Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Air Force Academy building in Mexico City. Mexican military installations are operated by the country's two primary defense institutions, the Department of Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) (SEDENA) and the Department of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina) (SEMAR).
Isla Margarita is a Pacific Ocean island, located to the West of the Baja California Peninsula, and belongs politically to the municipality of Comondú. Puerto Cortés Naval Base is handled by the Mexican Navy and is the center of a Military Naval Sector that depends from the 2nd Military Naval Region in Ensenada, BC.
The entire island's area is 231 km 2 (89 sq mi). Santa Margarita, to the south, parallels the southwest-facing coast and has an area of 314 km 2. On its inland side is Puerto Cortés, the only settlement on the island, the site of a naval base administered from the 2nd Military Naval Region in Ensenada, Baja California.
The volcano on Isla Socorro was renamed in his honor. In 1957 the Mexican Navy established a naval base on Socorro and has had a permanent presence on the island since then. A tiny outpost also exists on Clarión, as noted above. On 21 March 1972, Pablo Silva García became the first Governor of Colima to visit his state's island territories. A ...
For the year 2008 budget, the Mexican Congress approved a US$15 million fund to build only 17 out of the 60 combat boats requested. These ships, designated CB 90 HMN, are to increase the Mexican Navy's fast boat fleet. Additional budgets will be awarded each passing year. [43] In total, the Mexican Navy has over 189 operational ships. [4]
The Pacific Naval Force (Spanish: 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 counterpart on February 11, 1972. The Surface ships are the main components of The Naval Force ...
The military command is independent and is exercised by an officer of the Mexican Navy. [ 28 ] President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on February 18, 2019, that his administration would close the Islas Marías Federal Prison, replacing it with a new cultural center that will be named for José Revueltas.
Campamento Militar Isla Guadalupe (translation: Guadalupe Island Military Camp) is a locality in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico. It is located in Guadalupe Island, at an altitude of 640 meters. It is distinguished for being the westmost location in Mexico and Latin America.