Heroic Naval Military Academy cadets

Mexico's armed forces number about 300,000. The Army makes up about three-fourths of that total. Army soldiers are armed with the Heckler and Koch G3 rifle, currently being replaced by the G36E assault rifle. The Navy is a completely autonomous cabinet agency and the President of Mexico is the Commander in Chief of both agencies. Principal military roles include national defense, counterdrug operations, and civic action assignments such as roadbuilding, search and rescue, and disaster relief. As of 2005, intervention in UN peace keeping operations is being discussed. Image File history File links President of Mexico receiving the National Flag by Mexican navy cadets in a ceremonial act for the Independence day celebration. ... Image File history File links President of Mexico receiving the National Flag by Mexican navy cadets in a ceremonial act for the Independence day celebration. ... Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force (for example, the Peoples Liberation Army of China consists of ground force, navy and air force branches). ... Jump to: navigation, search The G3 is an automatic self-loading rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch and adopted as the standard service rifle by the Bundeswehr in 1959. ... H&K G36 The Heckler und Koch Gewehr Model 36 (company designation G36, Bundeswehr designation ) is a modular weapon system designed in West Germany in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Seal of the Office of the President of Mexico The President of United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ...

Troops from the 1st Army Corps

ARM "Allende" & ARM "Abasolo"

F-5s

Mexican Marines

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• National Defense Secretariat (includes Army and Air Force)
• Navy Secretariat (includes Naval Air and Marines)

Military manpower – military age:
18 years of age
note: starting in 2000, females will be allowed to volunteer for military service

Military manpower – availability:
males age 15-49: 26,171,141 (2000 est.)

Military manpower – fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 19,022,012 (2000 est.)

Military manpower – reaching military age annually:
males: 1,073,809 (2000 est.)

Military expenditures – US dollar figure:
$4 billion (FY99)

Military expenditures – percent of GDP:
1% (FY99)

References:

• CIA World Factbook

Disaster relief outside Mexico

Mexican army has travel to mainly Central American countries to provide aid in disaster relief.

In September 2005 Mexican army convoys traveled to the U.S. to help in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Jump to: navigation, search Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm, fourth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. ... The inept disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina began four days after the storm, with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparations that ranged from logistical supply deployments to a mortuary team with refrigerated trucks. ...

Mexican army convoys and a navy ship laden with food, supplies and specialists traveled to the United States including military specialists, doctors, nurses and engineers carrying water treatment plants, mobile kitchens, food and blankets.

The convoy represents the first Mexican military unit to operate on U.S. soil since 1846, when Mexican troops briefly marched into Texas, which had separated from Mexico and joined the United States. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... ...

All of the convoy's participants were unarmed

See also

• Fuerzas Especiales ( FES ) (special forces)
• Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (special forces)
• GAFE del Alto Mando (special forces)
• Mexican Air Force
• Mexican military ranks
• Military history of Mexico
• Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas (Airborne)
• Ixtoc-Alfa
• Mexican response to Hurricane Katrina

The Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces or FES) is special operations unit of the Mexican Navy, and was established in late 2001. ... Special Forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ... Group emblem The Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces Airmobile Group, or GAFE) is a special forces unit of the Mexican Army. ... Special Forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ... The GAFE del Alto Mando ( High Command GAFE ) is a special operations unit of the Mexican Army. ... Special Forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ... The Mexican Air Force (in Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana) is the aviation branch of the Mexican defense forces and depends on the National Defense Secretariat. ... This is a table of the ranks and insignia of the Mexican Armed Forces. ... The Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas (BFP) or Brigade of Infantry Parachutists was created in 1969. ... Airborne means carried by air, (e. ... Ixtoc-Alfa. ... Mexican troops in San Antonio, Texas. ...

External links

• National Defense Secretariat.
• Navy Secretariat.