Introduction
How is the Military in Honduras and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Forces (Fuerzas Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2024).
In Honduras, the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the PMOP also has sent personnel to reinforce security operations along the country’s border as part of a tri-national security task force with El Salvador and Guatemala

the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2024)
Security and military information of Honduras
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 16,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy, including about 1,000 marines; 2,000 Air Force; 5,000 Military Police of Public Order); approximately 18,000 National Police (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more equipment from a wide mix of suppliers, including Colombia, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, the UK, and the US (2024)
Military service age and obligation 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month service obligation; no conscription (2024). note: as of 2023, women made up about 9% of the active duty military
Military deployments .
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 1.6% of GDP (2019 est.)
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Honduras is found in Central America