The Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force ( es, Fuerza Naval del Golfo y Mar Caribe) is the maritime division of the Mexican Navy, whose primary objective is to safeguard and protect the coastlines and territorial seas of Mexico bordering the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
and
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
. The force was created on the same date as its Pacific counterpart on February 11, 1972.
Current composition
The Naval Force is divided into three Naval Regions (), six Naval Zones () and five Naval Sectors ({{lang, es, Sector Naval):
* First Naval Region Northern Gulf (RN-1) – Tuxpan, Veracruz
** First Naval Zone (ZN-1) – Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
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*** 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
See also
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Mexican Navy
The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...
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Pacific Naval Force
The Pacific Naval Force ( es, Fuerza Naval del Pacífico) is the Mexican Navy's presence in the Pacific Ocean. Its headquarters is in Manzanillo, Colima. The Pacific Naval Force was created in the same date as its Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea ...
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Mexican Naval Aviation
Mexican Naval Aviation (FAN; es, Fuerza AeroNaval, , Naval Air Force), is the naval air arm of the Mexican Navy. The Mexican Navy is divided into two naval fleets: Pacific Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
History
Naval aviation in Mexico dates back f ...
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Gulf and Caribbean Sea Naval Force
Military units and formations of Mexico
Mexican Navy
Military units and formations established in 1972