Ministry of Ground Transport [SEP] inception
Ministry of Ground Transport
The Ministry of Ground Transport (Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Terrestre, MPPTT, "Ministry of the Popular Power of Ground Transport") is a government ministry of Venezuela. The ministry has its headquarters in the "Torre MTT" in Chacao, Caracas, Miranda.
Agencies of the ministry include the railways agency Instituto de Ferrocarriles del Estado and various metro systems including the Caracas Metro.
History.
In November 2011 Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, announced that the Ministry of Transport
95, and its supporting program Defense Guidelines 95, the Air Force retained its basic structure and organization, but became a totally independent service, now called the Swiss Air Force, on 1 January 1996. For the first time since its inception, subordination of the counter-air role to the ground support mission ended, and defense of domestic airspace was made its highest priority and primary task.
In addition, the Air Force was tasked with gathering intelligence, air reconnaissance, and air transport. Support of ground troops