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Military unit

Unit name

Mexican Army
Ejército Mexicano

Founded

August 21, 1884

Country

Mexico

Branch

Army/Air force

Size

192,000 2009 est.)

Part of

Secretariat of National Defense
Mexican Armed Forces

Motto

Por el honor de México

Anniversaries

February 19, Day of the Army.
September 13, Día de los Niños Héroes.

Equipment

See: Equipment

Engagements

War of Independence (1810 � 1821)
Texas Revolution (1835 � 1836)
Pastry War (1838 � 1839)
Mexican � American War (1846 � 1848)
Caste War of Yucatán (1847 � 1901)
Reform War (1857 � 1861)
French Intervention (1861 � 1867)
Mexican Revolution (1910 � 1921)
Cristero War (1926 � 1929)
World War II (1942 � 1945)
Dirty War (1968 � 1982)
Zapatista Uprising (1994 � ongoing)
Mexican Drug War (2006 � ongoing)

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Mexico Arrests 6 for Kidnapping Migrants - Latin American Herald Tribune Latin American Herald Tribune--Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, known as “El Lazca,” deserted from the -Mexican army- in 1999 and formed Los Zetas with three other soldiers, all members of an elite special operations unit, becoming the armed wing of the Gul - Date : Sun, 08 May 2011 23:55:13 GMT+00:00
Respect the tequila - Seacoastonline.com Seacoastonline.com--The holiday, celebrating the -Mexican Army's- victory over the French in 1862, has become a day of celebration for Mexican heritage and culture as a whole. Outside of the state of Puebla in Mexico, where the victory occurred, Amer - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 06:25:25 GMT+00:00
President should arm Mexican nationals like he has Libyans - Eastern Arizona Courier Eastern Arizona Courier--Mexico President Felipe Calderon thinks that due to -Mexican military- forces applying constant pressure on the La Familia drug syndicate � with the aid of US-supplied technology, intelligence and sophisticated military equipment - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:29:07 GMT+00:00
Mexico says 72 bodies now found in mass graves - AFP AFP--Tamaulipas state was also the scene of fierce battles between warring drug cartels of the Gulf, and its former allies, the Zetas, a violent gang which is led by former soldiers and deserters from the -Mexican army-. Seven major drug gangs are operati - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:15:00 GMT+00:00
UN questions Mexican Army's role in drug war - Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor--A United Nations report calls on the Mexican government to consider withdrawing the military from the streets amid a spike in human rights complaints. -Mexican army- special forces soldier are seen in formation during an exercis - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:48:11 GMT+00:00
Mexican military responsible for increased violence? - Pajamas Media Pajamas Media--I think that will have a positive impact in Mexico, at a minimum.” Now, the UN wants -Mexico's military- to stop fighting the drug cartels, because human rights groups reported a “spike in abuse claims” and “disappearance cases - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:39:52 GMT+00:00
Mexico army: 6 drug suspects die in cave shootout - Seattle Times Seattle Times--The -Mexican army- says its soldiers have killed six suspected drug cartel members in a firefight at their cave hideout. The Associated Press The -Mexican army- says its soldiers have killed six suspected drug cartel members in a firefight - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:52:15 GMT+00:00
13 Mexican military members convicted in drug trafficking case - CNN International CNN International--By the CNN Wire Staff Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 50000 troops to crackdown on drug cartels since December 2006. Mexico City (CNN) -- A judge convicted 13 members of the -Mexican military- of crimes connected wi - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:45:15 GMT+00:00
Mexican Troops Rescue Dozens of Alleged Kidnap Victims - Voice of America Voice of America---Military- officials says -Mexican- soldiers have rescued 47 suspected kidnap victims during a drug trafficking investigation. Authorities say the 44 Guatemalan ... - Date : Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:36:09 GMT+00:00
Gunmen killed near Matamoros - Brownsville Herald Brownsville Herald--According to a press release from the -Mexican Army-, amid various confrontations that took place throughout the state on Tuesday, soldiers killed two gunmen ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:32:40 GMT+00:00

