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In an Army Aviation helicopter, the anti-explosive canine Kenya, which for five years has been dedicated to detect anti-personnel mines, was evacuated. Kenya is a canine of the Belgian Malinois breed and for five years has been dedicated to detecting antipersonnel mines and improvised explosive devices. in the departments of Caquetá, Cesar and Norte de Santander, installed by armed groups organized to prevent the Army from approaching illicit crops and in general to areas where these groups are offended.

Kenya has spent two years in Catatumbo saving the life and integrity of the soldiers of the Second Division of the Army, who carry out military operations in Norte de Santander; however, due to the inclemency of the terrain, the weather and the exhausting daily work, this four-legged heroine presented health complications and had to be evacuated in a Black Hawk from the Army Aviation, from the general area of Catatumbo where Kenya, together with its companions, carry out military operations against the organized armed groups that commit crimes in this region of the country.

Once the urgency was reported, an aircraft commanded by Major Jorge Guerrero of the Aviation Air Assault Division was arranged, who along with his crew and support of the troops of the Thirty-second Brigade of the Second Division moved Kenya to the Santander Battalion, located in Ocaña, Norte de Santander, where it is attended by a specialist.
 
Paveway bombs ended the life of AKA 'Rodrigo Cadete', dissident of the Farc



Another nine members of the guerrilla group died in events recorded this Saturday in the south of the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá.

Édgar Mesías Salgado Aragón, better known by the alias of 'Rodrigo Cadete' and who declared himself dissident after the peace process between the National Government and the FARC guerrillas, was neutralized this Saturday in the south part of Colombia, on the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán, between the Camuyá and Yarí rivers, in the department of Caquetá.

"Today has been neutralized the criminal known as 'Rodrigo Cadete', one of the most feared figures of terrorism in our country," announced on Saturday the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, who highlighted the development of the operation Orinoquía, within the Zeus military campaign, which is being carried out in this area of the country.

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RED FLAG, NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE

The Colombian Air Force participated in the first simulated offensive mission, of the International Exercise of Air Combat Red Flag 2019, whose objective was to degrade the capacity of the anti-aircraft system of the aggressor forces and in which the KC-767 FAC 1202 tanker aircraft, flew to 24,000 feet to refuel three EA-18 "Growler" aircraft of the United States Navy (US Navy), which together with more than 62 aircraft, flew at the same time over the training airspace of the Nellis Base.
 
RedFlag Week one complete! The Colombian Air Force Fuerza Aérea Colombiana 767 Multi-Mission Tanker Transport Jupiter ✈️ conducted day missions at Nellis Air Force Base to support ⚓️ U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squad







 
An US Navy EA-18 Growler is refueled by Colombian Air Force

Wow!

The Fuerza Aérea Colombiana Multi-Mission Transport Tanker Jupiter K-767 conducts air-to-air refueling with a U.S. Navy EA-18 Growler from the Electronic Attack Squadron 134 Garudas during United States Air Force led Red Flag 19-2 at Nellis Air Force Base!

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RED FLAG 19-2

With a very positive balance, the most important aerial combat training exercise in the world is Red Flag, this year in its 19-2 version at the Nellis air base in Nevada, United States, where the Colombian Air Force participated for the third time, along with 21 squads of nine countries, confirming that it is not inferior to any challenge, playing strategic roles in high tactical level scenarios























 
This Year the Republic of Colombia celebrates 200 years of its Foundation. The next commands of the Special Forces Course No. 59, perform combat training in closed spaces, in which small special units face the enemy at very close range. It is defined as a situation of short duration and high intensity with which our Bicentennial Heroes are prepared.





 

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