Fuerzas Especiales
| Special Operations Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuerzas Especiales | |
FES insignia | |
| Active | 2001 - present |
| Country | United Mexican States |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Branch | Mexican Navy |
| Type | Naval special operations forces |
| Part of | Unidad de Operaciones Especiales (UNOPES) of the Mexican Marines |
| Motto(s) | Fuerza, Espíritu, Sabiduría (lit. Strength, Spirit, Wisdom) |
The Fuerzas Especiales (Special Forces), commonly known as FES is a special operations group of the Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (the 'Mexican Marines') under the Mexican Navy, established in 2001. Within the Naval Infantry Corps the FES falls under the Mexican Navy Special Operations Unit (UNOPES) which additionally includes various Naval Infantry Corps commando and airborne units.
FES personnel are capable of carrying out non-conventional warfare in the air, sea and land, using all means of infiltration available to develop the most variable operational incursions with the use of military diving techniques, parachuting, vertical descent, urban combat, sniping and use of explosives. The units are well organized, trained and equipped to operate independently in maritime, lake, riverine or terrestrial scenarios.