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Mexico Arrests 6 for Kidnapping Migrants - Latin American Herald Tribune

Latin American Herald Tribune--Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, known as “El Lazca,” deserted from the -Mexican army- in 1999 and formed Los Zetas with three other soldiers, all members of an elite special operations unit, becoming the armed wing of the Gul - Date : Sun, 08 May 2011 23:55:13 GMT+00:00

Respect the tequila - Seacoastonline.com

Seacoastonline.com--The holiday, celebrating the -Mexican Army's- victory over the French in 1862, has become a day of celebration for Mexican heritage and culture as a whole. Outside of the state of Puebla in Mexico, where the victory occurred, Amer - Date : Thu, 05 May 2011 06:25:25 GMT+00:00

President should arm Mexican nationals like he has Libyans - Eastern Arizona Courier

Eastern Arizona Courier--Mexico President Felipe Calderon thinks that due to -Mexican military- forces applying constant pressure on the La Familia drug syndicate � with the aid of US-supplied technology, intelligence and sophisticated military equipment - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:29:07 GMT+00:00

Mexico says 72 bodies now found in mass graves - AFP

AFP--Tamaulipas state was also the scene of fierce battles between warring drug cartels of the Gulf, and its former allies, the Zetas, a violent gang which is led by former soldiers and deserters from the -Mexican army-. Seven major drug gangs are operati - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:15:00 GMT+00:00

UN questions Mexican Army's role in drug war - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor--A United Nations report calls on the Mexican government to consider withdrawing the military from the streets amid a spike in human rights complaints. -Mexican army- special forces soldier are seen in formation during an exercis - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:48:11 GMT+00:00

Mexican military responsible for increased violence? - Pajamas Media

Pajamas Media--I think that will have a positive impact in Mexico, at a minimum.” Now, the UN wants -Mexico's military- to stop fighting the drug cartels, because human rights groups reported a “spike in abuse claims” and “disappearance cases - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:39:52 GMT+00:00

Mexico army: 6 drug suspects die in cave shootout - Seattle Times

Seattle Times--The -Mexican army- says its soldiers have killed six suspected drug cartel members in a firefight at their cave hideout. The Associated Press The -Mexican army- says its soldiers have killed six suspected drug cartel members in a firefight - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:52:15 GMT+00:00

13 Mexican military members convicted in drug trafficking case - CNN International

CNN International--By the CNN Wire Staff Mexican President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 50000 troops to crackdown on drug cartels since December 2006. Mexico City (CNN) -- A judge convicted 13 members of the -Mexican military- of crimes connected wi - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:45:15 GMT+00:00

Mexican Troops Rescue Dozens of Alleged Kidnap Victims - Voice of America

Voice of America---Military- officials says -Mexican- soldiers have rescued 47 suspected kidnap victims during a drug trafficking investigation. Authorities say the 44 Guatemalan ... - Date : Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:36:09 GMT+00:00

Gunmen killed near Matamoros - Brownsville Herald

Brownsville Herald--According to a press release from the -Mexican Army-, amid various confrontations that took place throughout the state on Tuesday, soldiers killed two gunmen ... - Date : Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:32:40 GMT+00:00

Regional command :
Military Region	Headquarter city	States in Region
I	México, D.F.	Distrito Federal, Hidalgo, Estado de México, Morelos
II	Mexicali, Baja California	Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora
III	Mazatlán, Sinaloa	Sinaloa, Durango
IV	Monterrey, Nuevo León	Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas
V	Guadalajara, Jalisco	Aguascalientes, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas
VI	Veracruz, Veracruz	Puebla, Tlaxcala, central and northern Veracruz
VII	Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	Chiapas, Tabasco
VIII	Ixcotel, Oaxaca	Oaxaca, southern Veracruz
IX	Cumbres de Llano Largo, Guerrero	Guerrero
X	Mérida, Yucatán	Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán
XI	Torreón, Coahuila	Chihuahua, Coahuila
XII	Irapuato, Guanajuato	Guanajuato, Michoacán, Querétaro

Regional command :

Military Region

Headquarter city

States in Region

México, D.F.

