Army Brigades

FIRST BRIGADE - Tunja	The First Brigade, based in Tunja, Boyacá department, is attached to the Second Division of the Army and has eight forward military units operating in 114 municipalities in Boyacá, Santander five and three of Cundinamarca. It consists of the following tactical units: - Infantry Battalion 1 Gr Simon Bolivar Headquarters: Tunja - Infantry Battalion 2 Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre Headquarters: Chiquinquirá - Cavalry Group No. 1 Gr Miguel Silva Plazas Headquarters: Bonza (Tunja) - Artillery Battalion No. 1 Tarquinia Headquarters: Sogamoso - High Mountain Battalion no. 1 Gr Santos Gutiérrez Prieto Headquarters: El Espino - No. 1 Battalion Chief Tundama ASPC Headquarters: Tunja - Energy and Roads Special Battalion No. 6 Procer José María Carbonell Headquarters: Miraflores, Boyacá - Training Battalion, Training and Retraining No. 1 Headquarters: Samacá - Boyacá Gaula Headquarters: Tunja
SECOND BRIGADE - Barranquilla	Low Operating Unit based in the city of Barranquilla, capital of the department of the Atlantic, attached to the First Army Division, was created in 1934 by Resolution No. 1691 of August 28. It has jurisdiction over the departments of Atlantico, Bolivar, Magdalena and South. It consists of the following units tactics: Mechanized Infantry Battalion No. 4 Gr Antonio Nariño Headquarters: Malambo Mechanized Infantry Battalion No. 5 \ "José María Córdova Gr \" Headquarters: Santa Marta Engineers Battalion 2 \ "Vergara y Velasco \" Headquarters: Malambo Military Police Battalion No. 2 city of Barranquilla Headquarters: Barranquilla High Mountain Battalion No. 6 \ "My. Robinson Daniel Ruiz Garzón \" Headquarters: Foundation ASPC Battalion Chief Alonso No. 2 Xeque Headquarters: Barranquilla Gaula Atlantic Headquarters: Barranquilla Magdalena Gaula Headquarters: Santa Marta Training Battalion, Training and Retraining Headquarters: El Cenizo
THIRD BRIGADE - Cali	The Third Brigade, attached to the Third Army Division, based in Cali, Valle del Cauca, and was created by Regulation No. 0004/2005, covering operationally municipalities in the departments of Valle del Cauca, Cauca and Chocó. It consists of the following taactical units: Infantry Battalion 23 Winners Headquarters: Carthage Artillery Battalion Palacé 3 Battle Headquarters: Buga Infantry Battalion 8 \ "Battle of Pichincha \" Headquarters: Cali Engineers Battalion 3 \ "Cr Agustín Codazzi \" Headquarters: Palmyra High Mountain Battalion No. 3 Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo Headquarters: The Farallones Military Police Battalion No. 3 Deg Borrero Eusebio Acosta Headquarters: Cali Instruction and Training Battalion No. 3 \ "Luis Eduardo Rocha Azuola and \" Headquarters: Zarzal ASPC Battalion No. 3 Policarpa Salvarrieta Headquarters: Cali Terretre Combat Battalion No. 3 \ "First of Numancia \" Headquarters: Cali Valley Gaula Headquarters: Cali
FOURTH BRIGADE - Medellin	Based in the city of Medellin, the Fourth Brigade makes part of the Seventh Army Division and has jurisdiction in the department of Antioquia and some municipalities bordering the departments of Caldas and Choco. It consists of the following Tactical Units: - Infantry Battalion 10 \ "Colonel Atanasio Girardot \" Headquarters: Medellin - Infantry Battalion 11 \ "Cacique Nutibara \" Headquarters: Andes - Antioquia - Mechanized Cavalry Group No. 4 \ "Juan del Corral \" Headquarters: Rio Negro - Antioquia - Artillery Battalion 4 \ "Colonel Jorge Eduardo Sanchez Rodriguez \" Headquarters: Medellín - Antioquia - Combat Engineer Battalion no. 4 General Pedro Nel Ospina Headquarters: