Editing Peruvian Navy (section)

== Organization ==
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{{Peruvian Navy}}

The current [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the Peruvian Navy is [[Admiral]] [[Luis José Polar Figari]]. Naval Forces are subordinated to the [[Ministry of Defence (Peru)|Ministry of Defense]] and ultimately to the [[List of Presidents of Peru|President]] as Chief Supreme of the Peruvian Armed Forces. They are organized as follows:

* ''Comandancia General de la Marina'' ([[Command (military formation)|Navy General Command]])
** ''Estado Mayor General de la Marina'' ([[General Staff|Navy General Staff]])
** ''Inspectoría General de la Marina'' ([[Inspector General|Navy General Inspectorate]])

Operational units are divided between three commands:

;''Comandancia General de Operaciones del Pacífico''
Pacific Operations General Command, it comprises the following units:
*  ''Fuerza de Superficie'' (Surface Force)
*  ''Fuerza de Submarinos'' (Submarine Force)
*  ''Fuerza de Aviación Naval'' (Naval Aviation Force)
*  ''Fuerza de Infantería de Marina'' (Naval Infantry Force)
*  ''Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales'' (Special Operations Force)

;''Comandancia General de Operaciones de la Amazonía''
Amazon Operations General Command, tasked with river patrolling in the Peruvian portion of the [[Amazon Basin]].

;''Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas''
Directive General of Captains and Coast Guard, oversees Coast Guard operations

===Coast Guard===
{{Main|Peruvian Coast Guard}}
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[[Coast Guard]], tasked with law enforcement on Peruvian [[territorial waters]], rivers and lakes. The Peruvian Coast Guard often performs anti-drug trafficking operations within the nation's waters. The Coast Guard has approximately 1,000 personnel.<ref name="IISS2122">{{cite journal |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2021 |title=The Military Balance 2021 |journal=The Military Balance |language=en |volume=}}</ref>

===Naval Aviation===
{{Main|Peruvian Naval Aviation}}

The Naval Aviation Force {{in lang|es}}: (Fuerza de Aviación Naval, '''AVINAV''') is the air branch of the Peruvian Navy, its roles include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, maritime surveillance, reconnaissance and transport of marine personnel. It is also responsible for airborne operations of the Peruvian Marines. Naval Aviation has about 800 personnel.<ref name="IISS2123">{{cite journal |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2021 |title=The Military Balance 2021 |journal=The Military Balance |language=en |volume=}}</ref>

===Naval Infantry===
{{main|Peruvian Naval Infantry}}

;Naval Infantry Brigade
*1st Naval Infantry [[Battalion]] – Ancón
*2nd Naval Infantry Battalion – Ancón
*[[Amphibious warfare|Amphibious]] Support Group
*[[Fire support]] Group
*[[Commando]] Grouping
*Engineers Unit

;Other units
*3rd Naval Infantry Battalion – [[Tumbes (city)|Tumbes]]
*4th Naval Infantry Battalion – Puno
*1st [[Jungle]] Naval Infantry Battalion – Iquitos
*2nd Jungle Naval Infantry Battalion – [[Pucallpa]]
*Naval Infantry [[Detachment (military)|Detachment]] ''Litoral Sur'' – [[Mollendo]]