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Argentine Air Force
Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Argentine Air Force wings
Founded
4 January 1945; 79 years ago (1945-01-04)
Country
Argentina
Type
Air force
Role
Aerial warfare
Size
13,837 personnel[1]
Part of
Argentine Armed Forces
Nickname(s)
FAA
March
Spanish: Alas Argentinas "Argentine Wings"
Anniversaries
10 August (anniversary) 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War)
Engagements
Operation Independence
Operation Soberanía
Falklands War
Gulf War
Bosnia
Cyprus
Kosovo
Haiti
Website
argentina.gob.ar/fuerzaaerea
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
President Javier Milei
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Brigadier mayor Fernando Mengo
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Attack
A-4AR, Pampa
Fighter
A-4AR
Helicopter
Bell 412, Bell 212, Hughes 500D, SA315, Mil Mi-171
Patrol
Tucano
Reconnaissance
Pucará
Trainer
T-6 Texan II, Tucano, Pampa, Grob 120TP
Transport
C-130, DHC-6, C-12 Huron
Military unit
The Argentine Air Force (Spanish: Fuerza Aérea Argentina, or simply FAA) is the air force of Argentina and branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018, it had 13,837 military[1] and 6,900 civilian personnel.[2] FAA commander in chief is brigadier mayor Fernando Mengo.[3]
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