Editing Peruvian Armed Forces (section)

=== Navy ===
{{Main|Peruvian Navy}}
[[File:Peruvian Navy Ceremony 2016.jpg|alt=|thumb|Peruvian Navy ceremony, 2016]]
The Peruvian Navy (''Marina de Guerra del Perú'') is organized in five naval zones headquartered in Piura, Lima, Arequipa, Iquitos and [[Pucallpa]]. It has a strength of around 25,988 troops divided between the Pacific Operations and the Amazon Operations General Commands and the Coast Guard.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}{{when|date=December 2022}}

The Pacific fleet [[flagship]] is the guided-missile cruiser [[BAP Almirante Grau (FM-53)|BAP ''Almirante Grau'' (FM-53)]], named for the 19th-century Peruvian Admiral who fought in the [[War of the Pacific]] (1879–1883). The fleet also includes 7 [[Lupo class frigate|''Lupo'' class]] frigates (two built in Peru), 6 [[PR-72P class corvette|''PR-72P'' class]] corvettes, 2 [[Pohang-class corvette|''Pohang''-class corvettes]], several amphibious ships, 2 ''[[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1100]]'' and 4 ''[[Type 209 submarine|Type 209/1200]]'' class German-built diesel submarines (the biggest submarine force in South America), as well as patrol vessels, tankers and cargo ships. The Peruvian Navy also has a [[naval aviation]] force, several naval infantry battalions and special forces units.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==== Marines ====
{{main|Peruvian Marines}}
[[File:Peruvian Marines 2019.jpg|alt=|thumb|Peruvian marines in the [[Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro|VRAEM]] in 2019]]
The Peruvian Marines date back to 6 November 1821, when the Peruvian Navy requested a battalion of soldiers. Its first battle was an attack on the Spanish, successfully taking the city of [[Tacna|Arica]] (today Tacna). Into the mid-20th century, the Peruvian Marines modernized their equipment and by the 1980s with the [[Shining Path]] emerging as a new threat to Peru, the Marines began to be tasked with counterterrorism operations.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

As part of the Peruvian Navy, the Peruvian Marines utilize the equipment and logistics of the Navy. Various Marine battalions are based in Ancón, Iquitos, Mollendo, Pucallpa, Puno and Tumbes. The Peruvian Marines also have a Special Forces composed of the Espíritus Negros and Fuerza Delta, based on the American [[Delta Force]] and [[US Army Rangers]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}