Armed Forces of Paraguay

Current Information
Armed Forces Alert Status

Current DEFCON Status: DEFCON 4

Current THREAT Level: 4

Organization of the Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense- Madam Tamie Sabb

Deputy Secretary of Defense- Mr. Luis-Fernando Garza Ortega

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics- Mr. Pancho Hevas

Department of Defense Acquisition Review Board Defense Technical Information Center Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency- Dir. Cruz Serrano Missile Defense Agency- Dir. Horcasitas Pizarro Defense Contract Management Agency Dir. Raul Marcayda Defense Logistics Agency- Dir. Isidoro Banuelos Defense Threat Reduction Agency- Dir. Ernesto Montoya

Under Secretary of Defense for Policy- Mr. Ernesto Salas

Defense Security Cooperation Agency- Dir. Enriqueta Fernandez Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office Defense Technology Security Administration

Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer- Mr. Eleazar Izquierdo

Defense Contract Audit Agency- Dir. Otilio Heras Defense Finance and Accounting Service- Dir. Castillo Anaya

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness- Mr. Cesar Castelo

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs- Mr. Jorge Víllánueva Military Health System

Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence- Madam Juana Solíz

Military Intelligence Agency- Dir. Hinojosa Medina Defense Security Service- Dir. Colio Sálazar National Reconnaissance Office- Dir. Tena Elizondo National Security Administration- Dir. Carazo Maldonado

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs- Madam Estrada Jimenez

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Internal Communications- Mr. Juan García Defense Media Activity Director of Administration and Management- Dir. Elieis Rovirosa Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation- Dir. Cierra Ramírez

Inspector General of the Department of Defense- Mr. Roman Orozco

Defense Criminal Investigative Service- Dir. Aracely Víllánueva

Army
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The Army's Mission is:

- Maintaining the sanctity of the land borders of the British Hidalgo. - To strengthen civil-military relations. - Cooperate in emergencies, the needs of civil defense. - Organize, compose and manage reservations. - To organize, equip and train your strength to face any threat. - Cooperate in activities to support the country's national development. - To cooperate with scientific and technological development of the country.

The Army currently consists of 100,000 NCOs on Active Duty, 55,000 COs on Active Duty, 82,100 soldiers in the Reserves, and 39,500 total National Guards of the States.

General of the Army- Gen. John McCain Alexander

Army General Command, Fort Curuguaty- Gen. Jacob Giguere

Army Headquarters (50) Army HQ Escort and Security Battalion (100) Army General Staff (50) Army Inspector General's Office (50) Presidential Escort Regiment (100)

Army Logistics Command, Fort Tacumbu- Gen. Enrique Blahnik

Command and Control Center (50) Adjutant General's Corps (50) Acquisitions Office (50) Army Armaments Corps (1000) Army Chaplain's Corps (3000) Army Medical Department (10,000) Army Transportation Corps (5000) Army Communications Corps (2000) Army Engineers Service (5000) Army Institutes of Education (150) 82nd Logistics Support Regiment (1500) 84th Logistics Support Regiment (Reserves) (2000)

Army Aviation Command, Fort Santa Rosa- Gen. Jerald Hubler

Command, Service and Logistics Company (200) Helicopter Battalion (800) Fixed Wing Air Battalion (500) Attack Helicopter Battalion (500) Multipurpose Helicopter Battalion (Reserves) (100) Army Aviation Maintenance Center (300) Army Aviation School (50)

1st Corps of the Army, Fort Curuguaty- Gen. Forrest Wolfenbarger

3rd Infantry Division (Reserves) (20,000) 4th Infantry Division (Reserves) (20,000) 3rd Armored Division (20,000) 2nd Military Police Brigade (10,000)

2nd Corps of the Army, Fort San Juan Bautista- Gen. Arthur Shinkle

1st Infantry Division (20,000) 2nd Infantry Division (20,000) 2nd Armored Division (Reserves) (20,000) 4th Field Artillery Brigade (5000)

3rd Corps of the Army, Fort Mariscal Estigarribia- Gen. Tad Bowyer

5th Infantry Division (Reserves) (20,000) 6th Infantry Division (20,000) 1st Armored Division (20,000) 7th Field Artillery Brigade (5000)

Army National Guard Corps, Fort Cerrito- Gen. Reyes Canto

7th Infantry Division (10,000) 8th Infantry Division (10,000) 9th Infantry Division (10,000) 2nd Military Police Brigade (4000) 3rd Military Police Brigade (4000) 1st Field Artillery Brigade (1500)

Special Operations Command, Fort Cerrito- Lt. Gen. Rigoberto Victorian

5th Army Special Operations Group (CLASSIFIED) 3rd Naval Special Warfare Group (CLASSIFIED) 8th Special Operations Wing (CLASSIFIED)

Air Force
The Air Force's Mission is:

- to preserve the peace and security, and provide for the defense, of the British Hidalgo; - to support national policy; - to implement national objectives; - to overcome any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security of the British Hidalgo.