Bello - Antioquia Infantry Battalion 32 \ "General Pedro Justo Berrio \" Headquarters: Medellin - Support Battalion and Combat Services will No. 4 \ "Cacique Yariguies Headquarters: Medellín - Antioquia - Special Energy Vias Battalion No. 4 \ "BG. Jaime Polanía Puyo \" Headquarters: San Rafael Antioquia - Instruction and Training Battalion No. 4 \ "Fray Mauricio Garnica and Dorjuela \" Headquarters: The Carolina - Antioquia -Military Police Battalion No. 4 \ " Headquarters: Medellin - Antioquia Gaula Headquarters: Medellin -Rionegro Gaula Headquarters: Rio Negro
FIFTH BRIGADE - Bucaramanga	Attached to the Second Division of the Army, the Fifth Brigade is headquartered in the city of Bucaramanga, Santander Department and was created by Decree 947 of August 31, 1908. It consists of the following tactical units, distributed in the jurisdiction as follows: - Infantry Battalion 14 \ "Ct. Antonio Ricaurte \" Headquarters: Bucaramanga - Infantry Battalion 40 \ "Colonel Luciano Delhuyer \" Headquarters: San Vicente de Chucurí - Infantry Battalion 41 \ "General Rafael Reyes Headquarters: Scimitar - Santander Jungle Battalion No. 48 Prócer Manuel Rodriguez Torices Headquarters: South Santa Rosa - Engineers Battalion 5 \ "Colonel Francisco José de Caldas \" Headquarters: Bucaramanga - Energy and Víal Special Battalion No. 7 \ "Cs. Rodrigo Arango Antonio Quintero \" Headquarters: Barrancabermeja - Artillery Battalion 5 \ "Captain José Antonio Galán \" Headquarters: El Socorro - Santander - Instruction and Training Battalion No. 5 \ "Andres Maria Rosillo \" Headquarters: Aguachica - César - Support Battalion and Combat Services No 5 \ "Mercedes Abrego \" Headquarters: Bucaramanga Santander Gaula Headquarters: Bucaramanga
SIXTH BRIGADE - Ibague	Low Operating Unit attached to the Fifth Army Division, based in the city of Ibague, with jurisdiction in the department of Tolima and Caldas. The Sixth Brigade has five tactical units Gaula group and three battalions to advance counterinsurgency operations in the department of Tolima and Caldas eastern: - Infantry Battalion No. 16 Patriots Headquarters: Honda - Tolima - Infantry Battalion 17 Gr José Domingo Caicedo Headquarters: Chaparral - Tolima - Infantry Battalion 18 Cr Jaime Rooke Headquarters: Ibagué - Tolima - No.6 ASPC Battalion \ "Francisco Antonio Zea Headquarters: Ibagué - Tolima - Instruction and Training Battalion No. 6 \ "Manuel de Bernardo Alvarez del Cesar \" Headquarters: Stones - Tolima - Tolima Gaula Headquarters: Ibagué - Tolima - Counterinsurgency Battalion No. 6 \ "Pijaos \" Headquarters: Ibagué - Tolima - Counterinsurgency Battalion No. 34 \ "Cr Jaime Fajardo Cifuentes \" Headquarters: Natagaima - Tolima
SEVENTH BRIGADE - Villavicencio	Unit, created in 1958 with the purpose of defending the lives, honor and property of all the inhabitants of this region of the country and as other units of the Army, has a great responsibility in the development of the policy of the current Democratic Prosperity National Government. This Low Operating Unit has the following tactical Units: -Airborne Infantry Battalion No. 20 \ "Roergas Serviez Manuel Medina Gr \" Headquarters: Apiay -Airborne Infantry Battalion No. 21 \ "Vargas Swamp Battle \" Headquarters: Granada -Infantry Battalion 29 \ "Ocampo Germán Herrera Gr \" Headquarters: Uribe -Airborne Engineer Battalion No. 7 \ "Carlos Alban Gr \" Headquarters: Villavicencio -Instruction and Training Battalion No. 7 \ "José Miguel Pey and Andrade \" Headquarters: Cubarral ASPC-Battalion No. 7 \ "Antonia Santos \" Headquarters: Villavicencio -Special Energy and Víal Battalion No. 15 Headquarters: Puerto Gaitan -Terrestrial Combat Battalion 7 \ "Heroes of Arauca \" Headquarters: Villavicencio