Distrito Federal, Hidalgo, Estado de México, Morelos

Mexicali, Baja California

Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora

III

Mazatlán, Sinaloa

Sinaloa, Durango

Monterrey, Nuevo León

Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Aguascalientes, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Zacatecas

Veracruz, Veracruz

Puebla, Tlaxcala, central and northern Veracruz

VII

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas

Chiapas, Tabasco

VIII

Ixcotel, Oaxaca

Oaxaca, southern Veracruz

Cumbres de Llano Largo, Guerrero

Guerrero

Mérida, Yucatán

Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán

Torreón, Coahuila

Chihuahua, Coahuila

XII

Irapuato, Guanajuato

Guanajuato, Michoacán, Querétaro

Regional command :
Military Zone	Location	Military Region
1^a	Tacubaya, D.F.	I
2^a	Tijuana, BC	II
3^a	La Paz, BCS.	II
4^a	Hermosillo, Son.	II
5^a	Chihuahua, Chih.	XI
6^a	Saltillo, Coah.	XI
7^a	Escobedo, N.L.	IV
8^a	Reynosa, Tamps.	IV
9^a	Culiacán, Sin.	III
10^a	Durango, Dgo.	III
11^a	Guadalupe, Zac.	V
12^a	San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.	IV
13^a	Tepic, Nay.	V
14^a	Aguascalientes, Ags.	V
15^a	La Mojonera, Jal.	V
16^a	Sarabia, Gto.	XII
17^a	Querétaro, Qro.	XII
18^a	Pachuca, Hgo.	I
19^a	Tuxpan, Ver.	VI
20^a	Colima, Col.	V
21^a	Morelia, Mich.	XII
22^a	Toluca, Mex.	I
23^a	Panotla, Tlax.	VI

Regional command :

Military Zone

Location

Military Region

1^a

Tacubaya, D.F.

2^a

Tijuana, BC

3^a

La Paz, BCS.

4^a

Hermosillo, Son.

5^a

Chihuahua, Chih.

6^a

Saltillo, Coah.

7^a

Escobedo, N.L.

8^a

Reynosa, Tamps.

9^a

Culiacán, Sin.

III

10^a

Durango, Dgo.

III

11^a

Guadalupe, Zac.

12^a

San Luis Potosí, S.L.P.

13^a

Tepic, Nay.

14^a

Aguascalientes, Ags.

15^a

La Mojonera, Jal.

16^a

Sarabia, Gto.

XII

17^a

Querétaro, Qro.

XII

18^a

Pachuca, Hgo.

19^a

Tuxpan, Ver.

20^a

Colima, Col.

21^a

Morelia, Mich.

XII

22^a

Toluca, Mex.

23^a

Panotla, Tlax.

Regional command :
Military Zone	Location	Military Region
24^a	Tehuacán, Pue.	VI
25^a	Puebla, Pue.	VI
26^a	El Lencero, Ver.	VI
27^a	Ticui, Gro.	IX
28^a	Ixcotel, Oax.	VIII
29^a	Minatitlan, Ver.	VIII
30^a	Villahermosa, Tab	VII
31^a	Rancho Nuevo, Chis.	VII
32^a	Valladolid, Yuc.	X
33^a	Campeche, Camp.	X
34^a	Chetumal, Q.R.	X
35^a	Chilpancingo, Gro.	IX
36^a	Tapachula, Chis.	VII
37^a	Santa Lucia, Mex.	I
38^a	Tenosique, Tab.	VII
39^a	Ocosingo, Chis.	VII
40^a	Guerrero Negro, BCS.	II
41^a	Puerto Vallarta, Jal.	V
42^a	Hidalgo del Parral, Chih.	XI
43^a	Apatzingan, Mich.	XII
44^a	Miahuatlan, Oax.	VIII
45^a	Nogales, Son.	II

Regional command :

Military Zone

Location

Military Region

24^a

Tehuacán, Pue.

