Argentina National Gendarmerie
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1938 Ministry of attachment: Ministère de la Sécurité de la Nation Workforce: 30 000 General manager: Commandant-General Gerardo Jose OTERO Address: Edificio Centinela – Av. Antártida Argentina 1480 (Cp: 1104) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Tél.: 0054 11 4310-2785 Fax: 0054 11 4313-1398 Email: directornacional@gendarmeria.gov.ar Website: www.gendarmeria.gov.ar 
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History
The Argentina National Gendarmerie is created by the law n° 12.367 of July 28th, 1938, during the presidency of Roberto Marcelino Ortiz, by the National Congress, in order "to maintain the national identity, strengthen the outside borders, and guarantee the security of all the inhabitants including in regions distant from the country". The law of November 25th, 1971 settles its organization, its missions, its functions, its jurisdictions and its general competence, as well as the legal system of its staff.
Its staff is subjected to the military disciplinary regime with a structure, a training, a military doctrine and a legal training which allows the Gendarmerie personnel to carry out police functions at the same time in peacetime and in wartime. During the Falklands War in 1982, a special unit, the "Alacran" (scorpion) squadron, is created in order to lead commando squad operations.
The law n° 24.059 of January 6th, 1992 connects the Argentina national Gendarmerie to the ministry of the Security of the Nation but this one keeps its functional relationship with the Ministries of Interior and of Defence within the framework of the integration in the defence system.
Organization
Central organization
At the highest level, the Argentina National Gendarmerie includes:
• a national director;
• an assistant manager;
• a General Secretary;
• a general director of the staff;
• an operational general director;
• a director in charge or Human resources;
• a director of education and Institute;
• a director in charge of combatting drugs;
• a director of the financial service.
Territorial Organization
Territorially, the Argentina National Gendarmerie is organized in regions (5), in "agrupaciones" (equivalent of the French gendarmerie groupement), in "escuadrones" (equivalent of the company), and in mobile detachments.
Specialized Formations
It also includes particular commands: missions "Cinturón Sur" (south belt); "Centinela" (sentinel); "Escudo Norte" (north shield); "Acceso CABA" (Access to Buenos Aires) and "Vigía" (watchtower).
The Argentina National Gendarmerie is also composed of specialized units: a Special Force unit, an Intelligence unit, Criminal Investigation department and scientific police units, Air units and Traffic Police units.
The Argentina National Gendarmerie is deployed on all of the Argentina territory. It is in charge the surveillance of 9 376 km of ground border and 22 443 km of highways and roads.
Missions
Within the framework of internal security missions, the Argentina National Gendarmerie satisfies the needs for the National State needs, regarding security, prevention and repression of breaches of the laws and special decrees.
In the field of the National defence, it executes the control, the surveillance of the borders and the guarding of strategic objectives in a permanent way.
Within the framework of the foreign policy of the Nation, it participates in the peace missions.
Staff
The ANG strength is of 30 000 men and women in 2011.
Training institutions
• IUGNA: National Gendarmerie University Institute - Av. Paseo Colon 533 (Cp: 1063) Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires - Tel: 0054-11-5169-3360/3345 - E-mail: info@iugna.edu.ar
• College "Gal Br D Manuel María Calderón" - Av. Paseo Colón 533 (cp 1063) Buenos Aires - Tél: 0054-11-5169-3380/3381 - E-mail: escusuper@gendarmeria.gov.ar
• ANG School "Gal Martín Miguel de Guemes" - El Quebracho S/N (Cp1778) Ciudad Evita - Prov. de Buenos Aires - Tél: 0054-11-4620 -2374/2304 - E-mail: ayudantiaescugen@yahoo.com.ar
• Non-commissioned Officer’s School "Cabo Raúl Remberto CUELLO" - V. 28 de Julio 1635 - Jesús María - Córdoba Cp :5520 - Tel/Fax: 03525-401964 - E-mail: escuelacabocuello@yahoo.com.ar
• INCAES - Specialized Training School "Cabo Juan Adolfo Romero" - Mercedes - Prov. de Buenos Aires - Tél: +0054 2324 430-054
• CENCAOPAZ - Centro de Capacitación para Operaciones de Paz - (Training centre for the preservation of the peace missions) - Mercedes - Prov. de Buenos Aires
Main equipment
• Vehicles: Motorcycle Yamaha TDM 900, Land Rover Defender, Ford Ranger, GAZ Tiger.
• Air power: Helicopters EC 135, Ecureuils - Airplanes Pilatus PC 6, PC 12.
Cooperation
The Argentina National Gendarmerie is, since October 2005, an associated member of the FIEP, association that regroups police forces with military status of the euro-Mediterranean space.
An officer of the Argentina Gendarmerie is allocated to the embassy of Argentina in Paris, as Gendarmerie attache. More or less regular exchanges of trainees are made between the French Gendarmerie and the ANG.
The Argentina National Gendarmerie participates in foreign missions under the aegis of the UNO or of the NATO. It intervened in particular in Haiti, Sudan, Congo, Ivory-coast and Kosovo.
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