CRUZEX V Photos

Airmen Visit Local Brazilian School

U.S. Airmen participating in the Brazilian lead multi-national exercise CRUZEX V spent time yesterday with students at a local school here.A group of more than 15 airmen visited Eliah Maia do Rego Elementary School. During the visit, the airmen interacted with the students on an informal basis

Airmen share ideas, best practices in multi-national exercise

More than 145 Colorado Air National Guard Airmen are taking part in the fifth annual Brazilian-led exercise CRUZEX, in Natal, Brazil, Nov. 8 through Nov. 18. CRUZEX V, or Cruzeiro Do Sul (Southern Cross), is a multinational, combined exercise involving the air forces of Argentina, Brazil, Chile,

Airmen train with multinational force during CRUZEX V

More than 150 Airmen and seven aircraft are representing the United States for the first time in Brazil's air exercise CRUZEX V. Members of the 161st Air Refueling Wing from Phoenix Arizona are flying a KC-135 and the 140th Wing, hailing from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., is flying six F-16s in the

AFSOUTH Airmen participate in Exercise CRUZEX V

Airmen from the United Sates, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France and Uruguay are preparing for flying operations on the northeast coast of Brazil as part of Exercise CRUZEX V. The Brazilian-led exercise began officially on Oct. 28 - Nov. 19, taking place in Natal and Recife, Brazil. The U.S. Air Force

American air forces participate in Exercise Cooperacion 1

The air forces of 12 countries of the Americas participated in an exercise aimed at using multinational air assets from SICOFAA member nations (Sistema de cooperacion de las Fuerzas Aerias de las Americas) in support of Humanitarian Civic Assistance Missions, Oct. 4 to 14 in Chile.The "Cooperation

1st BCD returns to Davis-Monthan after 365 day deployment

The last of more than 30 soldiers assigned to the 1st Battlefield Coordination Detachment were welcomed home by friends and family Sept. 14 after spending a year deployed to Southwest Asia."It is great to be back in the United States and back with my family here in Tucson," said Col. Gary Hisle, 1st

Airmen at JIATF South celebrate USAF's 63rd Birthday

Detachment 2, 12th Air Force and the Joint Interagency Task Force South, Air Force Element, teamed up to celebrate the U.S. Air Force's 63rd birthday on Sept. 18 in Key West, Fla. The air component at JIATFS goes back to the origins of Task Force 4.0, and Airmen have been part of the Counter Illicit

429th EOS raises money for local orphanage

It was a hot and hazy morning, as the sun peered through the sky and shed light on the empty Blue Bay Golf Course in Curacao. With 60 registered golfers and proceeds of the event going to the local Hebron Orphanage, the 31 Forward Operating Location Curacao volunteers had little time to prepare. The

New Horizons Panama 2010 comes to a close

New Horizons Panama 2010 closed Sept. 9 at Rio Iglesia Elementary School, signifying the end of a 12-week U.S. Southern Command humanitarian assistance mission designed to improve critical infrastructure and provide free medical care at various locations throughout Panama.Lt. Gen. Glenn Spears, 12th