Colombia Air Force Army Navy and Police Force Units and Bases 1990 - 2000

COUNTRY FOCUS: Republic of Colombia: Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine, and Police Force Units and Bases. TIME-FRAME: 1990 - 2000 DATABASE: DB300 v511 Note: Similar vessels are used in place of actual units when not represented by the current database. SOURCES: The Naval Institute Guide To Combat Fleets of the World 1998-1999 by A. D. Baker III, Naval Institute Press, 1998 Aerospace Encyclopedia of World Air Forces, Edited by David Willis. Airtme Publishing, 1999 NAVY / MARINES / COAST GUARD / CUSTOM SERVICE Personnel (1996): 18,092 total, including 8,870 marines, 101 naval aviation, and 196 Coast Guard Naval Bases: Cartegena (ARC Bolivar) -- Atlantic Bahía Malaga (ARC Bahía Malaga) -- Pacific Coast Guard Station: San Andres Naval Training Base: Barranquilla (ARC Barranquilla) -- Naval Training Base Riverine Bases: Puerto Leguizamo Leticia Puerto Orocué Puerto Carréno Marine Corps: 1st Atlántico Brigade HQ -- Cartegena 2nd Pacífico Brigade HQ -- Buenaventura 1st Battalion -- San Andres Island 2nd Battalion -- Tumaco 3rd Battalion -- Cartegena 4th Special Forces Battalion -- Puerto Leguizamo 6th Battalion -- Puerto Orocué 7th Battalion -- Buenaventura 8th Battalion provides security at naval headquarters -- Bogotá ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AIR FORCE Fuerza Aérea Colombia HQ Bogotá Comando Aéreo de Combate (CACOM) Comando Aéreo de Combate 1 Grupo 21 Base Aéreo 'German Olano', Palanquero Comando Aéreo de Combate 2 Grupo 31 Base Aéreo 'Luis F. Gomez Niño', Apiay Comando Aéreo de Combate 3 Grupo 41Base Aéreo del Atlántico, Barranquilla Comando Aéreo de Tactico (CAATA) Comando Aéreo de Apoyo Táctico 1 Grupo 51 Base Aéreo 'Luis F. Pinto', Melgar Comando Aéreo de Apoyo Táctico 2 Grupo 61Base Aéreo Rio Negro Comando Aéreo de Transporte Militar (CATAM) Base Aéreo 'Camilo Daze' El Dorado, Bogotá Escuela Militar de Aviacion (EMAVI) Grupo de Vuelos, Base Aéreo 'Marco Fidel Suarez', Cali Gruno Aéreo del Caribe (GACAR) Base Aér