25^a

Puebla, Pue.

26^a

El Lencero, Ver.

27^a

Ticui, Gro.

28^a

Ixcotel, Oax.

VIII

29^a

Minatitlan, Ver.

VIII

30^a

Villahermosa, Tab

VII

31^a

Rancho Nuevo, Chis.

VII

32^a

Valladolid, Yuc.

33^a

Campeche, Camp.

34^a

Chetumal, Q.R.

35^a

Chilpancingo, Gro.

36^a

Tapachula, Chis.

VII

37^a

Santa Lucia, Mex.

38^a

Tenosique, Tab.

VII

39^a

Ocosingo, Chis.

VII

40^a

Guerrero Negro, BCS.

41^a

Puerto Vallarta, Jal.

42^a

Hidalgo del Parral, Chih.

43^a

Apatzingan, Mich.

XII

44^a

Miahuatlan, Oax.

VIII

45^a

Nogales, Son.

Special Forces Corps : Special Operations Forces
Name	Headquarters	Structure and purpose
Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Airmobile Group)	Classified
Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando (High Command Airmobil Group Special Forces)	Classified
Grupos Anfibios de Fuerzas Especiales (Amphibious Special Forces Group)	Classified	The Amphibious Special Forces Groups allow the army to extend their operations of ground troops in the coastal and inland waters, in close coordination with the Mexican Navy.

Special Forces Corps : Special Operations Forces

Name

Headquarters

Structure and purpose

Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Airmobile Group)

Classified

Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando (High Command Airmobil Group Special Forces)

Classified

Grupos Anfibios de Fuerzas Especiales (Amphibious Special Forces Group)

Classified

The Amphibious Special Forces Groups allow the army to extend their operations of ground troops in the coastal and inland waters, in close coordination with the Mexican Navy.

Paratrooper Corps :
	Generales	Jefes	Oficiales
Insignia
Grado	Secretario de la Defensa Nacional	General de División	General de Brigada	General Brigadier	Coronel (Infantry)	Teniente Coronel (Infantry)	Mayor (Infantry)	Capitán Primero (Infantry)	Capitán Segundo (Infantry)	Teniente (Infantry)	Subteniente (Infantry)

Paratrooper Corps :

Generales

Jefes

Oficiales

Insignia

Grado

Secretario de la Defensa Nacional

General de División

General de Brigada

General Brigadier

Coronel (Infantry)

Teniente Coronel (Infantry)

Mayor (Infantry)

Capitán Primero (Infantry)

Capitán Segundo (Infantry)

Teniente (Infantry)

Subteniente (Infantry)

style="color: green;"|**Mexican Army Vehicle Inventory**
Land Vehicles :
Vehicle/System	Firm Number in Service	Status	Origin
Wheeled Armored Vehicles
Lynx 90 Armoured Fighting Vehicle	120	In Service	France
Panhard VCR/TT Armored Personnel Carrier	44	In service	France
BDX (DNC-2) Armoured Personnel Vehicle	95	In Service	Belgium
Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger	40	In Service	France
Cadillac Gage Commando V-150 Armored Personnel Vehicle	26	In Service	United States
DN-IV Caballo Armored Personnel Vehicle	15	In Service	Mexico
DN-V Toro Armored Personnel Vehicle	27	In Service	Mexico
Oshkosh Sand Cat	N/A	The Mexican Army has purchased 170 Sand Cats	United States/Israel/Mexico
Infantry Transport Vehicles
Humvee	3,849	In Service	United States
M520 Goer		In Service	United States
Freightliner M2		In Service	Mexico
M-35		In Service	United States
M151 MUTT		In Service	United States
Chevrolet Silverado GMT900		In Service - Hand rails are installed with bipod for GPMG's and Mk 19 gl's	Mexico
Ford Pickup		In Service	Mexico
Dodge Ram		In Service. Variants of 4x4 and 6x6	Mexico
Tracked Armored Vehicles
Sedena-Henschel HWK-11	40	In Service	Mexico/Germany
AMX-VCI	409	In Service	France

style="color: green;"|Mexican Army Vehicle Inventory

Land Vehicles :

