In the Archipelago of San Andrés y Providencia, the Colombian Air Force commemorated its 100 years of service to the country, carrying out the second version of the 'Sovereignty Jump', an operational exercise that in the same way brings joy to the island population and tourists during the weekend, making everyone look at the sky.
The purpose of the military training exercise was to maintain and strengthen the Institution's distinctive capabilities, and it was precisely the Commander of the Colombian Air Force, Maj. Gen. Ramsés Rueda, who announced the objective: "This exercise seeks to put into practice some of the Colombian Air Force capabilities, increase training, but in the same way use them for a possible emergency situation that the island may face and bring humanitarian aid or medicines. "
The activity began with the participation of the Águila de Gules free jump team, which is made up of the best paratroopers of the Colombian Air Force, officers and non-commissioned officers with more than 500 jumps experience and the Special Air Command Squadron, who conducted maneuvers of Specialists and insertion tactics, a technique that helps to launch a citizen who does not have the ability to jump from an airplane, but have great capabilities that may be required on land to face a natural disaster; this is the case of mostly doctors or rescuers.
During the training, 'Suki', a military trained female dog expert in recovery of personnel in confined sites, made the fourth jump in her training as a parachutist, where she will support the search and rescue missions that are carried out in the national territory or abroad.
The Special Air Commandos demonstrated the infiltration tactics at high altitude, with the simulation of the rescue of a pilot ejected at sea, this maneuver is called RAMZ, by its acronym in English: Ridding Alternate Method Zodiak, through which a load is launched from the aircraft, the paratroopers jump into the water to condition it and carry out the search and rescue of the shipwrecked or crews.
In the sky of San Andres Islands was drawn with yellow, blue and red smoke, the national tricolor, the paratroopers proudly waved the flags of the Colombian Air Force over the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, as a tribute to the island population.
The Air Group of the Caribbean is the air base where military operations and unarmed effort are concentrated to benefit the population of the archipelago, for this reason it works to provide a unique spectacle in the region that strengthens the institutional presence and made visible the distinctive capabilities of the Colombian Air Force, as well as the commitment of its men and women who serve in the farthest northern region of Colombia.
Source: Colombian Air Force
