The 3,000 personnel Peruvian Naval Infantry ( - IMAP) includes an amphibious brigade of three battalions and local security units with two transport ships (one used as a school ship), four tank landing ships, and about forty Portuguese Chaimite

Bravia Chaimite

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 armored personnel carriers.

Since 1982 IMAP detachments have been deployed, under Peruvian Army

Peruvian Army

The Peruvian Army is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations...

 command, in counter-insurgency

Counter-insurgency

A counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it...

 capacities in Ayacucho

Ayacucho Region

Ayacucho is a region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit by terrorism during the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as the internal conflict in Peru.A referendum was held on...

 and Huancavelica

Huancavelica Region

Huancavelica is a region in Peru. Area: 22,131.47 km². Population: 447,054 . The capital is the city of Huancavelica.It is bordered by Lima Region and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, and Ayacucho in the east....

 departments. The Fuerza de Infantería de Marina (Naval Infantry Force) falls under the Comandancia General de Operaciones del Pacífico (Pacific Operations General Command).

Organization

Brigada de Infanteria de Marina

• 1st Naval Infantry Battalion
  Battalion
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   - Ancón
• 2nd Naval Infantry Battalion - Ancón
• Amphibious
  Amphibious warfare
  Amphibious warfare is the use of naval firepower, logistics and strategy to project military power ashore. In previous eras it stood as the primary method of delivering troops to non-contiguous enemy-held terrain...
  
   Support Group
• Fire support
  Fire support
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   Group
• Commando
  Commando
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   Grouping
• Engineer
  Engineer
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  s Unit

Other units

• 3rd Naval Infantry Battalion - Tumbes
• 4th Naval Infantry Battalion - Puno
• 1st Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion - Iquitos
• 2nd Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion - Pucallpa
  Pucallpa
  Pucallpa is a city in eastern Peru located on the banks of the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Ucayali region, the Coronel Portillo Province and the Calleria District....
  
  
• Naval Infantry Detachment
  Detachment (military)
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   Litoral Sur - Mollendo
  Mollendo
  Mollendo is a town bordering the Pacific Ocean in southern Peru. It is located in the Arequipa Region and is the capital of both the Islay Province and the Mollendo District...
  
  

External links

• Official Peruvian Navy Website
• The Peruvian Navy: the XIX Century Maritime Campaigns — a series of articles covering the history of the 19th century Peruvian Navy by Juan del Campo.
• Marine Link article with pics