The Venezuelan Army, officially the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela, is the land arm of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. Also known as Bolivarian Army, 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.
Detail of The Battle of Carabobo (1887) by Martín Tovar y Tovar.
Equestrian portrait of General Joaquin Crespo, by Arturo Michelena 1897.
T-72B1V tanks of the Venezuelan Army during a parade in hommage to the death of former president Hugo Chávez, March 2014.
National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela
The National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and the Minister of Defense. In addition to the army, navy, and air force there is also a national guard and national militia primarily focused on internal security.
Battle of Carabobo (1821)
Ministry of Defense in Caracas.
T-72B1Vs of the Venezuelan Army during a commemoration parade of Hugo Chávez in 2014
A Sukhoi Su-30MKV.