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The Bolivian Army or Ejército Boliviano is the land forces component of the Military of Bolivia, the Bolivian Army has around 31,500 men.
Bolivian Army has six military regions (regiones militares--RMs) covering the various Departments of Bolivia:
The army was organized into ten territorial divisions, each of which, with the exception of Viacha, occupied a region generally corresponding to the administrative departments, with some overlapping.
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The Bolivian Army or Ejército Boliviano is the land forces component of the Military of Bolivia, the Bolivian Army has around 31,500 men.
Organization
Regional
The Bolivian Army has six military regions (regiones militares--RMs) covering the various Departments of Bolivia:
- RM 1, La Paz, most of La Paz Department.
- RM 2, Sucre, included Cochabamba Department and most of Chuquisaca Department.
- RM 3, Tarija, consisted of Tarija Department and eastern Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz Departments.
- RM 4, Potosí, Oruro Department and Potosí Departments.
- RM 5, Trinidad, most of Santa Cruz and Beni Departments.
- RM 6, Cobija, encompassed Pando Department and parts of La Paz and Beni departments.
The army was organized into ten territorial divisions, each of which, with the exception of Viacha, occupied a region generally corresponding to the administrative departments, with some overlapping. Their division headquarters were located in:
- Cochabamba (the largest),
- Camiri (Santa Cruz Department),
- Oruro,
- Potosí,
- Riberalta (Beni Department),
- Roboré (Santa Cruz Department),
- Ninth Division Rurrenabaque in Ballivián Province of Beni Department.
- Santa Cruz,
- Trinidad,
- Viacha (La Paz Department),
- Villamontes (Tarija Department). In 1987, however, the
Army organized has ten divisions controlling the following units:
- eight cavalry regiments, included two armored battalions
- twenty-two infantry battalions,
- two mechanized regiments,
- one motorized infantry regiment with two battalions,
- three battalion size ranger regiments,
- three artillery "regiments" (battalions),
- five artillery Groups,
- Artillery and Antiair Defense Group (Grupo de Artillería y Defensa Antiaérea-- GADA);
- one independent battalion sized paratroop Regiment,
- six engineer battalions)
- Plus logistical and instructional support commands
- Presidential Guard (Colorado) infantry regiment under direct control of the army headquarters in La Paz's Miraflores district.
The Army maintains a small fleet of utility aircraft, primarily to support headquarters.
Army Equipment
Tank SK-105 Kurassier,
APC M3 Half-track,
APC M113,
APC EE-11 Urutu,
Scout Vehicle V-100,
Scout Vehicle EE-9 Cascavel
Uniforms
Army officers, NCOs, and enlisted personnel wore generally gray or, for tropical areas, gray-green service uniforms. Army fatigue uniforms were olive green, and combat uniforms were of US woodland pattern camouflage. The standard headgear for enlisted personnel is the beret bearing the national colors of red, yellow and green. Armored troops were distinguished by black berets, and paratroops wore green berets. Special forces wore distinctive camouflage uniforms with red berets.
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