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A B-52H flies in formation with Colombian Kfir fighter aircraft during the exercise Brother's Shield over Colombian airspace in U.S. Souther Command's Area of Responsibility Nov, 8, 2020, The B-52H crews supported the Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter aircraft pilots in air to air interception training while developing interoperability capabilities in order to increase hemispheric security and regional stability, under NATO standards between the U.S. and Colombia. The B-52-H also participated in UNITAS LXI an Ecuadorian Navy lead exercise following Brother's Shield. (Colombian Air Force courtesy photo)
Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft participated
in “Brother’s Shield” a Colombian Air Force lead exercise and in
“UNITAS LXI” an Ecuadorian Navy lead exercis
in the U.S. Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility Nov 8, 2020.
This twofold mission began well before the B-52 crews took off that morning,
there have been countless teleconferences and planning meetings
to coordinate the combined training exercises between the U.S. Air Force
our partner nation’s militaries.
Brother’s Shield was the first mission to be completed celebrating the Colombian Air Forces 101st anniversary.
The B-52H crews supported the Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter aircraft pilots in air to air interception training
while developing interoperability capabilities
in order to increase hemispheric security and regional stability,
under NATO standards between the U.S. and Colombia.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Angel Serna, 12th Air Force (Air Force Southern) Colombia desk officer,
explained that the name of the exercise “Brother’s Shield”
developed from the close relationship between the U.S. Air Force and the Colombian Air Force.
During this training mission, the Colombian Kfirs flew in a formation with the U.S. Air Force B-52Hs
in order to shield them from enemy combatants.
UNITAS is an annual naval exercise conducted in the Atlantic and Pacific waters around Central and South America.
The Ecuadorian Navy hosted this year’s exercise Nov 2-11, with participants from eleven countries.
The B-52 crews integrated and trained with joint forces for UNITAS
to include the Ecuadorian Navy to provide a simulated dynamic targeting capability for naval forces.