Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force

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Country Mexico Garrison/HQ Tuxpan, Veracruz		Allegiance Mexican Navy
Active February 11, 1972 – present Role Maritime Security, Search and Rescue, Coastal Defense Currentcommander Admiral José de Jesús Marte Camarena Zepeda

The Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force (Fuerza Naval del Golfo y Mar Caribe), is the maritime division of the Mexican Navy, whose primary objective is to safeguard and protect coastlines and territorial seas of Mexico bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The Fuerza Naval del Golfo y Mar Caribe were created in the same date as its Pacific counterpart on February 11, 1972.

Current Composition

The Naval Force is divided into 3 Naval Regions (Región Naval), 6 Naval Zones (Zona Naval), and 5 Naval Sectors (Sector Naval):

First Naval Region Northern Gulf (RN-1) – Tuxpan, Veracruz

First Naval Zone (ZN-1) – Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas

Naval Sector Matamoros, Tamaulipas

Naval Sector La Pesca, Tamaulipas

Third Naval Zone (ZN-3) – Veracruz, Veracruz

Naval Sector Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz

Third Naval Region Campeche (RN-3) – Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche

Fifth Naval Zone (ZN-5) – Frontera, Tabasco

Seventh Naval Zone (ZN-7) – Lerma, Campeche

Naval Sector Champoton, Campeche

Fifth Naval Region Caribbean (RN-5) – Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo

Ninth Naval Zone (ZN-9) Yucalpeten, Yucatán

Eleventh Naval Zone (ZN-11) – Chetumal, Quintana Roo

Naval Sector Conzumel, Quintana Roo

References

Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force Wikipedia

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