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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

Current commander
  
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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