Editing Peruvian Armed Forces (section)

==== Marines ====
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[[File:Peruvian Marines 2019.jpg|alt=|thumb|Peruvian marines in the [[Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro|VRAEM]] in 2019]]
The Peruvian Marines date back to 6 November 1821, when the Peruvian Navy requested a battalion of soldiers. Its first battle was an attack on the Spanish, successfully taking the city of [[Tacna|Arica]] (today Tacna). Into the mid-20th century, the Peruvian Marines modernized their equipment and by the 1980s with the [[Shining Path]] emerging as a new threat to Peru, the Marines began to be tasked with counterterrorism operations.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

As part of the Peruvian Navy, the Peruvian Marines utilize the equipment and logistics of the Navy. Various Marine battalions are based in Ancón, Iquitos, Mollendo, Pucallpa, Puno and Tumbes. The Peruvian Marines also have a Special Forces composed of the Espíritus Negros and Fuerza Delta, based on the American [[Delta Force]] and [[US Army Rangers]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}