Kubanske oružane snage sastoje se od kopnene vojske, mornarice, avijacije i protuavionske odbrane, kao i od nekoliko paravojnih formacija, kao što su Jedinice teritorijalne odbrane (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales - MTT), Revolucionarnih oružanih snaga  (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias - FAR) kao i od Omladinske radne armije (Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo - EJT). Postoje tri regionalne komande: Zapadna, Centralna i Istočna. Svaka komanda ima Armiju sastavljenu od jedne oklopne, jedne mehanizirane divizije te tri pješadijske divizije. Jedino Istočna komada ima dva korpusa (šest divizija).  Oružane snage broje oko 130000 ljudi.

      The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces consist of ground forces, naval forces, air and air defence forces, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Miltia (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales - MTT), Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias - FAR), and Youth Labor Army (Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo - EJT). There were three major geographical commands, Western, Central, and Eastern. There were a reported 130,000 all ranks, and each command was garrisoned by an Army comprising a single armoured division, a mechanised division, and a corps of three infantry divisions, though the Eastern Command had two corps totalling six divisions.

      Tropas de Prevención, koje su usporedive s vojnom policijom u drugim zemljama, službeno su osnovane 11. 09. 1981. godine od strane Ministarstva revolucionarnih oružanih snaga (MINFAR), Ministarskom naredbom br. 80 (Reglamento de Prevención de las FAR) koja vrijedi i danas. Tropas de Prevención u početku su bili jačine puka, koja narastaju do veličine brigade i tako ostaje do danas. Uz to, odjeli Tropas de Prevención formirani su u odgovarajućim pukovima Specijalnih snaga u provincijama. Na Isla de la Juventud, pak, četa je podređena lokalnom bataljonu specijalnih snaga. Krajem 2006. Tropas de Prevención bile su izravno podređene Dirección de Contrainteligencia Militar (CIM), odjelu za vojnu kontraobavještajnu djelatnost.

      The Tropas de Prevención, which are comparable to military police in other countries, were officially founded on September 11, 1981 by the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) the Ministerial Order No. 80 (Reglamento de Prevención de las FAR) and is still valid today. Tropas de Prevención were initially regimental strength, which later grew to brigade size and is still in use today. In addition, departments of the Tropas de Prevención were formed in the respective regiments of the Special Forces in the provinces and placed under them. On the Isla de la Juventud, in turn, a company was subordinated to the local battalion of special troops. At the end of 2006 the Tropas de Prevención were directly subordinated to the Dirección de Contrainteligencia Militar (CIM), the department for military counterintelligence.

      Kuba uvodi padobranske oznake 1976 godine, kada uvodi i druge oznake u stilu oznaka iz Sovjetskog Saveza. Prve su oznake i izrađene u SSSR-u, da bi kasnije počela proizvodnja na Kubi. Za razliku od Sovjetskih, Kuba ima jednu kategoriju više. Najviša kategorija je Majstor (Categoría de Maestro paracaidista), zatim Padobranac prve klase (Paracaidista de primera), Padobranac druge klase (Paracaidista de segunda), Treće (Paracaidista de tercera) i značka bez oznake klase koja se dodjeljivala nakon prvog uspješnog skoka. Za svaki viši stupanj je bilo potrebno izvesti određeni broj skokova.

      Cuba introduced parachute badges in 1976 with other badges in Soviet style. Paratroopers have one grade more than the former USSR para. First badges were manufactured in the former USSR and latter began to be produced in Cuba. Highest category is Master (Categoría de Maestro paracaidista), then First Paratrooper (Paracaidista de primera), Second (Paracaidista de segunda), Third (Paracaidista de tercera) and badge without number. The badge without number was given to paratrooper after his first jump. Other grades were awarded after specific numbers of jumps.