Bolivian Army


The Bolivian Army is the land forces component of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. On average, the army consists of 31,500 men.

Organization

Combat units directly under the Army general command

The Special Forces command controls the following units:
Army aviation company 291, army aviation company 292
The Bolivian Army has six military regions covering the various Departments of Bolivia:
The army is organized into ten territorial divisions, titled Army Divisions, plus a mechanized division, each of which, with the exception of Viacha, occupy a region generally corresponding to the administrative departments, with some overlapping. These and their respective divisional headquarters and constituent units are:
19 ton light tank with 105mm gun in oscillating turret
Regimental abbreviations
RI/IR/PIR: infantry regiment
RC/ACR: cavalry regiment
RA: artillery regiment
Bat.Ing./CEB: Engineer battalion
The ten divisions control the following units:
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The Army maintains a small fleet of utility aircraft, primarily to support headquarters.

Equipment

AircraftTypeVersionsIn serviceNotes
Beechcraft King AirStaff transportModel 90
Model 200		1
1
Cessna 206 StationairUtility4
Cessna 421 Golden EagleStaff transportCessna 421B1
CASA C-212 Aviocartransport1Center of instruction of special troops
Harbin Z-9utility6

Uniforms

Army officers, NCOs, and enlisted personnel generally wear gray service uniforms. For tropical areas they wear gray-green service uniforms. Army fatigue uniforms are olive green, and combat uniforms consist of US woodland pattern camouflage and Desert pattern camouflage. The standard headgear for enlisted personnel is the beret bearing the national colors red, yellow and green. Armored troops are distinguished by black berets, and paratroops also by black berets. Special forces wear distinctive camouflage uniforms with green berets.