Mexican Navy Special Operations Unit

Special Operations Forces
Unidad de Operaciones Especiales
Active	2014 - present
Allegiance	Mexico
Branch	Mexican Navy
Type	Naval special operations forces and naval commandos
Part of	Mexican Marines
Motto(s)	Fuerza, Espíritu, Sabiduría (Strength, Spirit, Wisdom)

The Mexican Navy Special Operations Unit (Spanish : Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UNOPES) ^[1] is the special operations command of the Mexican Marines. It was formed on September 15, 2014. ^[2] Members of UNOPES undergo rigorous training in various specialized skills.

This command is integrated into 5 different groups, namely:

• Fuerzas Especiales [ FES ]
• Commandos
• Airborne Battalion ^[3]
• 27th Marine Battalion ( QRF )
• Logistics Group

References

1. "4 INFORME DE LABORES 2022" (PDF). Secretaria de Marina. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
2. "Gestión de Liderazgo estratégico y talento en las Fuerzas Especiales de la Armada de México" [Strategic leadership management and talent in the special forces from the Mexican Navy](PDF). Revista del Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales (in Spanish). 40 (2): 11–32. 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
3. "REESTRUCTURACIÓN DE LA INFANTERÍA DE MARINA, 1964-1994" (PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 148–206.