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Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes 2021 comes to an end​

RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA ​

09.09.2021 ​

RIONEGRO, Colombia -- Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes has concluded after two weeks of simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in multiple locations throughout Colombia.

U.S. personnel trained side-by-side with forces from Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Honduras. During the training they covered earthquake and tsunami scenarios, flying 170 training sorties over 175.5 hours, transported 172,000 pounds of cargo, over 1,600 personnel and conducting aeromedical evacuation for 95 simulated patients.

“This exercise offers us an opportunity to work together in a simulated crisis to build standards and interoperability so that when a real crisis comes we can quickly come to the aid of a nation in need,” said 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) commander, Maj. Gen. Barry Cornish. “I’m grateful to Colombia for hosting this exercise; the training has been fantastic and our partnership has been strong”

Ángel de los Andes has been held three times since 2015 as a way to build the partnership between nations within the western hemisphere. This year however, it was merged with Cooperación VII, a System of Cooperation among American Air Forces (SICOFAA) exercise.

“These exercises are one in the same; it’s Ángel de los Andes and it’s Cooperación VII, which is the SICOFAA piece of the exercise. It’s a primary search and rescue exercise for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. It’s the largest exercise we (SICOFAA) have done to date,” explained SICOFAA Secretary General, U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Ingersoll. “Within our organization we have a telecommunications network called SITFAA (System of Information and Telecommunications among American Air Forces) that allows us to communicate directly with each liaison officer in each country's air force. That capability is being exercised here in real time using real aircraft and real personnel.”

This year’s Ángel de los Andes has also seen the introduction of many innovative systems all with a purpose of enhancing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.

This includes AERONet, a U.S. Air Force created network of systems and equipment that provides real-time force tracking, command and control and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) capabilities, enabling the constant connectivity critical to search and rescue interoperability when conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations alongside our partners in the Americas.

Operators on the ground use mobile devices to link rescue personnel. AERONet-enabled aircraft and command and control elements improve speed and accuracy in search and rescue missions and, ultimately, save lives. These systems are compact and mobile, allowing for rapid installation and deployment onto aircraft that have been outfitted with AERONet antennas and wiring.

This also contributed to the first ever in-person space cell in support of a major multi-national humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise consisting of U.S., Colombian, Peruvian, Chilean, Ecuadorian, and Bolivian personnel.

Fundamentally, the combination of like minded forces, gathering for the purpose of building partnerships and interoperability with one another, made this exercise successful.

“Thank you to our friends on the continent and to the observer states who made this combined effort possible on a real scale.”, Colombian Air Force Commander, Gen. Ramsés Rueda Rueda said. “Our peoples should be proud of this initiative and of the effort we are making, because we are preparing and standardizing ourselves to overcome any challenge, as united allies.”

There were more than 740 participants and 15 airframes from six nations that participated in this year's exercise, with eight additional countries observing, making it the most diverse and largest contingent of personnel in Ángel de los Andes’ history. This exercise is held bi-annually with the next one scheduled for 2023.

Ángel de los Andes 2021​

RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA​

09.09.2021​

RIONEGRO, Colombia -- Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes has concluded after two weeks of simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in multiple locations throughout Colombia.

U.S. personnel trained side-by-side with forces from Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Honduras. During the training they covered earthquake and tsunami scenarios, flying 170 training sorties over 175.5 hours, transported 172,000 pounds of cargo, over 1,600 personnel and conducting aeromedical evacuation for 95 simulated patients.


U.S. military servicemembers stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII Aug. 30, 2021, in Rionegro, Colombia. Ángel de los Andes is a Colombian-led Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)

Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes 2021​

RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA​

09.09.2021​

RIONEGRO, Colombia -- Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes has concluded after two weeks of simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in multiple locations throughout Colombia.

U.S. personnel trained side-by-side with forces from Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Honduras. During the training they covered earthquake and tsunami scenarios, flying 170 training sorties over 175.5 hours, transported 172,000 pounds of cargo, over 1,600 personnel and conducting aeromedical evacuation for 95 simulated patients.

There were more than 740 participants and 15 airframes from six nations that participated in this year's exercise, with eight additional countries observing, making it the most diverse and largest contingent of personnel in Ángel de los Andes’ history. This exercise is held bi-annually with the next one scheduled for 2023.

Multinational Military Exercise: "Ángel de los Andes 2021"​

RIONEGRO, COLOMBIA​

09.09.2021​

RIONEGRO, Colombia -- Colombian led exercise Ángel de los Andes has concluded after two weeks of simulated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief response in multiple locations throughout Colombia.

U.S. personnel trained side-by-side with forces from Brazil, Colombia, Canada, Chile and Honduras. During the training they covered earthquake and tsunami scenarios, flying 170 training sorties over 175.5 hours, transported 172,000 pounds of cargo, over 1,600 personnel and conducting aeromedical evacuation for 95 simulated patients.

