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The Marine Corps Command, based at Puerto Belgrano, has subordinate multipurpose forces that were recently reorganized and that are in process of modernization. It is formed by:
• The Surface Fleet Marine Corps Force, based at Baterias
Headquaters. It carries out
amphibious tasks and is integrated by:
The Marine Corps Battalion No. 2.
The Command and Logistical Support Battalion
The Amphibious Vehicle Battalion
The Campaign Artillery Battalion No. 1
The Air Defense Battalion The Group of Amphibious Commandos
. The Southern Marine Corps Force, based at the cities of Rio Gallegos and Rio Grande, which operates in cold areas and on the particular terrain of that region. Its function is to contribute to sea control. It is formed by:
The Marine Corps Battalion No. 4
The Marine Corps Battalion No. 5
The Rio Gallegos Naval Detachment
The Rio Grande Naval Detachment
• Marine Corps Battalion No. 3 will be based at Zarate, to perform fluvial and coast operations.
• The Baterias Marine Corps Base, which provides logistical support to the Fleet Marine Corps Force and to the Marine Corps Battalion No. 3.
On the other hand, Naval Areas are responsible for providing logistical support, through their bases, to operational units based in their jurisdiction or to units of any task organization carrying Out operations in their area of responsibility.
Some of them have permanently assigned resources that are appropriate for the area, such as fast boats, patrol boats, mine hunters and patrol ships, but when specific situations come up within a given Area, other operational units are assigned accordingly.
In addition, each Naval Area has different responsibilities in accordance with the specific areas where they exercise their jurisdiction.
On the other hand, the Operational Analysis, Weapons and Electronic Warfare, Communications, Rescue and QBN Defense, Fishery Issues and Search and Rescue Services provide specialized complementary activities in essential operations performing areas.
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In particular, through the National Sea SAR Agency the Navy exercises its legal powers as provided for in Act 22445 as regards safeguarding human life at sea according to the international
commitments undertaken by the country under the Hamburg Treaty in the frame of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Other organizations
. South Atlantic Maritime Area Coordinator
The South Atlantic Maritime Area (AMAS) was created by a
recommendation of the Inter
American Committee for Sea Traffic Defense at a meeting held in Buenos Aires in 1965. This area comprises the seacoasts of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The members of this organization are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
AMAS is represented by a coordinator that becomes the Area Commander in wartime. The first South Atlantic Maritime Area Coordinator (CAMAS) was formally designated in Buenos Aires in August 1967. In peacetime, the Camas's functions are performed on a rotating basis by Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Lighthouse - shipping safety support provided Ity the Naval Hydrography Service.
« Naval Hydrography Service Act No. 19922 is the instrument establishing the mission and functions of this Service, whose mandate is to
"provide nautical security to the Nation". To this effect, the Service
maintains its assistance systems updated in accordance with
technological advances in the area and with the international agreements signed by the country.
Its main duties are the following:
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nautical charts, including river sketches; publications such as
navigation charts, lists of lighthouses and signals; tide tables and nautical almanacs; warnings to mariners; radio warning service; tide forecasts; sea beacons and the official time.
2. Equipment and assets
The equipment of the Naw is detailed in Table 15-3.
Surface:
Four ship divisions form the Surface Fleet, which is organized by ship types to facilitate training and
maintenance control.
. The Amphibious Naval Command has two T-42 destroyers, one transport ship, general support ships
and a Naval Beach Detachment (Sea Bees).
. The First Corvette Division Command has three A-69 corvettes.
. The Second Corvette Division has four MEKO 140 corvettes.
. The Second Destroyer Division has four MEKO 360
destroyers.
. Support ships: Logistical, oceanographic, hydrography and patrol ships.
Submarines:
. The Submarine Force has two TR 1 700 submarines, one IKL 209 submarine and a rescue ship.
Air Naval Force:
. The Air Naval Training Command ha 10 Turbo Mentor (T-34 C) aircraft, 8 Macchi (MC-32) aircraft, 2 Beechcraf (B-200F) aircraft, and 1 Porter (PL-6A) aircraft.
. Air Naval Force No. 2 has 5 Turbo Tracker (S-2T) aircraft, 5 Sikorsky
(SH-3) helicopters, 2 Augusta (PH-3) helicopters, 11 Super Etendard (SUE) aircraft, 5 Alouette III (AI-O3)
helicopters, and 4 Fennec (AS-555) helicopters.
. Air Naval Force No. 3 has 4 Orion (P-3B) aircraft, 3 Fokker (F-28) aircraft, Electra (L-188W) aircraft, and 5 Beechcraft (BE-200 M/G) aircraft.
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EQUIPMENT OF THE ARGENTINE NAVY
PURPOSE
TYPE CLASS QUANTITY TO BE INCORPORATED
Combat Fast patrol craft
ATF Cherokee
Costa Sur 3
3
Training
Rigged Frigate 1
Research
Mine hunter Ton 2
Polar
Icebreaker Varsillia 1
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PURPOSE
TYPE CLASS QUANTITY TO BE INCORPORATE!
Others Floating dock Harbor tugs
1 12 NAVAL AIR OPERATIONS
PURPOSE Basic training Attack
Advanced training and attack Exploration and Surveillance
Transports (log. Supp.) Anti-submarine
TO BE INCORPORATED
2
1 55 mm-NA howitzer 1 05 mm-NA howitzer 105 howitzer
TO BE INCORPORATED
137 MOR 1 20 1 2
CN 105 6
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