page_title: Ukrainian Naval Infantry
section_title: Fleet Naval Infantry Division
hierarchical_section_title: Ukrainian Naval Infantry / Organization / Fleet Naval Infantry Division
caption_attribution_description: English: A Ukrainian marine radios back to base during exercise Rapid Trident 2014 in Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept. 23, 2014. Rapid Trident is an annual joint combined exercise involving the U.S. and Partnership for Peace member nations. Missions alternate in odd and even years. In odd years Rapid Trident is a field exercise, while in even years the exercise incorporates a command post exercise.
context_page_description: The Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps is part of coastal defense troops of the Ukrainian Navy. It is used as a component part of amphibious, airborne and amphibious-airborne operations, alone or in coordination with formations and units of the Army in order to capture parts of the seashore, islands, ports, fleet bases, coast airfields and other coast objects from the enemy. It can also be used to defend naval bases, vital shoreline areas, separate islands and coast objects, and security of hostile areas.
context_section_description: As of 2018 the Fleet Naval Infantry Division's structure is as follows:
  Fleet Naval Infantry Division of the Ukrainian Navy, Mykolaiv
  Division HQ
  Division HQ Services Battalion
  36th Naval Infantry Brigade, Mykolaiv
  Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  1st Naval Infantry Battalion, Mykolaiv (BTR-80)
  501st Naval Infantry Battalion, Mariupol (BTR-80)
  503rd Naval Infantry Battalion, Berdiansk (BTR-80)
  505th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  4th Naval Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation)
  1st Naval infantry Tank Battalion (T-80)
  1st Naval Infantry Brigade Artillery Group
  Regimental HQ and Target Acquisition Battery
  1st Naval Infantry Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
  1st Naval Infantry Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
  1st Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
  Naval Infantry Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
  Security Company
  Engineer Company
  Replacement and Maintenance Battery
  Logistics Company
  Signals Platoon
  CBRN-defense Platoon
  1st Naval Infantry Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion
  1st Naval Infantry Engineer Battalion
  Naval Infantry Maintenance Battalion
  Naval Infantry Logistics Battalion
  Force Reconnaissance Company
  Sniper Company
  Electronic Warfare Company
  Signals Company
  Anti-Aircraft Radar Company
  CBRN-defense Company
  Medical Company
  Military Police Company
  Naval Infantry Brigade Band
  35th Naval Infantry Brigade, Dachne
  Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  136th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  137th Naval Infantry Battalion
  18th Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  88th Marine Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation)
  2nd Naval Infantry Brigade Artillery Group
  Regimental HQ and Target Acquisition Battery
  Naval Infantry Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
  Naval Infantry Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
  Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
  Naval Infantry Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
  Security Company
  Engineer Company
  Replacement and Maintenance Battery
  Logistics Company
  Signals Platoon
  CBRN-defense Platoon
  2nd Naval Infantry Tank Battalion (under formation)
  2nd Naval Infantry Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion
  2nd Naval Infantry Engineer Battalion
  2nd Naval Infantry Maintenance Battalion
  2nd Naval Infantry Logistics Battalion
  Force Reconnaissance Company
  Sniper Company
  Electronic Warfare Company
  Signals Company
  Anti-Aircraft Radar Company
  CBRN-defense Company
  Medical Company
  Military Police Company
  2nd Naval Infantry Brigade Band
  37th Naval Infantry Brigade, under formation in 2019
  Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation)
  37th Naval Infantry Tank Battalion (under formation)
  37th Naval Infantry Brigade Artillery Group
  Regimental HQ and Target Acquisition Battery
  37th Naval Infantry Self-propelled Field Artillery Battalion (2S1 Gvozdika)
  37th Naval Infantry Rocket Launcher Artillery Battalion (BM-21 Grad)
  37th Naval Infantry Anti-tank Artillery Battalion (MT-12 Rapira)
  Naval Infantry Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion
  Security Company
  Engineer Company
  Replacement and Maintenance Battery
  Logistics Company
  Signals Platoon
  CBRN-defense Platoon
  37th Naval Infantry Anti-Air Defense Missile Artillery Battalion
  37th Naval Infantry Engineer Battalion
  Naval Infantry Maintenance Battalion
  Naval Infantry Logistics Battalion
  Force Reconnaissance Company
  Sniper Company
  Electronic Warfare Company
  Signals Company
  Anti-Aircraft Radar Company
  CBRN-defense Company
  Medical Company
  Military Police Company
  Naval Infantry Brigade Band
  40th Naval Infantry Brigade, under formation in 2019
  Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (under formation)
  Naval Infantry Battalion (Air Assault) (under formation)
  40th Naval Infantry Tank Battalion (under formation)
  40th Naval Infantry Brigade Artil
caption: Ukrainian marines practicing urban warfare during the Rapid Trident 2014 exercise on 23 September 2014.
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