F-15 West Coast Demo Team performs at RIO NEGRO

RIO NEGRO, or "Black River" in Spanish, is the premier air and trade show in Colombia. This weekend, the event also served as the stage for the F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team's spectacular display in front of a Latin American crowd estimated at more than 100,000. Capt. Sam Joplin, an F-15C pilot

Airmen visit Colombian orphanage during RIO NEGRO air show

Airmen from Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), the 33rd Fighter Wing and 305th Air Mobility Wing, visited the ALDEAS SOS orphanage outside Medellín, Colombia Thursday (26 June); leaving the flight line of the RIO NEGRO air and trade show to meet members of the local community and learn about

Airman reunites with family at Colombian air show

Air Forces Southern air shows in Central, South America and the Caribbean are always opportunities for Airmen to connect with local communities and showcase American aviation technology. But for one Airman, the opportunity to be a part of the F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team's efforts in Colombia

Seabees drill for water during New Horizons Peru deployment

Eighteen U.S. Navy Seabees here are mid-way through the completion of a construction project in support of New Horizons - Peru 2008, a humanitarian effort focused on bringing vital quality-of-life projects to the people of the Ayacucho region. Once completed, the water well construction project will

U.S. Air Force medics treat patients in San Cristobal, Peru during humanitarian mission

Doctor provides medical care in native country during mission

"I see myself in their faces." These are the words of Maj. (Dr.) Victor Inga, an Air Force doctor participating in New Horizons - Peru 2008, a humanitarian mission providing relief for underprivileged Peruvians. Doctor Inga uttered these words seconds after he watched yet another young Peruvian boy

Airmen build a brighter future for Peruvians

Servicemembers begin medical mission in Peru

Continuing in their effort to provide relief to underprivileged Peruvians, U.S. servicemembers here Monday kicked off the medical mission of New Horizons - Peru 2008, a U.S. and Peruvian humanitarian initiative scheduled through Aug. 31. The humanitarian medical mission, currently staffed by 35 U.S.

U.S. Southern Command shares love of the game with South American neighbors

Airmen here for the Chilean International Air and Space Fair 2008 (FIDAE 08), found out the love of baseball is not confined to the borders of the United States. In the first game between U.S. military members and local citizens in South America, the U.S. Air Force met their match in an evening game

Total Force Supports Honduras Air Show

An Air Force total force team came together June 21- 22 to support the Honduran air force's annual air show here, which is part of many festivities celebrating the founding of the city. The U.S. Air Force has supported the annual San Pedro Sula air show for the past few years, but this was the first