Dominican Army


The Army of the Dominican Republic or Ejército de República Dominicana, is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic, together with the Navy and the Air Force.
The army is twice as large as the other services, consisting of approximately 40,000 active duty personnel. It includes six infantry brigades, a combat support brigade, a combat service support brigade and the air cavalry squadron.

History

Stationed near Santo Domingo, the first brigade has traditionally been the most powerful of the brigades, by virtue of its location and military resources. The First Brigade had five infantry battalions and a battalion of engineers. The Second Brigade and the Third Brigade are based at Santiago and Barahona, respectively. Their assets are spread throughout the country, and their units are mainly focused on local issues. The Fourth Brigade, also called Armed Forces Training Center because of their extensive training mission is at San Isidro, ten kilometers east of the capital. The Fourth Brigade controls the armored battalion and three infantry battalions. The Fourth Brigade also provided basic, advanced and specialized training. Also at San Isidro is the artillery battalion of the army, which was organized as a separate staff in order. Another independent and very powerful organization is the Combat Support Command, which includes the Presidential Guard Battalion and units of the military police, health and uniforms. Since 1989, assets include fourteen armored light tanks, twenty armored vehicles, and ten armored vehicles. The artillery is equipped with twenty-two 105mm Auril howitzers.

Organization

Under Army Headquarters

Headquarters, Dominican Army in Comendador, Elías Piña Province
1st Infantry Brigade - CG Santo Domingo
2nd Infantry Brigade - CG Santiago
3rd Infantry Brigade - CG San Juan de la Maguana
4th Infantry Brigade - CG Mao
5th Infantry Brigade - CG Barahona
6th Infantry Brigade - CG San Pedro de Macoris
Combat Support Brigade - CG Villa Mella, Santo Domingo
Service Support Brigade - CG Santo Domingo
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MILITARY STUDIES, ERD.
GENERAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Aircraft inventory

The Army operates 15 helicopters.
AircraftOriginTypeVersionsIn serviceNotes
Bell OH-58 KiowaUnited StatesScout helicopterOH-58A
OH-58C		3
5		One lost on 10 October 2014.
Robinson R22United StatesTraining helicopterR224
Robinson R44United StatesUtility helicopterR442
Piper PA-28 CherokeeUnited StatesUtility aircraftCherokee Cruiser2Recently purchased 2017.
Cessna 206United StatesUtility aircraft2061Recently purchased 2017.

The Dominican Army Kiowas are equipped with FLIR cameras for night operations.

Current equipment

Small arms

Note: This equipment is also used by the other branches of the Armed Forces, and the Counter-terrorism group.