Structure of the Argentine Army


The Structure of the Argentine Army follows below. As of 2020 the active force of the Argentine Army includes a total of eleven brigades:
  • 2x Armored brigades
  • 2x Bush brigades
  • 1x Airborne brigade
  • 3x Mountain brigades
  • 3x Mechanized brigades
In addition to the brigades, there is also a number of specialized formations:
The "regiment" and "group" designators actually denote battalion-sized units.

1990s reorganization

Since the restoration of democracy in 1983, the Argentine Army was reduced both in number and budget and became a professional force. Some units were dissolved and other moved, including:

Chief of the Army General Staff

Chief of the Army General Staff
  • * Chief of the Army General Staff Adjutand Secretariat
  • * Army Recruitment Assessment Commission
  • * Army Main Inspectorate
  • * Army Main Secretariat
  • * Plan, Programs and Budget Main Directorate
  • * Administration and Finance Main Directorate
  • * Legal Affairs Main Directorate
  • * Army Social Work Institute

Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff

The Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff commands the following organizations and departments of the Argentine Army:Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff
  • * Coordination Secretariat of the Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff
  • * Army General Staff Headquarters
  • * Education Main Directorate
  • * Communication and Information Main Directorate
  • ** Signal Battalion 602, in Buenos Aires
  • ** Satellite Signal Company, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Personnel and Welfare Main Directorate
  • * Medical Main Directorate
  • ** Central Military Hospital, in Buenos Aires
  • ** Campo de Mayo Military Hospital, in Campo de Mayo
  • ** Regional Military Hospital Córdoba
  • ** Regional Military Hospital Mendoza
  • ** Regional Military Hospital Comodoro Rivadavia
  • ** Regional Military Hospital Paraná
  • ** Military Hospital Bahía Blanca
  • ** Military Hospital Salta
  • ** Military Hospital Río Gallegos
  • ** Military Hospital Curuzú Cuatiá
  • * Intelligence Main Directorate
  • ** Intelligence Grouping "Campo de Mayo", in Campo de Mayo
  • *** Intelligence Support Battalion, in Campo de Mayo
  • *** Signals Intelligence Company, in City Bell
  • *** Combat Intelligence Detachment 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • *** Geospatial Intelligence Center, in Campo de Mayo
  • *** Military Intelligence Center, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Research and Development Main Directorate
  • * Organization and Doctrine Main Directorate
  • * Materiel Main Directorate, in Palermo
  • ** Arsenal Directorate, in Boulogne Sur Mer
  • *** Arsenal Grouping 601, in Boulogne Sur Mer
  • **** Arsenal Battalion 601, in Boulogne sur Mer
  • **** Arsenal Battalion 602, in Boulogne sur Mer
  • **** Arsenal Battalion 603, in San Lorenzo
  • **** Arsenal Battalion 604, in Holmberg
  • **** Electronic Materiel Maintenance Company 601, in Boulogne Sur Mer
  • ** Transport Directorate, in Palermo
  • *** Transport Battalion 601, in Boulogne Sur Mer
  • * Quartermaster Directorate
  • ** Quartermaster Battalion 601, in El Palomar
  • * Stable and Veterinary Directorate
  • * Engineers and Infrastructure Directorate
  • * Army General Staff Accounting and Finance Directorate
  • * Army Historical Matters Directorate

Buenos Aires Military Garrison Command

Buenos Aires Military Garrison Command, in Campo de Mayo

Army Training and Enlistment Command

Army Training and Enlistment Command, in Campo de Mayo
The Army Training and Enlistment Command is responsible for the training and preparation of the operational units of the Argentinian Army.

