The Presidential Escort Group "Granaderos de Tarqui" is the President of Ecuador's honour guard service regiment, which protects the Carondelet Palace in Quito. Granaderos de Tarqui, means Tarqui Grenadiers in Spanish.
The Ecuadorian Army is the land component of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces. Its 24,000 active soldiers are deployed in relation to its military doctrine. The contemporary Ecuadorian Army incorporates many jungle and special forces infantry units into its structure.
Ecuadorian AS 532 Cougar of the Army's Aviation Branch.
Ecuadorian EE-9 Cascavel during a military display.
The MARPAT (short for MARine PATtern) is a pixelated camouflage pattern in use with the Ecuadorian Army.