The South American air forces performs several joint aerial combat training exercises. Among the more important are Cruzex ( pt, Exercício Cruzeiro do Sul ) which is hosted by the
Brazilian Air Force, salitre ( en, Saltpeter ) hosted by the
Chilean Air Force
"With full speed to the stars"
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and ceibo ( en,
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flower ) hosted by the
Argentine Air Force
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* Operation Independence
* Operation Soberanía
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. The goal is to train together in order to respond to a crisis or integrate into
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
peacekeeping operations as a unified team; the
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
and the
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
have also participated in some of these exercises in recent years.
The exercises include
combat search and rescue,
aerial refueling and combined air operations center training opportunities focused on interoperability.
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List of operations
All helicopters are normally provided by the host nation and all the participants include different types of support aircraft.
See also
* Organization of American States
* Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (commonly known as the Rio Treaty, the Rio Pact, the Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, or by the Spanish-language acronym TIAR from ''Tratado Interamericano de Asistencia Recíproca'') is an agree ...
* System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
The System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces ( es, Sistema de Cooperación entre las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas, SICOFAA) is an apolitical voluntary international organization among the North and South American air forces.
SICOFAA's mi ...
* Gringo-Gaucho
References
External links
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Military aviation exercises
Argentine Air Force
Brazilian Air Force
Chilean Air Force
French Air and Space Force
Peruvian Air Force
Military of Uruguay
Military of Venezuela
Military exercises involving the United States