The Air Force currently consists of 32,000 NCOs on Active Duty, 10,000 COs on Active Duty and 12,000 airmen in the Reserves.

General of the Air Force- Gen. Chance Villafana

Air Force Material Command, Air Base Garcia- Gen. Jon Hoberg

Air Armament Center (1000) Air Logistics Center (1000) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Center (1000) 12th Test Wing (2500) 8th Air Base Wing (10,000) 21st Air Base Wing (Reserves) (10,000) Air Force Academy (50)

Air Force Mobility Command, Air Base La Paz- Gen. Mauricio Stallard

22nd Air Refueling Wing (3000) 6th Air Mobility Wing (5000) 19th Airlift Wing (5000) Presidential Airlift Group (2000)

Air Force Combat Command, Air Base Accord- Gen. Harrison Sena

4th Fighter Wing (2000) 20th Fighter Wing (Reserves) (2000) 7th Reconnaissance Wing (3000) 41st Air Control Wing (2000) 7th Bomb Wing (2000) 21st Security Forces Brigade (2500)

Equipment
WEAPONS:

P229 DAK http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/P229_blk.jpg/220px-P229_blk.jpg HK146 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/HK416.jpg/300px-HK416.jpg

M82A1 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/M107_1.jpg/300px-M107_1.jpg

M249SAW http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg/300px-PEO_M249_Para_ACOG.jpg

MP7A1 http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100130051137/cnrp/images/thumb/8/85/MP7A1.jpg/180px-MP7A1.jpg MK47 SGL http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100130053013/cnrp/images/thumb/4/4e/Mk47_Striker.jpg/180px-Mk47_Striker.jpg

M252 81mm Mortar http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100130054659/cnrp/images/thumb/c/c1/M252_Mortar.jpg/180px-M252_Mortar.jpg Centurion C-RAM http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100131193622/cnrp/images/thumb/e/ea/Centurion_C-RAM.jpg/180px-Centurion_C-RAM.jpg

STHAL Artillery Interdiction Device http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100617002636/cnrp/images/thumb/9/93/STHAL_AID.png/180px-STHAL_AID.png M270 MLRS- http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100131195607/cnrp/images/thumb/7/7a/M270_MLRS.jpg/180px-M270_MLRS.jpg

LAND VEHICLES:

Humvee http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100131193916/cnrp/images/thumb/5/53/Humvee.jpg/180px-Humvee.jpg M777 howitzer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/M777_howitzer_rear.jpg/220px-M777_howitzer_rear.jpg

Mobile Communications Vehicle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Img_star-t.jpg/220px-Img_star-t.jpg

Humvee Ambulance http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/USMCAmbulance.jpg/220px-USMCAmbulance.jpg

Wheeled Tanker http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/R-9.jpg/220px-R-9.jpg FMTV http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/VehM1083.jpg/120px-VehM1083.jpg

PLS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Palletized_load_system.jpg

HET http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/A_Fox_NBC-detection_vehicle_is_transported_by_a_HETS_trailer.jpg/220px-A_Fox_NBC-detection_vehicle_is_transported_by_a_HETS_trailer.jpg

M1A1 Abrams Tank http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Abrams-transparent.png/300px-Abrams-transparent.png

IMV http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Dingo_2.jpg/250px-Dingo_2.jpg

Sandcat http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Bulgarian_sandcat.jpg/220px-Bulgarian_sandcat.jpg BATT http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Lenco2.JPG/120px-Lenco2.JPG

Stryker (many variants) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Stryker_ICV_front_q.jpg/300px-Stryker_ICV_front_q.jpg

SPECIAL OPERATIONS:

Jackal http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/US_military_truck_in_Afghanistan%2C_2011.JPG/220px-US_military_truck_in_Afghanistan%2C_2011.JPG

S-ATV http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/edhaney1/Silly%20Stuff/OSHKOSHTruck.jpg

