Brazil hosts air combat exercises for 14 air forces including USAF
NOVEMBER 21, 2018 / 6:25 PM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
Brazil hosts air combat exercises for 14 air forces including USAF
Leonardo Benassatto
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NATAL AIR FORCE BASE, Brazil (Reuters) - The air forces of 14 nations including the United States are taking part this week in air combat exercises and non-conventional warfare training at a base in northern Brazil, the Brazilian Air Force said on Wednesday.
Some 100 planes are involved in the so-called Southern Cross or CruzEx exercises, including six F-16 from the Texas Air National Guard alongside aircraft from Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Peru and Uruguay.
They practiced simulated scenarios to prepare for potential events across the world including peacekeeping and stability operations, as well as providing support in humanitarian response operations in the aftermath of natural disasters.
“The purpose of CruzEx is to increase cooperation and share experiences to be able to act with greater synergy,” said Brazilian Air Force Brigadier Luiz Guilherme Medeiros, director of the air exercises organized in Brazil since 2002.
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