Order of Battle
Infanteria de Marina [Naval Infantry]
Colombian Marine Corps - ColMar
From 1978 to 1988, the navy's Corps of Marine Infantry (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina) benefited from a gradual buildup. The marine corps was organized into five battalions. Two battalions each reported to the Atlantic Marine Brigade and the Pacific Marine Brigade, which corresponded to the navy's Caribbean Command and the Pacific Command, respectively. A jungle battalion, first organized in 1978, was also part of the Western River Forces Command. Several independent rifle companies were reportedly subordinate to the Eastern River Forces Command. Coordinated marine-army operations frequently were carried out during the late 1980s under the operational control of the army. In 1988 analysts anticipated that the EE-9 Cascavel armored cars and EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carriers would be used to form a mechanized element in each marine brigade.
In 2011 the Infanteria de Marina [Naval Infantry, or Colombian Marine Corps - ColMar] consisted of approximately 14,000 men organized into four brigades of a variable number battalions each, with a total of 21 battalions in all. There were also a further half dozen battalion-sized special units of various sorts conducting counter-crime and counter-terrrorist operations. This force is larger than that of Russia, which ranks just after Colombia. This was a significant increase from 1991, when it consisted of approximately 7,000 men organized into two brigades of three battalions each. Additionally, the ColMar has a special forces battalion and a security battalion, both under the direct control of the ColMar Headquarters. Without any tanks or aircraft, the ColMar is basically organized as a light infantry force.
Marine Infantry Brigade No. 1
This unit was formed for the purpose operating unit specific neutralizing narcoterrorism, committed staff to meet the goals institutional, respectful of human rights, always looking for the results, to consolidate the Montes de Maria against the terrorist threat. Developing operations of regular and irregular combat within the strategic and/or tactical, in order to contribute to the maintenance of national sovereignty, territorial control, the safety of the population and their resources in jurisdiction between the departments of Sucre and Bolivar.
- IM No 2 rifle battalion
- IM No 3 rifle battalion
- IM No 4 rifle battalion
- IM No 1 counter-guerrillas battalion
- IM No 2 counter-guerrillas battalion
- Battalion of command and support for IM No. 1
Fluvial Brigade of Marine Infantry no. 1
The Fluvial Brigade of Marine Infantry no. 1 was founded with the purpose of placing under one banner the direction, organization and control of all the fluvial units of the former fluvial fleet of Magdalena and the East, as well as innovation in the Organization and doctrine of the fluvial operations, including the creation of battle groups of River and Aeronavale stations in each unit. Operating unit minor created inside of the process of transformation of the body of infantry of Navy, this was given the designation of Fluvial Brigade of I.M. No. 1. Five River battalions were placed in places more strategic national geography and the fluvial advanced posts, grouping all the units River in Magdalena, Atrato and the East of the country (Nodrizas, LPR River patrol launches , PBR boats , River tugboats, River battle elements), as well.
- Battalion Fluvial De I.m. No.20 Turbo – Antioquia
- Battalion Fluvial De I.m. No.30 Also - Bolivar
- Battalion Fluvial De I.m. No.40 Puerto CarreÑo - Vichada
- Battalion Fluvial De I.m. No.50 Puerto Inirida – Guainia
- Battalion Fluvial De I.m. No.60 Puerto Leguizamo - Putumayo
Fluvial Brigade of Marine Infantry, No.2
The second Fluvial Brigade of marine infantry with command post in the city of Buenaventura - Valle. Plans, develops and executes amphibious, rivers and ground operations within the strategic and tactical, with the aim of hastened the will to fight and ability to terrorist violence generating agents received assigned jurisdiction. The terrestrial and fluvial responsibility of the Commandant at 26,000 square kilometres of jurisdiction in the Pacific is counted from the point of the highest tide, twenty kilometers in depth from limits with Panama to the limits with the Republic of Ecuador. The municipalities that make up the jurisdiction from North to South: Juradó, Bahia Solano, Nuqui, Pizarro, Docordó; in the Choco; Buenaventura in the Valle del Cauca, Timbiqui and Guapi in the Cauca, the Tola, Iscuande, Mosquera, Satinga, Salahonda, El Charco and Tumaco in Nariño among others, have the permanent presence of the Marine Corps.
- Battalion Of Fluvial Assault De Im N ° 1 Buenaventura-valle
- Battalion Of Fluvial Assault De Im N ° 3 Bahia Solano - Choco
- Battalion Of Fluvial Assault De Im N ° 4 Bahia Malaga – Valle
- Battalion Fluvial De Im N ° 10 Guapi - Cauca
- Battalion Fluvial De Im N ° 70 Tumaco – NariÑo
- Battalion Fluvial De Im N ° 80 Buenaventura-valle
- Battalion Command And Support De Im N ° 3 Buenaventura-valle
Fluvial Brigade of Marine Infantry Núm. 3
The purpose of the Fluvial Brigade of marine infantry no.3, is driving military operations in the geographical area and the main river arteries of the departments of Caquetá, Guaviare and Meta, planning, developing and executing operations River assault, surveillance, interdiction, security and support, fighting and neutralizing organizations narco that offenders in the assigned jurisdictionwith an emphasis on the narco organizations, to neutralize their ringleaders, logistic, economic infrastructure and precipitating the military defeat of his armed apparatus, consolidate State control in the region.
- Unidad De Tarea Fluvial Del Caqueta. Tres Esquinas – Caqueta
- Unidad De Tarea Fluvial Del Guaviare. San Jose Del Guaviare
- Batallion De Asalto Fluvial De Im N° 2. Tres Esquinas – Caqueta
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