Vehicle/System

Firm Number in Service

Status

Origin

Wheeled Armored Vehicles

Lynx 90 Armoured Fighting Vehicle

120

In Service

France

Panhard VCR/TT Armored Personnel Carrier

In service

France

BDX (DNC-2) Armoured Personnel Vehicle

In Service

Belgium

Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger

In Service

France

Cadillac Gage Commando V-150 Armored Personnel Vehicle

In Service

United States

DN-IV Caballo Armored Personnel Vehicle

In Service

Mexico

DN-V Toro Armored Personnel Vehicle

In Service

Mexico

Oshkosh Sand Cat

N/A

The Mexican Army has purchased 170 Sand Cats

United States/Israel/Mexico

Infantry Transport Vehicles

Humvee

3,849

In Service

In Service

In Service

M-35

In Service

United States

M151 MUTT

In Service

United States

Chevrolet Silverado GMT900

In Service - Hand rails are installed with bipod for GPMG's and Mk 19 gl's

In Service

In Service. Variants of 4x4 and 6x6

Mexico

Tracked Armored Vehicles

Sedena-Henschel HWK-11

In Service

Mexico/Germany

AMX-VCI

409

In Service

France

Mexican Drug War (2006 �present)

Federal forces
Mexican Army * Mexican Air Force * Mexican Navy * Federal Investigations Agency * Federal Police * Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez
Beltrán Leyva Cartel

Founders		Arturo Beltrán Leyva * Alfredo Beltrán Leyva * Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva * Carlos Beltrán Leyva * Héctor Beltrán Leyva * Edgar Valdez Villarreal
Current leaders		Héctor Beltrán Leyva * Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva * Sergio Villarreal Barragán
La Familia Michoacana

Founders		Nazario Moreno González * Carlos Rosales Mendoza * José de Jesús Méndez Vargas * Enrique Plancarte * Arnoldo Rueda Medina * Servando Gómez Martínez * Dionicio Loya Plancarte * Rafael Cedeño Hernández * Alberto Espinoza Barron
Current leaders		Nazario Moreno González * Servando Gómez Martínez * Dionicio Loya Plancarte
Gulf Cartel

Founders		Juan Nepomuceno Guerra * Juan García Abrego
Current leaders		Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén * Jorge Eduardo Costilla
Juárez Cartel (Armed wing: La Línea)

Founders		Amado Carrillo Fuentes * Pablo Acosta Villarreal * Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo * Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
Current leaders		Vicente Carrillo Fuentes * Juan José Esparragoza Moreno * Juan Pablo Ledesma
Sinaloa Cartel

Founders		Joaquín Guzmán Loera * Héctor Luis Palma Salazar * Adrián Gómez González
Current leaders		Joaquín Guzmán Loera * Ismael Zambada García * Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
Tijuana Cartel

Founders		Ramón Arellano Félix * Benjamín Arellano Félix * Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix * Carlos Arellano Félix * Luis Fernando Arellano Félix * Eduardo Arellano Félix * Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Current leaders		Enedina Arellano Félix * Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano * Edgardo Leyva Escandon
Los Zetas

Founders		Arturo Guzmán Decena * Jesús Enrique Rejón Águila * Jaime González Durán * Heriberto Lazcano * Miguel Treviño Morales
Current leaders		Heriberto Lazcano * Miguel Treviño Morales
See also
Timeline of the Mexican Drug War * Mérida Initiative * Narco submarine * Project Gunrunner * War on Drugs * Operation Solare * Operation Xcellerator * Project Coronado

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