Argentine National Gendarmerie

The Argentine National Gendarmerie (Spanish: Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, GNA) is the national gendarmerie force and corps of border guards of the Argentine Republic. As at 2011, It has a strength of 30,000

Argentine National Gendarmerie
Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
Emblem of the Force
Gendarmeria flag
AbbreviationGNA
MottoCentinela de la Patria
(lit.'Fatherland's Sentinel')
Agency overview
Formed1938
Employees75,000
VolunteersAll non commissioned personnel are volunteers.
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
Argentina
Operations jurisdictionArgentina
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersAve. Antártida Argentina and Gendarmería Nacional St., Buenos Aires
Elected officer responsible
  • Patricia Bullrich, Minister of Security
Agency executives
  • Commandant General Andrés Severino, National Director of the Gendarmerie
  • Commandant General Javier Alberto Lapalma, Deputy National Director
Regional Headquarters
5
Website
argentina.gob.ar/gendarmeria

The gendarmerie is primarily a frontier guard force but also fulfils other important roles. The force functions from what are today five regional headquarters at Campo de Mayo, Córdoba, Rosario, San Miguel de Tucumán and Bahía Blanca.

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