000. This rapid increase capitalizes heavily on the resources of the military. According to the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Transparencia 31 431 former Army and 6 337 former Navy military police personnel joined the National Guard. Its 8 training centers (Centros de Adiestramiento) are located in and rely on the resources of the army military police installations: two (one main and one NCO) training centers are located at the Campo Militar 37-C in San Miguel de los Jagüeyes, Municipality of Huehuetoca, State of México at the base of the 5th Military Police Brigade. The other six training centers are located at the military police bases in Sauz, Sinaloa (3rd MP Bde), San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila (11th MP Bde), Apodaca, Nuevo León (4th MP Bde), Puebla (6th MP Bde), Irapuato (12th MP Bde) and Isla Mujeres (10th MP Bde). The main reasoning behind the formation of the National Guard was to reduce the involvement of the military in the Mexican drug war, but the implementation has negated that to a great extend with the NG relying heavily on the military for staffing, training, basing and operational control. On the latter point the NG's units are called Battalions Type B (sing.: Batallón Tipo B) to distinguish them from the 'regular' infantry and MP battalions of the Mexican Army, all 85 Battalions Type B are based in army bases and are assigned to the 12 military regions of the Army. Presidential Guard Corps (Cuerpo de Guardias Presidenciales) - the special department of the President's Office, the Estado Mayor Presidencial used to command the Army, Air Force and Navy assets tasked with the security, land and air transport and the logistical requirements of the Office. As one of his first political initiatives upon entering the Presidency Andrés Manuel López Obrador has put to vote in the Mexican Senate the disbanding of the EMP. The vote passed and the department was dismantled at the end of 2018. At that time it included 6 026 servicemen and women from the three armed services, organised into: Staff (Estado Mayor) Presidential Guard Corps (Cuerpo de Guardias Presidenciales) Headquarters (Cuartel General) 6 presidential guard battalions (1/er. - 6/o. Batallón de Guardias Presidenciales) 1st Transport Battalion (1/er. Batallón de Transportes) 1st Supply Company (1/a. Compañía de Intendencia) 24th Presidential Guard Marine Infantry Battalion (24/o. Batallón de Infantería de Marina de Guardias Presidenciales) - as the single Department of