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French Rafale B and USMC F35-As from VMFA-121 "Green Knights" refueled by a RAF A330 MRTT, Pitch Black 2022.

Australia & France:
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Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are working hard during exercise RelámpagoVII with their Fuerza Aérea Colombiana partnership program counterparts! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the South Carolina National Guard's partnership with Colombia.

RelámpagoVII provides crucial training and provides real world benefits by improving the readiness of U.S. and Colombian military personnel through joint interoperability training. Strengthening Partnerships

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are working hard during exercise RelámpagoVII with their Fuerza Aérea Colombiana partnership program counterparts! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the South Carolina National Guard's partnership with Colombia.

RelámpagoVII provides crucial training and real world benefits by improving the readiness of U.S. and Colombian military personnel through joint interoperability training. Strengthening Partnerships.

Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)


A Colombian Air Force KFIR fighter jet taxies on the runway while participating in Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. The U.S. is providing provide eight F-16s and two KC-135s to support this training. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Carl Clegg, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are working hard during exercise RelámpagoVII with their Fuerza Aérea Colombiana partnership program counterparts! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the South Carolina National Guard's partnership with Colombia.

RelámpagoVII provides crucial training and real world benefits by improving the readiness of U.S. and Colombian military personnel through joint interoperability training. Strengthening Partnerships.


Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are working hard during exercise RelámpagoVII with their Fuerza Aérea Colombiana partnership program counterparts! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the South Carolina National Guard's partnership with Colombia.

RelámpagoVII provides crucial training and real world benefits by improving the readiness of U.S. and Colombian military personnel through joint interoperability training. Strengthening Partnerships.


Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

RELAMPAGO VII

Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022.

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are working hard during exercise RelámpagoVII with their Fuerza Aérea Colombiana partnership program counterparts! This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the South Carolina National Guard's partnership with Colombia.

RelámpagoVII provides crucial training and real world benefits by improving the readiness of U.S. and Colombian military personnel through joint interoperability training. Strengthening Partnerships.

The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)

RELAMPAGO VII​

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

09.02.2022​

The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

RELAMPAGO VII​

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

09.02.2022​

The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

with my apologies in advance, but possibly the American crews will ask: "they still fly in those relics?"

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RELAMPAGO VII MILITARY EXERCISE.​

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

09.15.2022​

Approximately 100 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise which took place in Barranquilla, Colombia Aug. 26 to Sept. 11, 2022. The military exercise focused on training techniques, tactics and procedures, and strengthening interoperability between the U.S. and Colombian air forces as allies under NATO standards. Relampago VII included two partner nations and integrated combat interoperability. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program and has been training with the Colombian military for 10 years.

Lt. Col. David Way, a pilot with the 169th Fighter Wing, has participated in previous Relampago exercises. He said this year’s exercise was different in that it offered additional training over the ocean. Important to the success of this year’s exercise was the co-location of the Colombian and U.S. pilots. For future Relampago exercises, Way hopes the organizers will, “keep the ability to train together in the same location so we can brief and debrief together.” Way said this is integral to relationship building between the two nation’s pilots.

Relampago was much more than just pilots learning tactics from each other, it’s about building a relationship with partners from another country. Maj. Rommel Rodriguez, Colombian Air Force’s 111th Fighter Squadron commander said, “Building the Relampago exercise since 2012, for sure lets us strengthen our partnership and lets us know that we are still allies and contributing to the stability in this region.” The language can sometimes be a barrier but Rodriguez said the exercise is not just for the pilots, it is also for maintenance and support.

The Colombian Air Forces’ aircraft maintainers observed their U.S. counterparts closely during their two weeks together learning everything from ramp operations to safety equipment while at the same time facilitating a productive and comfortable stay for the U.S. Airmen. “My mission these two weeks is to stay all the time with them, to do all the efforts so they can complete the mission,” said Colombian Air Force Capt. William Quintero, maintenance planning chief. Quintero was the Colombian Air Force liaison for the SCANG’s maintenance personnel and expertly facilitated their stay at his base, setting them up for a successful two week stay during the exercise.

“The moment we showed up at the hangar, Capt. Quintero was open handshake and getting us everything we needed,” said Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Peelman. “He has made our mission, from the maintenance side, completely successful.” The mission of keeping eight fighter jets airworthy when you are far from home requires a great deal of planning, execution and cooperation from partners like Colombia.

