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Military Forces of Colombia Fuerzas Militares de Colombia
The tri-service badge
Service branches	National Army National Navy Naval Infantry Air Force National Police
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Juan Manuel Santos
Minister of Defense	Juan Carlos Pinzón
General Commander	General Alejandro Navas Ramos
Manpower
Military age	18
Conscription	18 months Army and Air Force, 24 months Navy, 12 Months National Police
Available for military service	23,287,388 (2008 est.)[1], age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service	17,976,288(2008 est.)[1], age 15–49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually	875,595[1] (2005 est.)
Active personnel	847,000[2] (ranked 19th)
Expenditures
Budget	US$11.0229 billion[3] (COP$15.6 trillion) (FY09)
Percent of GDP	5.7%[4] (FY08)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Indumil Cotecmar
Foreign suppliers	United States  Israel  Brazil  South Africa  Spain  Belgium  Russia

The Military Forces of Colombia (Spanish: Fuerzas Militares de Colombia) are the armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.

Services[edit]

The Military of Colombia consists of:

• National Army of Colombia (Ejército Nacional de Colombia)
• Colombian National Armada (Armada Nacional de Colombia) - Marines, Navy and Coast Guard attached

• Colombian Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina) - A branch of the Colombian Navy for amphibious operations

• Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana)
• National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia)

The Specific Command of San Andres y Providencia was created on March 5, 1983 by the Ministry of Defense of Colombia. The Command is stationed in the islands of San Andres y Providencia which are located in the Caribbean sea northeast of Colombia between 10°49'00N y 16°10'10N and 76°15'00W y 82°00'00W.^[5]

Dependencies[edit]

• Military Medical Corps (Sanidad Militar) - Medical and Nurse Corps
• Indumil (Industrias Militares INDUMIL) - Military Industry Depot
• Military Sports Federation (Federación Deportiva Militar FEDECODEMIL)
• Military Printing (Imprenta Militar)
• Military Museum (Museo Militar) - History of the Armed Forces of Colombia
• War Superior College (Escuela Superior de Guerra (Colombia) ESDEGUE)

Funding[edit]

In 1999, Colombia assigned 3.6% of its GDP to defense, according to the National Planning Department. By 2007 this figure had risen to 6.1% of GDP, one of the highest rates in the world. The armed forces number about 250,000 uniformed personnel: 145,000 military and 105,000 police. These figures do not include assistance personnel such as cooks, medics, mechanics, and so on. This makes the Colombian military one of the largest and most well-equipped in Latin America. Many Colombian military personnel have received military training assistance directly in Colombia and also in the United States. The United States has provided equipment and financing to the Colombian military and police through the military assistance program, foreign military sales, and the international narcotics control program, all currently united under the auspices of Plan Colombia.

World factbook statistics[edit]

Colombian Special Forces soldiers

A vessel of the Colombian Navy

• Military branches:
  • Colombian Army (Ejercito Nacional)
  • Colombian Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marines and Coast Guard)
  • Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana)

• Military manpower - military service age and obligation: 18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - 24 months (2004)

• Military manpower - availability:
  • males age 18-49: 10,212,456
  • females age 18-49: 10,561,562 (2005 estimate)

• Military manpower - fit for military service:
  • males age 18-49: 6,986,228
  • females age 18-49: 8,794,465 (2005 estimate)

• Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
  • males age 18-49: 389,735
  • females age 18-49: 383,146 (2005 estimate)

Expenditures[edit]

• Military expenditures - dollar figure: $11.0229 billion (FY09)^[3]
• Military expenditures - percent of GDP:6.5% (FY08)^[4]

Rank Insignia[edit]

Main article: Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

See also[edit]

• AFEUR
• Colombia
• Colombian Army
• Indumil
• Joint Task Force OMEGA
• Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces

References and notes[edit]

External links[edit]