1st Army Division

1st Army Division, in Curuzú Cuatiá

2nd Army Division

2nd Army Division Army of the North, in Córdoba
  • * Anti-aircraft Artillery Group 161, in San Luis
  • * Signal Battalion 141, in Córdoba
  • * Intelligence Battalion 141, in Córdoba
  • * Army Aviation Section 141, in Córdoba
  • * Garrison Guard Detachment "Santiago del Estero", in Santiago del Estero
    V Mountain Brigade
    V Mountain Brigade, in Salta
  • * Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment 5, in Salta
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 15, in La Rioja
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 20, in San Salvador de Jujuy
  • * Mountain Rangers Company 5, in San Salvador de Jujuy
  • * Mountain Artillery Group 5, in San Salvador de Jujuy
  • * Artillery Group 15, in Salta
  • * Mountain Engineer Battalion 5, in Salta
  • * Mountain Construction Engineer Company 5, in La Rioja
  • * Mountain Signal Company 5, in Salta
  • * Mountain Intelligence Company 5, in Salta
  • * Mountain Intelligence Section "Jujuy", in San Salvador de Jujuy
  • * Forward Deployed Intelligence Section "La Rioja", in La Rioja
  • * Mountain Army Aviation Section 5, in Salta
  • * Logistic Support Base "Salta", in Salta
  • * Garrison Guard Group "San Antonio de los Cobres", in San Antonio de los Cobres
    VI Mountain Brigade
    VI Mountain Brigade, in Neuquén
  • * Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment 4, in San Martín de los Andes
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 10, in Covunco Centro
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 21, in Las Lajas
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 26, in Junín de los Andes
  • * Mountain Rangers Company 6, in Primeros Pinos
  • * Mountain Artillery Group 6, in Junín de los Andes
  • * Artillery Group 16, in Zapala
  • * Mountain Engineer Battalion 6, in Neuquén
  • * Mountain Signal Company 6, in Neuquén
  • * Mountain Intelligence Company 6, in Neuquén
  • * Mountain Intelligence Section "Bariloche", in Bariloche
  • * Mountain Army Aviation Section 6, in Neuquén
  • * Logistic Support Base "Neuquén", in Zapala
    VIII Mountain Brigade
    VIII Mountain Brigade, in Mendoza
  • * Mountain Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment 15, in Campo de los Andes
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 11, in Tupungato
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 16, in Uspallata
  • * Mountain Infantry Regiment 22, in El Marquesado
  • * Mountain Rangers Company 8, in Puente del Inca
  • * Artillery Group 7, in San Luis
  • * Mountain Artillery Group 8, in Uspallata
  • * Mountain Engineer Battalion 8, in Campo de los Andes
  • * Mountain Signal Company 8, in Mendoza
  • * Mountain Intelligence Company 8, in Mendoza
  • * Mountain Intelligence Section "San Rafael", in San Rafael
  • * Mountain Army Aviation Section 8, in Mendoza
  • * Logistic Support Base "Mendoza", in Mendoza

