Venezuelan Marine Corps

Bolivarian Marine Infantry
División de Infantería de Marina General Simón Bolívar
Seal of the Venezuelan Bolivarian Marine Corps
Active22 July 1822 – 1829 (Part of Gran Colombia)
1 July 1938 – present (First official company)
Country Venezuela
Branch Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
TypeMarines
RoleAir assault
Airlift
Amphibious warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Armoured warfare
Artillery observer
Bomb disposal
Border control
Casualty evacuation
CBRN defense
Close-quarters combat
Combined arms
Crowd control
Direct fire
Fire support
Force protection
HUMINT
Indirect fire
Internal security
Irregular warfare
Jungle warfare
Maneuver warfare
Military engineering
Military intelligence
Military logistics
Mountain warfare
Naval boarding
Patrolling
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Riverine patrol
Screening
Security checkpoint
Tactical communications
Tracking
Urban warfare
Size11,000 [1]
Garrison/HQMeseta de Mamo, Catia La Mar, Vargas
ColorsRed and Blue
EngagementsEl Porteñazo
Commanders
Current
commander
Vice Admiral Luis Somaza Chacón

The Venezuelan Bolivarian Marine Corps are known as the Bolivarian Marine Infantry or formally as the Marine Division "General Simon Bolivar" (División de Infantería de Marina General Simón Bolívar) and is part of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela. Its motto is: Valor y Lealtad (Valor and Loyalty).

  1. ^ "Military (Infantería de Marina Bolivariana; Marine Corps; Infantería de Marina Venezolana)". GlobalSecurity.com.