THIRTEENTH BRIGADE - Bogota	Major Operations Unit, based in the capital of the Republic, Bogota and assigned to the Fifth Division of the Army. The operating unit has twelve Minor tactical units, a battalion of ground combat, the Gaula well: Airborne Infantry Battalion No. 28 Colombia Headquarters: Ptolemais. 37 Infantry Battalion Presidential Guard Headquarters: Bogotá. Infantry Battalion No. 38 Miguel Antonio Caro Headquarters: Facatativá 39 Infantry Battalion Sumapaz Headquarters: Fusagasugá Cavalry Group No. 10 Tequendama Headquarters: Bogotá. Cavalry Group No. 13 GR. Ramon Arturo Rincón Quiónez Headquarters: Bogotá. Artillery Battalion 13 GR. Landazábal Fernando Reyes Headquarters: Usme-Bogotá. Engineers Battalion 13 GR. Antonio Baraya Headquarters: Bogotá Military Police Battalion No. 13 GR. Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Headquarters: Bogotá. Military Police Battalion No. 15 Cacique Bacatá Headquarters: Bogotá. ASPC Battalion No. 13 Cacique Tisquesuza Headquarters: Bogotá. High Mountain Battalion No. 1 \ "Tc. Antonio Arredondo \" Headquarters: Sumapaz Energy and Víal Special Battalion No. 13 \ "Independence of Cundinamarca \" Headquarters: Ubalá Cundinamarca Gaula Headquarters: Bogotá. Instruction and Training Battalion No. 13 \ "Antonio Morales Galavis \" Headquarters: Australia (Usme - Cundinamarca)
FOURTEENTH BRIGADE - Puerto Berrio	Low Operating Unit, attached to the Seventh Army Division. Its headquarters is located in the municipality of Puerto Berrio, Antioquia. The Fourth Brigade has a jurisdiction which includes the regions of Northeast Antioquia Antioquia and Magdalena Medio, and Santandereano Boyacense.'s Composed of six tactical units distributed throughout the jurisdiction as follows: 3 Infantry Battalion Battle of Bárbula Headquarters: Puerto Boyaca 42 Infantry Battalion Battle of Bomboná Headquarters: Guasimal-Puerto Berrio-Ant Engineers Battalion 14 Battle of Calibío Headquarters: Canteen Power and Roads Special Battalion No. 8 MY. Serpa Mario Cuesta Headquarters: Segovia Instruction and Training Battalion No. 14 \ "José Antonio Chavarria \" Headquarters: Guasimal (Puerto Berrio - Antioquia) ASPC Battalion No. 14 Cacique Pipaton Headquarters: Puerto Berrio
FIFTEEN BRIGADE - Choco	Low Operating Unit attached to the Seventh Army Division, based in the city of Pretoria, Department of Chocó. It consists of two units tactics, a battalion of Education and Training Ground Combat Battalions and two well: BG Infantry Battalion No.12. Manosalva Alfonso Florez Headquarters: Pretoria GR No.15 Engineer Battalion. Julio Londono Londono Headquarters: Las Animas - Choco Instruction and Training Battalion No. 15 \ "José María Moledo \" Headquarters: Todó (Choco) Ground Combat Battalion No. 94 \ "Ct. Lizarazo Pedro Hernando Cruz \" Headquarters: Pretoria Ground Combat Battalion No. 100 \ "Ct. Javier Mauricio Quintero Rojas \" Headquarters: Darien - Choco
SIXTEEN BRIGADE - Yopal	Low Operating Unit, based in the city of Yopal, Casanare, and attached to the Eighth Division of the Army, created by Resolution No. No.00010 of October 6, 1992. It consists of three tactical units, a battalion of Education and Training and Gaula well: 44 Infantry Battalion Perez Ramon Nonato Headquarters: Tauramena Mounted Cavalry Group Casanare Guides No. 16 Headquarters: Yopal ASPC Battalion No. 16 TE. William Ramirez Silva Headquarters: Yopal Instruction and Training Battalion No. 16 \ "Jose Martin Paris Alvarez \" Headquarters: Cupiagua Casanare Gaula Yopal.
