The 6th Mountain Infantry Brigade is a unit of the

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...

specialised in

mountain warfare Mountain warfare (also known as alpine warfare) is warfare in mountains or similarly rough terrain. Mountain ranges are of strategic importance since they often act as a natural border, and may also be the origin of a water source (for example, t ...

. The headquarters of this unit is based at

Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argentine province of Neuquén and of the Confluencia Department, located in the east of the province. It occupies a strip of land west of the confluence of the Limay and Neuquén rivers w ...

Neuquén Province Neuquén () is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west. It also meets La Pampa Province a ...

. It is part of the 2nd Army Division. The units that form this Brigade are: *10th "''Teniente General Racedo''" Mountain Infantry Regiment, Covunco, Neuquén. *21st "''Teniente General Rufino Ortega''" Mountain Infantry Regiment, Las Lajas, Neuquén. *26th "''Coronel Benjamín Moritán''" Mountain Infantry Regiment, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén. *

6th Mountain Cazadores Company The 6th Mountain Huntsmen Company ( es, Compañía de Cazadores de Montaña 6) is a unit of the Argentine Army specialised in Mountain warfare. The Company is based at based Primeros Pinos, Neuquén Province. This unit is part of the 6th Mountain ...

, Primeros Pinos, Neuquén. *4th "''Coraceros General Lavalle''" Mountain Cavalry Regiment,

San Martín de los Andes San Martín de los Andes is a city in the south-west of the , serving as the administration centre of the Lácar Department. Lying at the foot of the Andes, on the Lácar lake, it is considered one of the main tourism destinations in the province. ...

, Neuquén. *6th Mountain Artillery Group, Junín de los Andes, Neuquén. *16th Artillery Group, Zapala, Neuquén.

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