Equipment

Rifle

FN FAL 7.62mm

FN FNC 5.56 mm

            AK-47

Sub-machine-guns

Uzi 9mm

Beretta Model 12 9mm

Madsen Model 46 9mm

Madsen Model 53 9mm

Machine-guns

FN MAG 7.62mm

FN Minimi 5.56 mm

Browning M1919 0.30inch

Browning M2 HB 0.50inch

Anti-amour weapons

Carl Gustav 84 mm RCL

M40A1/A2 106mm RCL (175 in service)

SS-11 ATGW (160 in service)

MAPATS 2 ATGW (24 in service)

Mortars

CAVIN 60mm (100 in service)

M-19 60 mm

M-29A1 81 mm

Thompson-Brandt MO-81 81mm (175 in service)

Thompson-Brandt MO-120 120mm (60 in service)

Armor

T-90 MBT (unknown number)

T-72 MBT (100)

AMX-30V medium tank (108 in service)

AMX-13 C-90 light tank (71 in service)

M18 76mm tank destroyer (35 in storage)

FV-101 Scorpion 90 (88 in service)

AMX VCI APC (80 in service)

Dragoon 90 AFV (80 on service)

V-100 Commando AFV (30 in service)

V-150 Commando (30 in service)

M-8 Greyhound (12 in service)

Arty

M101 105mm (36 in service)

Oto Melara Model 56 105mm (40 in service)

M-114 155mm towed howitzer (12 in service)

Mk. F.3 155mm SPH (24 in service)

IMI 160mm SP MLR (20 in service)

Air-defence weapons

Bofors 40mm L/60 (60 in storage)

US M42A1 twin 40mm SP (30 in service)

Breda twin 40mm/L70 (36 in service)

Euromissile ROLAND SAM (10 in service)

RBS-70 SAM

Army Aviation

Assault aviation Group (helios)

Transport Group (fixed wing)

Training Center (helio and fixed wing)

Aircraft Inventory

<20 helios (6 A-109, 7 UH-1, 4 AS-61, 2 Bell 206)

<14 fixed wing (6 Cessna, 4 IAI-210, balance miscellaneous)

Marines (8000 approximately)

            1 Div HQ

                        2 amphibious Bdes (total 6 Bns)         

                        1 riverine Bde (2 Bns)

                        1 Arty Bn

                        1 amphibous assault vehicle Bn

                        1 Engr Bn

            Additional Engr Bns

Equipment includes 11 LVTP7 (modernized); 30 APC; 18 105mm howitzer, 6 SP AA 40mm twin.

Training Establishments

Escuela Militar (El Valle, Caracas D.F.)

Escuela Superior de Guerra LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLIVAR (Chorrillos, Caracas D.F.)

Escuela de Suboficiales GRAL. JOSE FELIX RIBAS (Maracay)

Escuela de Infantería GRAL. RAFAEL URDANETA (Maracay)

Escuela de Operaciones Especiales GRAL. ROJAS

Escuela de Fuerzas Blindadas GRAL. IRRIBARREN (Maracay)

Escuela de Artillería CNEL. DIEGO JALON (Maracay)

Escuela de Ingeniería GRAL. JACOT (Maracay)

Escuela de Comunicaciones (Caracas D.F.)

Escuela de Transporte (Caracas D.F.)

Escuela de Equitación NEGRO PRIMERO (Caracas D.F.)

Escuela de Educación Física GRAL. FLORES

National Guard Regions

A typical orbat

6^th Region

            Territorial Detachment 63

                        1^st Company (5 platoons)

                        2^nd Company (3 Platoons)

            Territorial Detachment 65

            Territorial Detachment 68

            Territorial Detachment 69 (Rural)(internal security)

                        HQ

                        Personnel section

                        Intelligence section

                        Operations section

                        Logistics section

                        1^st Company

                        2^nd Company

                        3^rd Company

            Riverine Patrol Detachment 915

            Air Detachment 6

            Anti-Extortion/Anti-Kidnapping Security 6 (GAES)