SEVENTEEN BRIGADE - Carepa	Low Operating Unit based in Carepa, Antioquia and attached to the Seventh Army Division. Enabled by Regulation No. 00014 of 1993. It consists of five tactical units: Infantry Battalion 46 Voltigeros Headquarters: Carepa Infantry Battalion 47 GR. Francisco de Paula Velez Headquarters: San Pedro GR No.17 Engineer Battalion. Carlos Bejarano Muñoz Headquarters: Carepa. ASPC Battalion No. 17 \ "Clara Narvaez Elisa Arteaga \" Headquarters: Carepa Instruction and Training Battalion No. 17 \ "Nicholas Omana Mauritius \" Headquarters: Carepa
EIGHTEENTH BRIGADE - Arauca	Low Operating Unit, based in the city of Arauca and attached to the Eighth Division of the Army. Composed of seven units tactics and a group gaula well: Airborne Cavalry Group No. 18 GR. Gabriel Rebeiz Pizarro Headquarters: Saravena. Engineers Battalion 18 GR. Rafael Navas Pardo Headquarters: Tame Artillery Battalion 18 \ "General José María Mantilla \" Headquarters: Feliciano Power and Roads Special Battalion No. 1 CR. Juan José Neira Headquarters: Arauquita ASPC Battalion No. 18 ST. Rafael Aragona Headquarters: Arauca Instruction and Training Battalion No. 18 \ "Manuel de Pombo \" Headquarters: Saravena. Energy and Víal Special Battalion No. 14 \ "Ct. Miguel Lara \" Headquarters: Tame Arauca Gaula Headquarters: Arauca
TWENTY-SECOND BRIGADE SELVA - San José del Guaviare	Low Operating Unit assigned to the Fourth Army Division, based in San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare department. It is composed of two battalions of infantry, a battalion of jungle and Batallónde Battalion training and counterinsurgency, distributed in the jurisdiction as well: Aerotranportado Infantry Battalion No. 19 Gr Joaquín París Headquarters: San Jose del Guaviare Infantry Battalion 24 Gr Luis Carlos Camacho Leyva Headquarters: Squid - Guaviare Jungle Battalion 51 Gr.José Maria Ortega Headquarters: Miraflores - Guaviare ASPC Battalion No. 22 \ "Tc. Benedict Triana \" Headquarters: San Jose del Guaviare Instruction and Training Battalion No. 22 \ "José Ignacio Álvarez Salazar \" Headquarters: The Return-Guaviare Ground Combat Battalion No. 32 \ "Libertadores Uribe \" Headquarters: Carurú - Vaupés
TWENTY-THIRD BRIGADE - Pasto	Low Operating Unit, based in the city of Pasto, capital of Nariño department, attached to the Third Army Division, Joint Command Organic Suroccidente. It consists of one infantry battalion, a Group of Cavalry, a battalion of Education and Training, a battalion of Selva and Service Battalion. Infantry Battalion 9 Battle of Boyacá Headquarters: San Juan de Pasto Cavalry Group No. 3 Deg José María Cabal Headquarters: Ipiales Instruction and Training Battalion No. 23 \ "Jorge Tadeo Lozano \" Headquarters: Chapalito - Pasto Jungle Battalion No 56 \ 'Colonel Francisco José González Headquarters: Gualtal - Nariño Services Battalion No 23 \ 'General Ramon Espina \' Headquarters: San Juan de Pasto
TWENTY SIXTH JOINT FOREST BRIGADE - Leticia - Amazonas	Unit assigned to the Sixth Army Division. Headquartered in Leticia, Amazonas. It consists of two units and a battalion tactical instruction and training in the jurisdiction distributed as follows: Jungle Infantry Battalion No. 50 Gr Luis Acevedo Torres Headquarters: Leticia ASPC Battalion No. 26 SS. Nestor Ospina Melo Headquarters: Leticia Instruction and Training Battalion No. 26 \ "Nicolas Cuervo Rojas \" Headquarters: Leticia
