The Pacific Naval Force ( es, Fuerza Naval del Pacífico) is the

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 ...

's presence in the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

. Its headquarters is in

Manzanillo, Colima Manzanillo () is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port, responsible for handling Pacific cargo for the Mexico City area. It is the large ...

. The Pacific Naval Force was created in the same date as its

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an 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 the United ...

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 ...

counterpart on February 11, 1972. The Surface ships are the main components of The Naval Force and is the means to secure and to operate sea control in strategic areas. Main objectives of the Naval force is to Defend the sovereignty and integrity of Mexico from sea, protect vital naval installations, protect human life and maintain marine traffic and maintain the rule of law in national waters.

Organization

The Naval Force is divided into 4 Naval Regions (), 10 Naval Zones (), and 6 Naval Sectors (): *Second Naval Region Northern Pacific (RN-2) – Ensenada, Baja California ** Naval sector – Puerto Cortés, Baja California Sur *Fourth Naval Region

Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja C ...

(RN-4) – Guaymas, Sonora **Second Naval Zone (ZN-2) – La Paz, Baja California Sur ***Naval Sector – Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur ***Naval Sector – Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur **Fourth Naval Zone (ZN-4) – Mazatlán, Sinaloa ***Naval Sector – Puerto Peñasco, Sonora ***Naval Sector – San Felipe, Baja California **Naval Sector – Topolobampo, Sinaloa * Sixth Naval Region Center Pacific (RN-6) – Manzanillo, Colima **Sixth Naval Zone (ZN-6) – San Blas, Nayarit ***Naval Sector – Isla Socorro **Eight Naval Zone (ZN-8) – Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco **Tenth Naval Zone (ZN-10) – Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán *Eight Naval Region South Pacific (RN-8) – Acapulco, Guerrero **Naval Sector Ixtapa – Zihuatanejo, Guerrero **Twelfth Naval Zone (ZN-12) – Salina Cruz, Oaxaca ***Naval Sector – Huatulco, Oaxaca ** Fourteenth Naval Zone (ZN-14) – Puerto Chiapas, Chiapas

Naval ship units

Destroyer Flotilla

* ** (1973 – 2015) * ** {{ship, ARM, Netzahualcoyotl, D-102 (1982 – 2014) * ''Bravo'' class ** ARM ''Bravo'' (F-201) (1993 – 2017) ** ARM ''Galeana'' (F-202) (1993 – 2017)

Auxiliary Ship Flotilla

* ''Panuco'' class ** ARM ''Manzanillo'' (A-402) (1971 – 2011) * ''Papaloapan'' class ** ARM ''Papaloapan'' (A-411) (2001 – present) ** ARM ''Usumacinta'' (A-412) (2001 – present)

Ship Embarked Helicopter Squadron

* AS555 AF Fennec

Amphibious Reaction Force

Naval Infantry Units

*Command and General Staff *2nd Marine Amphibious Infantry Battalion **1st Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company *4th Marine Amphibious Infantry Battalion *2nd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company *2nd Amphibious Comando Battalion *3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company *Amphibious Vehicle Reconnaissance Company *2nd Support Battalion

Naval Air Squadron

* Antonov An-32

Special Forces Group

*Special Forces Unit **Command and Command Group **Support Group *Transport Unit ** Mil Mi-8 *Patrol Interceptor Group

External links

Pacific Naval Force
Military units and formations of Mexico Mexican Navy Military units and formations established in 1972