• Ministerio de Defensa de Colombia - Official Ministry of Defense site (Spanish)
• Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares - Official Armed Forces General Command (Spanish)
• Ejército Nacional de Colombia - Official Army site (Spanish)
• Ejército Nacional de Colombia - Official Army site (English)
• Armada Nacional de Colombia - Official Navy site ((Spanish) and (English))
• Fuérza Aérea Colombiana - Official Air Force site (Spanish)
• Policía Nacional de Colombia - Official National Police site (Spanish)
• UNFFMM - Unofficial site of the Colombian Military Forces

Other Links[edit]

• Colombian Military expenditure (Spanish)

v t e Military of Colombia Service Branches Army Air Force Navy ("Armada") Naval Infantry ("Infantería de Marina") Army 1st Division 2nd Division 3rd Division 4th Division 5th Division 6th Division 7th Division 8th Division Airborne Unit OMEGA AFEUR Ranks & Insignias Lancero Navy Active Ships Decommissioned Ships Almirante Padilla Frigate Type 209 Submarine ARC Gloria (School /Flagship) Navy Ranks & Insignias Marine Infantry Ranks & Insignias Air Force Ct. German Molano Air Base Ct. Luis Gomez Air Base Maj. Alberto Pauwels Rodríguez Air Base Lt Col. Luis Pinto Air Base BG Arturo Lema Posada Air Base Ct.Ernesto Esguerra Air Base BG. Camilo Daza Álvarez Air Base My.Justino Marino Air Base Cl. Luis Rodriguez Air Base Lt Col. Benjamín Méndez Rey Air Base Marco Fidel Suárez Air Base (EMAVI) Ranks & Insignias Wars and Conflicts Gran Colombia-Peru War Supremes War Gran Colombia-Ecuador Conflict Colombia-Peru War La Violencia Era Korean War Colombian internal conflict Related dependencies Indumil SATENA Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces Ministry of National Defense National Police of Colombia DAS

v t e Colombian conflict (1964–present)
Participants			Timeline	Key aspects
			• La Violencia (1948-1958) • Marquetalia Republic • The National Front • Dominican Embassy (1980) • Palace of Justice (1985) • Patriotic Union Party extermination • Humanitarian exchange • Mapiripán Massacre (1997) • Peace process (1999-2002) • Bojayá massacre (2002) • Valle del Cauca Deputies hostage crisis (2002-2009) • El Nogal Club bombing (2003) • Parapolitics scandal (2006–7) • Operation Emmanuel • Andean diplomatic crisis (2008) • Operation Jaque	Lawsuits  • Sinaltrainal v. Coca-Cola (2001) • Rodriquez v. Drummond (2003) • Doe v. Chiquita (2007)  Kidnappings  • Kidnappings in Colombia • List of political hostages held by FARC  Illegal drug trade  • Illegal drug trade in Colombia • War on Drugs • Narcoterrorism  Government aspects  • Democratic security • Plan Colombia • Plan Patriota • Colombia–United States relations • Human rights in Colombia • Politics of Colombia
Guerrillas	Government of Colombia	Paramilitaries
• FARC-EP • ELN • EPL • List of FARC attacks Former guerrillas • M19 • MOEC • CGSB • ERP • Jorge Alberto Rodriguez The 400 • Movimiento Armado Quintin Lame Linked to • PCCC • Foro de São Paulo • PCC(M-L) • Cuban revolutionaries • Provisional IRA • ETA • ANNCOL • Fighters+Lovers • Colombian drug cartels • Some politicians	Military Forces of Colombia: National Army Air Force Navy Colombian Naval Infantry National Police Other: DAS intelligence Attorney General units Former government program • CONVIVIR Linked to • DynCorp International •  United Nations •  United States •  European Union	• Águilas Negras • Los Rastrojos • Los Urabeños Former paramilitaries • AUC • AAA Linked to • Spearhead Ltd • Colombian drug cartels • CONVIVIR • Some Colombian military personnel • Some politicians
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