Bugle and trumpet calls of the Mexican Armed Forces

The Mexican Armed Forces have a number of bugle and trumpet calls for the different branches. Drums and bugles are used to signal the various calls for most units of the Army, Navy and Air Force while the cavalry trumpet is used to signal calls for the cavalry units of the Army, Army artillery units and the Air Force. Many of the calls and signals listed below are also used by civilian drum and bugle bands.

All-forces calls

Branch calls

Mexican Army
The Mexican Army uses 129 bugle calls. Most are played by drummers and buglers in the infantry bands and the engineers. The remainders are played by trumpeters of the cavalry and artillery.

Infantry calls

Cavalry calls

Artillery calls

Mexican Navy
Drum and bugle calls are always performed by the Navy's drum and bugle bands whether on board ships or on the ground.

Mexican Air Force
Drum and bugle calls of the Air Force are done of the ground on their air bases.

See also

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