Venezuelan Army

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Bolivarian Army
Ejército Bolivariano
Venezuelan Army emblem
Founded	19 April 1810; 214 years ago (1810-04-19)
Country	Venezuela
Type	Army
Role	To protect and guarantee the permanent sovereignty of the nation against any external, or internal threats.
Size	115,000 (2021)[1]
Part of	National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
Patron	Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Motto(s)	"Forger of liberties"
Colors	Blue, Red
March	Venezuelan National Army Hymn (Himno del Ejercito Nacional Bolivariano de Venezuela)
Anniversaries	24 June, Army Day and anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo
Engagements	Venezuelan War of Independence Spanish American wars of independence Gran Colombia–Peru War Federal War El Carupanazo El Porteñazo Machurucuto incident Colombian conflict 2021 Apure clashes Crisis in Venezuela Pemon conflict Attack on Fort Paramacay El Junquito raid Operation Gideon (2020) 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
Commanders
Minister of the People's Power for Defense of the Republic of Venezuela	General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López
Commandant of the Operational Strategic Command	Admiral Remigio Ceballos
Commanding General, Venezuelan Army	Major General Jesús Rafael Suárez Chourio
Inspector General, Venezuelan Army	Divisional General Pascualino Angiolillo Fernández
Chief of Staff, Venezuelan Army	Divisional General Francisco Antonio Espinoza Guyón
Notable commanders	Simon Bolivar Francisco de Miranda José Tadeo Monagas Juan Crisóstomo Falcón José Antonio Páez Santiago Mariño Carlos Soublette
Insignia
Flag

The Venezuelan Army, officially the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela (Spanish: Ejército Bolivariano), is the land arm of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela.^[2] Also known as Bolivarian Army (Ejército Bolivariano, EB), its role is to be responsible for land-based operations against external or internal threats that may put the sovereignty of the nation at risk. The army is the second largest military branch of Venezuela after the Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, MB).^[2]

Its current commander is Major General Domingo Antonio Hernández Lárez.^{[citation needed]} The army depends directly on the Ministry of Popular Power for Defense, under the orders of the general commander and the president of the Republic in his position as commander in chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces. It is divided into six combat arms and four commands; operations, logistics, education and Army Aviation.

The command officers, troop officers, technicians and military surgeons belonging to the Venezuelan Army are graduates of the military academies of the Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela and are commissioned with the rank of Second Lieutenant, the academies are as follows:

• Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army,
• Military Academy of Troop Officers C-in-C Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías,
• Bolivarian Military Technical Academy,
• Military Academy of Health Sciences

Unlike most of the officer corps the sergeants (professional NCOs) and recruits completing basic training, as well as Army officer candidates of civilian background, study in separate schools.^[3]

The Venezuelan Army marks its birth by its victory in the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821 over the Empire of Spain, which led to the independence of the nation. It later contributed to the independence of the present-day countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Bolivia.