TWENTY-SEVENTH BRIGADE SELVA - Putumayo Mocoa	Operative unit whose area of responsibility the department of Putumayo and Piedmont judges of this belonging to the municipality of Santa Rosa Department of Cauca. It has the following Tactical Units as follows: Infantry Battalion 25 \ "Domingo Rico Roberto Diaz Gr \" Headquarters: Villagarzón Jungle Battalion 49 \ "Soldier Juan Bautista Solarte Obando \" Headquarters: Tagua Energy and Víal Special Battalion No. 9 \ "Jose Maria Gaitan Gr \" Headquarters: Santana Engineers Battalion 27 \ "Manuel Castro Bayonne Gr \" Headquarters: Puerto Asis Atillería Battalion No. 27 \ "Luis Ernesto Ordoñez Castle Gr \" Headquarters: Santana ASPC Battalion No. 27 \ "light Simona Duque de Alzate \" Headquarters: Mocoa Instruction and Training Battalion No. 27 \ "Juan Nepomuceno Azuero \" Headquarters: Santana
TWENTY-EIGHTH BRIGADE - Puerto Carreno	Operative unit based in Puerto Carreno Vichada, assigned to the Eighth Army Division. It consists of the following tactical units in the jurisdiction distiribuidas well: Infantry Battalion 43 Gr Efrain Rojas Acevedo Headquarters: Cumaribo-Vichada Military Engineer Battalion No. 28 \ "Arturo Herrera Cr Brown \" Headquarters: The Spring Infantry Battalion 45 Gr Prospero Pinzon Headquarters: Puerto Inírida - Guanía ASPC Battalion No. 28 BOCHICA Headquarters: Puerto Carreño - Vichada Instruction and Training Battalion No. 28 \ "Ignacio de Herrera and Vergara \" Headquarters: Puerto Gaitan - Meta Ground Combat Battalion No. 38 \ "Centaurs \" Headquarters: Inírida Ground Combat Battalion No. 58 \ "Tc. Carlos Maldonado Gutierrez \" Headquarters: Barrancominas
29th Brigade VIGÉSIMA NOVENA BRIGADA Popayán	Operating unit lower, based in the city of Popayán, attached to the army's third Division. The subsregion is formed by the following tactical units, distributed in the jurisdiction as well -Battalion of infantry no. 7 "Gr. José Hilario López" Headquarters: Popayán. Battalion of high mountain No.4 "Gr. Benjamín Herrera Cortés" Headquarters: San Sebastián (Cauca) -Battalion of instruction, training and re-training No. 29 Headquarters: -Battalion of A.S.P.C. No. 29 "Gr. Henry Grove Cortés" Headquarters: Popayán -Battalion of infantry no. 8 "Battle of Pichincha" Headquarters: Cali -Battalion of counter-guerrilla No. 37 "Macheteros del Cauca" Headquarters: Cali.
30th Brigade TRIGÉSIMA BRIGADA Cúcuta	Operating unit lower, based in the city of Cúcuta, attached to the army's second division The subsregion is formed by the following tactical units, distributed in the jurisdiction, thus -Battalion of infantry no. 13 "Gr. Custodio García Rovira" Headquarters: Pamplona -Battalion of infantry no. 15 "Gr. Francisco de Paula Santander" Headquarters: Ocaña. -Group of cavalry mechanized No. 5 "Gr. Hermogenes Maza" Headquarters: San José de Cúcuta. -Energy special battalion and road No. 10 "CR." "José"shell Headquarters: Convention (Norte de Santander) -Battalion of instruction, training and re-training No. 30 -Battalion No. 30 "Guásimales" A.S.P.C Headquarters: San José de Cúcuta -Battalion of counter-guerrilla No. 46 "Heroes of Saraguro" Headquarters: Tibú
31st Brigade TRIGÉSIMA PRIMERA BRIGADA DE SELVA Cururú - Vaupes	Operating unit lower, based in Mitú, Vaupés, attached to the army's fourth division. It consists of the following tactical units, distributed in the jurisdiction, thus: Battalion of infantry no. 30 "General Alfredo Vásquez Cobo" Headquarters: Mitú Jungle battalion No. 52 "Colonel José Dolores Solano" Headquarters: Cururú - Vaupés