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Defense
Chile's Armed Forces are subject to civilian control exercised by the President through the Minister of Defense.
The President has the authority to remove the commanders-in-chief of the armed forces.
Army
The commander in chief of the Chilean Army is General Oscar Izurieta Ferrer.
The Chilean Army is 45,000 strong and is organized with an Army headquarters in Santiago, seven divisions throughout its territory, an Air Brigade in Rancagua, and a Special Forces Command in Colina.
The Chilean Army is one of the most professional and technologically advanced armies in Latin America.
Air Force (FACH)
Gen.
Ricardo Ortega Perrier heads a force of 12,500.
Air assets are distributed among five air brigades headquartered in Iquique, Antofagasta, Santiago, Puerto Montt, and Punta Arenas.
The Air Force also operates an airbase on King George Island, Antarctica.
The FACH took delivery of the final 2 of 10 F-16s, all purchased from the U.S., in March 2007.
Chile also took delivery in 2007 of a number of reconditioned Block 15 F-16s from the Netherlands, bringing to 18 the total of F-16s purchased from the Dutch.
Navy
Admiral Rodolfo Codina directs the 23,000-person Navy, including 2,500 Marines.
Of the fleet of 29 surface vessels, only eight are operational major combatants (frigates).
Those ships are based in Valparaiso.
The Navy operates its own aircraft for transport and patrol; there are no Navy fighter or bomber aircraft.
The Navy also operates four submarines based in Talcahuano.
Carabineros
After the military coup in September 1973, the Chilean national police (Carabineros) were incorporated into the Defense Ministry.
With the return of democratic government, the police were placed under the operational control of the Interior Ministry but remained under the nominal control of the Defense Ministry.
Gen.
Eduardo Gordon is the head of the national police force of 40,964 men and women who are responsible for law enforcement, traffic management, narcotics suppression, border control, and counter-terrorism throughout Chile.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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