Marine Infantry Venezuela has two marine infantry brigades, the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade “General Carlos Soublette” (HQ Puerto Cabello, Carabobo) and the 2nd Marine Infantry Brigade “CA José Eugenio Hernández” (HQ carupano, These brigades comprise seven infantry battalions: “General. Rafael Urdaneta”; “Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda”; “Contra Almirante Renato Beluche”; “Capitan de Corbeta Miguel Lugo” “General Bolívar”; “Mariscal de Campo Antonio José de Sucre”; and “General José Francisco Bermúdez”. Marine support elements consist of: Mixed Division Support Artillery Group “Vice Almirante Lino de Clemente”; Support Battalion “Almirante Luis Brion”; Naval Replacement Regiment “Rear Admiral Armando Lopez Conde” Replacement Regiment “Contra Almirante Armando López Conde”. The Artillery Group is equipped with two batteries of Oto Melara Model 56 105 mm howitzers and two of Thompson-Brandt 120 mm mortars and one each of M-42A1 S/P A/A guns and of Seacat SAMs, the latter used for base defence at Puerto Cabello. The 4th Marine Infantry Brigade “Almirante Alejandro Peitón” is in the process of formation and will be activated during 2010. 5.2.2. Marine River Frontier Forces Venezuelaʼs riverine forces are comprised of:
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