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She is the Captain Ingrid Arango, who trains and trains to become the first female pilot of the C-208B Grand Caravan aircraft. In charge of this transition is Major Julián Cuéllar from the National Army Aviation School.
What is it with the props! Always live!!!!! aaaargggggg!!!!! Where's a good Warrant officer when you need one!!
 

USAF F-16s and Colombian Kfirs conduct formation flyover of Colombia​


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RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA 07.27.2021 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs conduct an aerial formation flyover during Exercise Relampago VI, over Colombia, July 27, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces.
 
Colombian Air Force Kfirs and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons

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Awesome pictures @Jaguar !!!

Airmen and pilots assigned to the 474th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron and 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron respectively, dedicated themselves to techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our countries during Exercise Relampago VI at CACOM 5 in Rionegro, Colombia, throughout the month of July. Relampago VI provides combined training and improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military personnel through interoperability training. The United States is an enduring, reliable partner with a shared stake in the security and prosperity of the region, and this exercise will improve Colombian and U.S. forces’ capabilities to rapidly deploy and employ forces anywhere around the globe at any moment.

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U.S.A.F F-16 and Colombian Air Force Kfirs conduct aerial operations​

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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs conducting flying operations together during Exercise Relampago VI, over Colombia, July 26, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)
 

Colombian Air Force Fire fighters work to keep USAF F-16s safe at Relampago VI​


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U.S. Air Force firefighters train with Colombian Air Force Bomberos Aeronauticos on fire and emergency protocols for the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro Colombia, July 2, 2021 during Relampago VI. U.S. fire Airmen work as liaisons during the exercise and will work side-by-side with Colombian Air Force Bomberos Aeronauticos if any emergency situation occurs. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces.
 

USAF 79th FS hosts Second Commander of the Colombian Air Force​

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Fuerza Aérea Colombiana Maj. Gen. Pablo Enrique Garcia Valencia, Second Commander Colombian Air Force, climbs into a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, during Exercise Relampago VI, July 28, 2021. Relampago VI provides combined training and improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military personnel through interoperability training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lotz)
 

USAF F-16s and Kfirs fly in formation over Colombia​


U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs fly in formation over Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI, July 27, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces.

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Colombian First female Army officer to command a mechanized squad in Caquetá. In the Larandia Military Fort, in Caquetá, the Alazán Mechanized Squadron where is located, whose commander is the Second Lieutenant Michelle Arce, the 21-year-old officer is in charge of the security devices on the department's main roads. Second Lieutenant Arce, one of the first women to command an armored unit, walks the Caquetá roads with her soldiers, with the aim of guaranteeing the safety of the Caqueteños who travel daily through these important roads in the Colombian Amazon. At her young age, she has the training to command the rattlesnake and Urutu vehicles, with which she carries out constant patrols on the road axes that connect the municipalities of Paujil and Doncello. Thanks to her knowledge, leadership and commitment, Second Lieutenant Arce coordinates security operations on the department's roads, in which she has managed to make arrests for drug trafficking and seizure of hallucinogenic substances, affecting the chain of ilegal economies in the region, contributing to the institutional mission. She and the other officers of this weapon of the army that make up the Mechanized Cavalry Group No. 12, General Ramón Arturo Rincón Quiñones, work with commitment to forge discipline and a military vocation every day, with the objective of continuing to deliver victories to the Colombian National Army. In this way, the National Army ratifies its commitment to the inclusion of women in positions that, until a few years ago, were only held by men; and that now they open the door to thousands of young Colombians who like her dream of belonging to the institution and serving their country with honor.
 

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