3rd Army Division

3rd Army Division, in Bahía Blanca
  • * Signal Battalion 181, in Bahía Blanca
  • * Intelligence Battalion 181, in Bahía Blanca
  • * Army Aviation Section 181, in Bahía Blanca
    I Armored Brigade
    I Armored Brigade, in Tandil
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 2, in Olavarría
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 8, in Magdalena
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 10, in Azul
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 7, in Arana
  • * Armored Artillery Group 1, in Azul
  • * Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 1, in Arana
  • * Armored Engineer Squadron 1, in Olavarría
  • * Armored Signal Squadron 1, in Tandil
  • * Armored Intelligence Squadron 1, in Tandil
  • * Logistic Support Base "Tandil", in Tandil
    IX Mechanized Brigade
    IX Mechanized Brigade, in Comodoro Rivadavia
  • * Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment 3, in Esquel
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 9, in Puerto Deseado
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 8, in Comodoro Rivadavia
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 25, in Sarmiento
  • * Armored Artillery Group 9, in Sarmiento
  • * Mechanized Engineer Battalion 9, in Rio Mayo
  • * Mechanized Signal Company 9, in Comodoro Rivadavia
  • * Mechanized Intelligence Company 9, in Comodoro Rivadavia
  • * Forward Deployed Intelligence Section "Esquel", in Esquel
  • * Army Aviation Section 9, in Comodoro Rivadavia
  • * Logistic Support Base "Comodoro Rivadavia", in Comodoro Rivadavia
    XI Mechanized Brigade
    XI Mechanized Brigade, in Río Gallegos
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 11, in Puerto Santa Cruz
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 24, in Río Gallegos
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 35, in Rospentek
  • * Armored Artillery Group 11, in Comandante Luis Piedrabuena
  • * Mechanized Engineer Battalion 11, in Comandante Luis Piedrabuena
  • * Armored Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 11, in Rospentek
  • * Mechanized Signal Company 11, in Río Gallegos
  • * Mechanized Intelligence Company 11, in Río Gallegos
  • * Mechanized Intelligence Section "El Turbio", in Rospentek
  • * Army Aviation Section 11, in Río Gallegos
  • * Ammunition Company 181, in Puerto Santa Cruz
  • * Logistic Support Base "Río Gallegos", in Río Gallegos
    Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping 601 - School
    Anti-aircraft Artillery Grouping 601 - School, in Mar del Plata
  • * Anti-aircraft Artillery Group 601, in Mar del Plata
  • * Mixed Anti-aircraft Artillery Group 602, in Mar del Plata
  • * Anti-aircraft Artillery Systems Maintenance Group 601

Rapid Deployment Force

Rapid Deployment Force, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Rapid Deployment Force Signal Company, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Rapid Deployment Intelligence Section, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Rapid Deployment Army Aviation Section, in Campo de Mayo
    IV Airborne Brigade
    IV Airborne Brigade, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Infantry Regiment 2, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Infantry Regiment 14, in Córdoba
  • * Air Assault Regiment 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Paratrooper Artillery Group 4, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron 4, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Engineer Company 4, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Signal Company 4, in Córdoba
  • * Paratrooper Aerial Launch Support Company 4, in Córdoba
  • * Paratroopers Intelligence Section, in Córdoba
  • * Logistic Support Base "Córdoba", in Córdoba
    X Mechanized Brigade
    X Mechanized Brigade, in Santa Rosa
  • * Tank Cavalry Regiment 13, in General Pico
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 3, in Pigüé
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 6, in Toay
  • * Mechanized Infantry Regiment 12, in Toay
  • * Artillery Group 10, in Junín
  • * Multiple Launch Systems Artillery Group 601, in San Luis
  • * Mechanized Engineer Company 10, in Santa Rosa
  • * Mechanized Signal Company 10, in Santa Rosa
  • * Mechanized Intelligence Company 10, in Santa Rosa
  • * Logistic Support Base "Pigüé", in Pigüé
    Special Operations Forces Grouping
    Special Operations Forces Grouping, in Córdoba
  • * Special Forces Company 601, in Córdoba
  • * Commando Company 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Commando Company 602, in Córdoba
  • * Commando Company 603, in Bahia Blanca
  • * Special Operations Forces Support Company 601, in Campo de Mayo

Army Aviation Command

Army Aviation Command, in Campo de Mayo

Engineer Grouping 601

Engineer Grouping 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Engineer Battalion 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • * CBRN and Emergency Support Engineer Company 601, in San Nicolás de los Arroyos
  • * Installations Maintenance Engineer Company 601, in Villa Martelli
  • * Army Divers Engineer Company 601, in Campo de Mayo
  • * Water Engineer Company 601, in Campo de Mayo

Signal Grouping 601

Signal Grouping 601, in City Bell
  • * Signal Battalion 601, in City Bell
  • * Electronic Operations Battalion 601, in City Bell
  • * Signal Maintenance Battalion 601, in City Bell

Geographic distribution of operational forces

CórdobaCampo de Mayo

2nd Division
IV Airborne Brigade
Special Operations Forces Grouping

Rapid Deployment Force
Army Aviation Command
Buenos Aires Military Garrison
Intelligence Grouping
Engineer Grouping 601