The National Army serves as the land-based branch of the Uruguayan Armed Forces. In accordance with Decree-Law 15,688, its mission is to contribute to guaranteeing external and internal national security, within the framework of the mission of the Armed Forces.[1]
IMAE Instituto Militar de Armas y Especialidades (Military Institute of Weapons and Specialties)
IMES Instituto Militar de Estudios Superiores (Military Institute of Higher Studies)
Escuela de Ingenieros del Ejército (Army Engineers School)
ECOME Escuela de Comunicaciones del Ejército (Army School of Communications)
C.I.A.C.A. Centro de Instrucción de Artillería de Campaña y Antiaérea "Cnel. Antonio E. Trifoglio" ('Field and Air Defense Artillery Instruction Center "Cnel. Antonio E. Trifoglio")
CIMA Centro de Instrucción de Material y Armamento (Material and Armament Instruction Center)
Comisión de Ciencia y Tecnología del Ejército (Army Science and Technology Commission)
List of commanders-in-chief of the army (1973–Present)
^ abHudson, Rex A.; Meditz, Sandra W., eds. (1992). "Chapter 5. National Security". Uruguay: A Country Study(PDF) (2nd ed.). Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 222–223. ISBN0-8444-0737-2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.