South America air forces maneuvers
The South American air forces performs several joint aerial combat training exercises. Among the more important are Cruzex which is hosted by the Brazilian Air Force, salitre hosted by the Chilean Air Force and ceibo hosted by the Argentine Air Force. The goal is to train together in order to respond to a crisis or integrate into United Nations peacekeeping operations as a unified team; the United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force have also participated in some of these exercises in recent years.
A-4AR Fighting Hawk during the 2006 Cruzex exercise
The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branches were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces" in 1941. Both air branches transferred their equipments, installations and personnel to the new force.
5th Aviation Regiment in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil in 1932.
1º GAC P-47s carried the "Senta a Pua!" emblem as nose art along with the national insignia of Brazil.
A F-5M from the 1st Fighter Aviation Group
A Brazilian Mirage IIIE of the 1st Air Defense Group
