Make Colombian Air Force official opening of the International Exercise "Angel of the Andes 2015"

"The closest thing to create a life is to save" is why the Colombian Air Force leads the International Exercise "Angel of the Andes 2015", with 10 guest countries of America.

In "Angel of the Andes 2015" recovery operations and emergency response personnel and disaster will be made on a multispectral combined and interagency environment.

In the jurisdiction of the Air Combat Command No. 5, located in Antioquia and the Air Combat Command No. 1, located in Ontario, will take place all transactions for the year.

More than 300 participants from the Colombian Air Force, Civil Defense and countries like Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, United States, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Dominican Republic share experiences, unified operational criteria and strengthen ties cooperation among nations, and interoperability to ensure success in operations if required the development of combined missions.

Since the arrival of the delegations force the role each will play in the exercise are established; have identified three categories for different countries or observers of the briefing prior to the development of the operation meetings, active observers in addition to the briefing may be present in the mission, and participants, exerting roles as doctors, paramedics, rescue, commanders aircraft or air mission commanders.

250 members of the Colombian Air Force, 61 foreign soldiers and 20 Civil Defence volunteers conducted search and rescue missions for crash recovery of a pilot ejected, humanitarian assistance and natural disaster recovery staff attack on military convoy.

Thus, the Colombian Air today regional missions concerning search and rescue, evacuation and aeromedical transport, Strength has its manpower and aircraft equipment for the strengthening and standardization of operations at regional level, "Angel of the Andes 2015".