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Honduras THE ARMED FORCES
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Figure 9. Organization of the Army, 1993
Source: Based on information from Jane's Intelligence
Review, [London], February 1993, 90-93.
The armed forces includes the army, the air force, the
navy, and
the public security force (Fusep). Most internal security
functions
and some police activities fall under Fusep control. Each
of the
four branches has its own distinct organizational
structure and
equipment
(see
fig. 9). The capabilities of the Honduran
armed
forces are hindered by a lack of armored personnel
carriers (APCs)
and the logistical problems posed by servicing a variety
of small
arms. The country has no weapons manufacturing capability
and must
import all of its equipment and supplies. The army is
top-heavy
with officers. By comparison, the Salvadoran army is
double the
size of the Honduran, yet both armies have about 250
senior
officers. The average United States infantry division has
18,000
soldiers--about 4,000 more than the entire Honduran
army--but only
twenty to twenty-five senior officers. On the other hand,
Honduras
has the most balanced ground, air, and naval forces in
Central
America. The army is equipped with a small number of
modern light
tanks and anti-aircraft and artillery pieces; the air
force has the
only supersonic aircraft in the region; and the navy has
the
fastest and best-equipped boats in Central America.
Data as of December 1993
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