National Aeronaval Service

National Aeronaval Service
National Aeronaval Service
	Shield of the Servicio Nacional Aeronaval de Panamá
Active	20 August 2008 – present
Country	Panama
Branch	Navy and Air Force
Role	Air and Naval Operations
Size	2,500 personnel, 20 boats, 15 aircraft
Motto(s)	Dios, Patria y Honor; (God, Fatherland and Honor)
Colors	Blue and gold
Commanders
Director General of the National Naval Aviation Service of Panama	Commissioner Belsio Gonzalez
Ceremonial chief	Commissioner Luis E. Ruiz

The National Air and Naval Service of Panama, also called SENAN (Spanish abbreviation for Servicio Nacional Aeronaval), is a branch of the Public Forces of the Republic of Panama responsible for carrying out naval and air operations. Its main function is to "Perform protection, surveillance, security and defense of the air and maritime jurisdictional areas of the Republic of Panama '. ^[2] at the date of January 2012 the Naval Air Service has approximately 2,000 troops in active service, with 20 boats and approximately 20 aircraft.

Introduction

The SENAN has its origins in the merger of the former National Maritime Service and the National Air Service of Panama, which under Decree Law No. 7 of August 20, 2008 created the National Air and Navy Service. Is a component of the security forces, which establishes the public security service, to guarantee the life honor and property of foreign and domestic jurisdictional spaces, by using air and naval means, thus contributing to public policy, humanitarian relief and facilitating an environment for development social and economic development of Panama.

The SENAN reports administratively to the Public Security Ministry, which is directed by the Executive. The biggest operational SENAN Position is the Naval Operations Chief.

Following a 30.6.2010 government agreement, Italy delivered 6 patrol boats to the SENAN:

2 Diciotti class commissioned on 24.4.2014 as ex Italian Coast Guard: PO 901 (ex CP 902 Ubaldo Diciotti); PO 902 (ex CP 903 Luigi Dattilo)
4 200/S class commissioned on 31.5.2012 as ex Italian Coast Guard: PC 220 "Presidente Guillermo Endara", PC 221 "Presidente Ernesto P. Balladares", PC 222 "Presidente Mireya Moscoso", PC 223 "Presidente Martín Torrijos" (ex CP 266, CP 270, CP 272, CP 275; all not confirmed)

Other boats includes:

Support Vessels
- A-401 Independencia: ex-USCG seagoing buoy tender United States
- A-402 General Esteban Huertas - Barcaza Class LCU
- L-24 Lina Maria - logistics Colombia
- L-26 Jicaron - logistics Colombia
Class 900 (Fincantieri)
- P-901 - Ocean (Littoral) Patrol Boat Italy
- P-902 - Ocean (Littoral) Patrol Boat Italy
Vosper PB (Vosper Thorneycroft)
- P-301 - Patrol boat United Kingdom
- P-302 - Patrol boat United Kingdom
Point-class cutter
- P-204 3 de noivembre United States ex-USCG Barrow
- P-206 10 de noivembre United States ex-USCG Point Francis
- P-207 28 de noivembre United States ex-USCG Point Huron
- P-208 4 de noivembre United States ex-USCG Point Winslow
- P-209 5 de noivembre United States ex-USCG Point Hannon
Super 200 Class (Rodriquez Cantieri Navali)
- P-220 Pdte. Guillermo Endara Italy
- P-221 Pdte. Ernesto P. Balladares Italy
- P-222 Pdte. Mireya Moscoso Italy
- P-223 Pdte. Martin Torrijose Herrera Italy
Mark IV
- P-843 Bocas del Toro United States
Mark-II
- P-814 Coclé United States
Cazador 45 - rigid hull craft
- 4506 - Special boat Honduras
- 4508 - Special boat Honduras
Nor-Tech BIM 43 - based on 390 Sport Cuddy Center Console boats
- 4301 - maritime interdiction United States
- 4302 - maritime interdiction United States
- 4303 - maritime interdiction United States
- 4304 - maritime interdiction United States
Eduardono
- BPC 3803 Colombia
- BPC 3804 Colombia
- BPC 3805 Colombia
- BPC 3806 Colombia
- BPC 3807 Colombia
Donzin
- 3401 United States
- 3402 United States