Naval Infantry Corps

Mexican Marines
Mexican Naval Infantry Corps
Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina
Naval Infantry emblem
Founded1822
Country Mexico
Branch Mexican Navy
TypeNaval infantry
Garrison/HQMexico City
Motto(s)En la tierra, en el aire y en el mar (English: On land, air and sea)
Todo por la Patria (English: All for the Fatherland)
ColorsScarlet
AnniversariesJune 1, Marine Day
Commanders
Current
commander
Admiral José Rafael Ojeda Durán
Insignia
Flag
Mexican Naval Infantry Special Forces badge
Mexican Naval Infantry Special Forces beret insignia

The Naval Infantry Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina), also referred to as the Mexican Marines, are the naval infantry force of the Mexican Navy. The main task of the Infantería de Marina is to guarantee the maritime security of the country's ports and external and internal defense of the country. To accomplish these responsibilities, the corps is trained and equipped to take on any type of operations from sea, air and land.[1]

The Naval Infantry Corps was reorganized in 2007–2009 into 30 Naval Infantry Battalions (Batallones de Infantería de Marina—BIM), a paratroop battalion, a battalion attached to the Presidential Guard Brigade, two fast reaction forces with six battalions each, and three special forces groups.[2] The Naval Infantry are responsible for port security, protection of the ten-kilometer coastal fringe, and patrolling major waterways.

  1. ^ "Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México". SEMAR. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "Informe 2009 Secretaria de Marina - Armada de México" (PDF). Semar.gob.mx. Retrieved 2012-10-03.[permanent dead link]