There were more than 740 participants and 15 airframes from six nations that participated in this year's exercise, with eight additional countries observing, making it the most diverse and largest contingent of personnel in Ángel de los Andes’ history. This exercise is held bi-annually with the next one scheduled for 2023.

In the strengthening of relations and cooperation between the United States and Colombia, two Hercules C-130 aircraft arrived in the country, which will be a vital support in the management of humanitarian aid, troop transport and with the ability to control fires. A common purpose of maintaining a strong and robust Colombian Air Force, equipped for security, the fight against drug trafficking, guaranteeing greater control over the national territory. On the other hand, Minister Diego Molano Aponte decorated Admiral Craig. S. Faller, commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), with the military medal in the Grand Cross category for distinguished services thanking him for his work in alliance with Colombia.

Exercise Brother’s Shield



Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress and Colombian Air Force Kfirs fighter aircraft participate in Brother’s Shield a Colombian Air Force lead exercise in Colombian airspace while in the U.S. Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility Nov 8, 2020. Brother’s Shield was accomplished on the Colombian Air Forces 101st anniversary. The B-52H crews supported the Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter aircraft pilots in air to air interception training while developing interoperability capabilities in order to increase hemispheric security and regional stability, under NATO standards between the U.S. and Colombia.


A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress flies in formation with Colombian Air Force Kfir's during the exercise Brother's Shield over Colombian airspace Nov 8, 2020.Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft participated in “Brother’s Shield” a Colombian Air Force lead exercise and in “UNITAS LXI” an Ecuadorian Navy lead exercise in the U.S. Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility.


A B-52H flies in formation with Colombian Kfir fighter aircraft during the exercise Brother's Shield over Colombian airspace in U.S. Souther Command's Area of Responsibility Nov, 8, 2020, The B-52H crews supported the Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter aircraft pilots in air to air interception training while developing interoperability capabilities in order to increase hemispheric security and regional stability, under NATO standards between the U.S. and Colombia. The B-52-H also participated in UNITAS LXI an Ecuadorian Navy lead exercise following Brother's Shield.


A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., trains with Colombian Air Force KFIR fighter jets during the Colombian lead exercise Brother’s Shield over Colombian airspace, Nov. 8, 2020. The combined exercise is a partner nation interoperability training event between the U.S. and Colombia to increase hemispheric security and regional stability under NATO standards. (


A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., trains with Colombian Air Force KFIR fighter jets during the Colombian lead exercise Brother’s Shield over Colombian airspace, Nov. 8, 2020. The combined exercise is a partner nation interoperability training event between the U.S. and Colombia to increase hemispheric security and regional stability under NATO standards.


A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., trains with Colombian Air Force KFIR fighter jets during the Colombian lead exercise Brother’s Shield over Colombian airspace, Nov. 8, 2020. The combined exercise is a partner nation interoperability training event between the U.S. and Colombia to increase hemispheric security and regional stability under NATO standards.

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NAVY COMMANDOS -GRUCON-

-GRUCON-
GROUP OF SPECIAL FORCES OF THE NATIONAL NAVY OF COLOMBIA.

the special forces of the Colombian Marines (COFEN, GRUCON, RADS, MEDUSA, PARACAIDISTA INFANTERIA DE MARINA and AFEUR),
The Amphibious Command Units are the Special Forces of the Marine Corps. Its mission is to execute command operations in support of naval, land, air or counterinsurgency operations with the purpose of facilitating the achievement of tactical and strategic objectives. The specialty of amphibious commandos or Special Group of the Navy, was born in 1967, led and promoted by Captain of the Marine Infantry Jaime Arias Arango according to the Instruction and Training plan, managed by the then Colonel Jorge Sánchez R ; Commander of the Colombian Marine Corps and Manager of the Instruction and Training Plan PIE-008. The special units of the Navy / Infamar are small but highly trained and professional, they carry out missions in infiltration, reconnaissance and sabotage. According to the academic curriculum, they received the following trainings at the Training and Instruction School of the Colombian National Army - Combat Training School - Lancero or Survival and combat in a wild environment. Military Intelligence Parachuting Amphibious reconnaissance Underwater demolitions At the end of the sea stage, six of the most notable men in the local command units were selected by the SEAL TRAINING No. 2 Mobile group of the United States Marine Corps; who later received special training as Combat Divers (Scuba). These trainings were received throughout the year of 1967 and at the end they received the title of Amphibian Commandos. In the 1980s, given the resurgence of armed subversion and the upsurge in violence, the National Navy acquired greater responsibilities on the coasts, on the southern and eastern borders, and on the river network. For this reason, the Group of Special Forces of the Navy was transformed into Battalions and its Fluvial Commands went to the Guaviare, the Meta and the Orinoco rivers, in order to reconquer these river arteries used by elements outside the law.