The relationship built between the two nations over 10 years was strengthened by the exercise–by the pilots learning to work together in the skies to defeat an enemy. But it was also strengthened by the conversations about family, education and food shared in the moments before and after the pre and post-flight briefs. There was also a soccer match between the two countries' Airmen. These moments of sharing occurred between pilots, maintainers, security personnel and even this public affairs specialist and his Colombian peers. Only history will tell, but the groundwork has been laid for the next 10 years.

RELAMPAGO VII​

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

09.15.2022​

Approximately 100 Airmen and eight F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing participated in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise which took place in Barranquilla, Colombia Aug. 26 to Sept. 11, 2022. The military exercise focused on training techniques, tactics and procedures, and strengthening interoperability between the U.S. and Colombian air forces as allies under NATO standards. Relampago VII included two partner nations and integrated combat interoperability. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program and has been training with the Colombian military for 10 years.

Lt. Col. David Way, a pilot with the 169th Fighter Wing, has participated in previous Relampago exercises. He said this year’s exercise was different in that it offered additional training over the ocean. Important to the success of this year’s exercise was the co-location of the Colombian and U.S. pilots. For future Relampago exercises, Way hopes the organizers will, “keep the ability to train together in the same location so we can brief and debrief together.” Way said this is integral to relationship building between the two nation’s pilots.

Relampago was much more than just pilots learning tactics from each other, it’s about building a relationship with partners from another country. Maj. Rommel Rodriguez, Colombian Air Force’s 111th Fighter Squadron commander said, “Building the Relampago exercise since 2012, for sure lets us strengthen our partnership and lets us know that we are still allies and contributing to the stability in this region.” The language can sometimes be a barrier but Rodriguez said the exercise is not just for the pilots, it is also for maintenance and support.

The Colombian Air Forces’ aircraft maintainers observed their U.S. counterparts closely during their two weeks together learning everything from ramp operations to safety equipment while at the same time facilitating a productive and comfortable stay for the U.S. Airmen. “My mission these two weeks is to stay all the time with them, to do all the efforts so they can complete the mission,” said Colombian Air Force Capt. William Quintero, maintenance planning chief. Quintero was the Colombian Air Force liaison for the SCANG’s maintenance personnel and expertly facilitated their stay at his base, setting them up for a successful two week stay during the exercise.

“The moment we showed up at the hangar, Capt. Quintero was open handshake and getting us everything we needed,” said Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Peelman. “He has made our mission, from the maintenance side, completely successful.” The mission of keeping eight fighter jets airworthy when you are far from home requires a great deal of planning, execution and cooperation from partners like Colombia.

The relationship built between the two nations over 10 years was strengthened by the exercise–by the pilots learning to work together in the skies to defeat an enemy. But it was also strengthened by the conversations about family, education and food shared in the moments before and after the pre and post-flight briefs. There was also a soccer match between the two countries' Airmen. These moments of sharing occurred between pilots, maintainers, security personnel and even this public affairs specialist and his Colombian peers. Only history will tell, but the groundwork has been laid for the next 10 years.

RELAMPAGO VII

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

08.30.2022​

More Spectacular Pictures from the Military Exercise Relampago VII between the Colombian Air Force and the US Air Force.

Colombian Air Force KFIRs and the U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the South Carolina Air National Guard, 157th Fighter Squadron fly in formation during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

RELAMPAGO VII​

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA​

09.09.2022​

Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing are participating in Relampago VII, a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater Aug. 26 to Sept. 11, 2022. Colombian Air Force and United States Air Force aircraft are flying together and against one another in training using NATO standards to promote seamless interoperability. F-16s from the 169th Fighter Wing and KC-135s from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing are rapidly integrating into theater training, as well as joint, coalition and partnered missions. Relampago VII provides joint training and improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military personnel through interoperability training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by RANK NAME, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

Air Military Exercise Relampago VII, USA and Colombia Together​

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BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA 09.02.2022
U.S. Air Force Col. Quaid Quadri, Commander of South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, gives a familiarization flight in a U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon fighter jet to Colombian Air Force, Air Combat Commander, Col. Pedro Vega. The video includes runway operations, step to the jet, taxi, flyover, and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ernest Rogers, a crew chief with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombia’s State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet of VFA-103 flies alongside two French Mirage 2000D as they prepare to receive fuel from a French A330 MRTT. Oct. 27, 2022