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The mission statement of the Colombian Army is to conduct military operations oriented towards defending the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity (of the nation), and protecting the civilian population, and private and state resources, to contribute in generating an environment of peace, security, and development, that guarantees the constitutional order of the nation.
The Batallón Único de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia (English: Battalion of Intelligence and Counterintelligence) of the Colombian National Army. The BINCI has also been referred to as the "Charry Solano battalion," after its original chief, Brigadier General Ricardo Charry Solano. It has also been known as the Twentieth Brigade or Brigade XX.
The National Intelligence Directorate (Spanish: Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia; DNI) is the main intelligence agency of Colombia. It is the successor organization to the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) which was tasked with providing internal and external intelligence, law enforcement and immigration control. [ 1 ]
The Escuela Militar de Cadetes General José María Córdova (English: Colombian Army Military Academy "General José María Córdova", ESMIC) is a 4-year military academy in charge of the formation of the future combatant officers of the Colombian National Army. It is also an institution of higher education, where the cadets in training carry ...
The military ranks of the Colombian armed forces consist of the list and ordering of the different military ranks, for the Officers, Non-commissioned officers (NCOs) and soldiers, seamen and airmen ("other ranks") of the Military Forces of Colombia. The ranks are visually represented by insignias placed on the uniforms, usually at the shoulders ...
A federal judge in Miami on Friday sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused ...
Many Colombian military personnel have received military training assistance directly in Colombia and also in the United States. The United States has provided equipment and financing to the Colombian military and police through the military assistance program, foreign military sales, and the international narcotics control program, all ...
Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, a former Colombian military officer aided by an associate, planted a bomb in a vehicle to kill members of the U.S. Army who were working with soldiers in the ...