Editing Panamanian Public Forces (section)

==Organization==
In 2012, the National Police Force's maneuver units comprised:
*One presidential guard battalion (under-strength).<ref name="IISS_2012_398">IISS (2012), p. 398</ref>
*One military police battalion.<ref name=IISS_2012_398 />
*Eight paramilitary companies.<ref name=IISS_2012_398 />
*18 police companies.<ref name=IISS_2012_398 />

In 2012, the IISS noted that there were reports of a special forces unit having been formed.<ref name=IISS_2012_398 />
 
In 2012, the National Public Forces had a total strength of 11,000 personnel and were equipped with small arms.{{sfn|Leonard|2014|p=186}} Today{{when|date=May 2020}}, the National Police has a total of 25,000 active sworn personnel.

The [[National Border Service]] has division of 2 brigades, all at the [[Colombia–Panama border]], plus a special forces brigade, an independent brigade patrolling the border with [[Costa Rica]] and a infantry brigade responsible for central Panama.

The National Aeronaval Service has a Marine battalion, an aviation security police group, an air group, a naval squadron and SAR unit. The IPS has a full Presidential Guard battalion plus, starting from 2015, a Pikemen and Musketeers' Company and Cavalry Squad wearing historical uniforms from the 16th to 17th centuries, at the start of Spanish rule in Panama, in the tradition of the [[Honourable Artillery Company]].

Officer training for the PFF is done at the National Police Academy, "Doctor Justo Arosemena" in Panama City. All officers graduate with a bachelor's degree and are commissioned Second Lieutenants. Many officers of the PPF are also graduates of foreign exchange programs in Latin American military and police academies. Training for other ranks is per their respective training commands.

NCOs and basic level constables are trained in the National Police Institute Belisario Porras.