JLTV http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/GTV_JLTV.jpg/200px-GTV_JLTV.jpg

SEAL Delivery Vehicle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/US_Navy_050505-N-3093M-007_Members_of_SEAL_Delivery_Vehicle_Team_Two_%28SDVT-2%29_prepare_to_launch_one_of_the_team%27s_SEAL_Delivery_Vehicles_%28SDV%29_from_the_back_of_the_Los_Angeles-class_attack_submarine_USS_Philadelphia_%28SSN_690%29.jpg/250px-thumbnail.jpg

Mark V Special Operations Craft http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/US_Navy_090428-N-4205W-840_MARK_V_Special_Operations_Craft.jpg/280px-US_Navy_090428-N-4205W-840_MARK_V_Special_Operations_Craft.jpg

Aircraft
HELICOPTERS:

AS550 C3 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/050618-Fennec-03.jpg/220px-050618-Fennec-03.jpg

UH-60 Black Hawk https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Blackhawk.jpg/300px-Blackhawk.jpg

CH-47F http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pinnacle_manuever.jpg/220px-Pinnacle_manuever.jpg

UH-64D http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Apache_DOS.jpg/220px-Apache_DOS.jpg

AH-1Z Viper http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/AH-1Z_HMLA-303_in_flight_2008.jpg/300px-AH-1Z_HMLA-303_in_flight_2008.jpg

Boeing HH-47 CSAR-X http://www.milscint.com/images/384.jpg

CV-22 Osprey http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/20080406165033%21V-22_Osprey_refueling_edit1.jpg/220px-20080406165033%21V-22_Osprey_refueling_edit1.jpg

AIRPLANES:

C-27J http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/USAF_C-27J.JPG/300px-USAF_C-27J.JPG

Boeing YAL-1 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/YAL-1A_Airborne_Laser_unstowed_crop.jpg/300px-YAL-1A_Airborne_Laser_unstowed_crop.jpg

T45 Goshawk http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/T-45A_Goshawk_03.jpg/300px-T-45A_Goshawk_03.jpg

C-17 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/C-17_test_sortie.jpg/300px-C-17_test_sortie.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/82nd_Airborne_paratroopers_in_a_C-17.jpg/220px-82nd_Airborne_paratroopers_in_a_C-17.jpg

C-130 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/C-130s_from_four_nations_at_Pope_AFB_1987.JPEG/220px-C-130s_from_four_nations_at_Pope_AFB_1987.JPEG

C-5 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/C-5_Galaxy.jpg/220px-C-5_Galaxy.jpg

KC-46 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/KC-767_Aeronautica_Militare_tanker_refueler_2007.jpg/300px-KC-767_Aeronautica_Militare_tanker_refueler_2007.jpg

F-35 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/CF-1_flight_test.jpg/300px-CF-1_flight_test.jpg

F-22 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Lockheed_Martin_F-22A_Raptor_JSOH.jpg/300px-Lockheed_Martin_F-22A_Raptor_JSOH.jpg

F 18 Super Hornet http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/FA-18_Super_Hornets_of_Strike_Fighter_Squadron_31_fly_patrol%2C_Afghanistan%2C_December_15%2C_2008.jpg/220px-FA-18_Super_Hornets_of_Strike_Fighter_Squadron_31_fly_patrol%2C_Afghanistan%2C_December_15%2C_2008.jpg

F-15 Silent Eagle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Boeing_F-15_Silent_Eagle-topshot.jpg/300px-Boeing_F-15_Silent_Eagle-topshot.jpg

Boeing P-8 Poseidon http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/P_8A_touches_down_at_Pax_River.jpg/300px-P_8A_touches_down_at_Pax_River.jpg

Boeing E-767 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/E-767_Japan_AWACS_112010.jpg/300px-E-767_Japan_AWACS_112010.jpg

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MQ-9_Reaper_in_flight_%282007%29.jpg/220px-MQ-9_Reaper_in_flight_%282007%29.jpg

Boeing E-4 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BoeingE4AACPconfig.png/220px-BoeingE4AACPconfig.png

EA-18G Growler https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/EA-18G_VX-31_over_Ridgecrest_CA_2009.jpg/300px-EA-18G_VX-31_over_Ridgecrest_CA_2009.jpg

B-1B Lancer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg/300px-B-1B_over_the_pacific_ocean.jpg

Tupolev Tu-160 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tu-160_at_MAKS_2007.jpg/300px-Tu-160_at_MAKS_2007.jpg