Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio (FIDAE) 2026 officially began April 7, 2026, in Santiago, Chile, with a ceremony featuring remarks from the president of the Republic of Chile and Chilean senior government and military leaders, followed by a ceremonial ribbon cutting. A second ribbon cutting later marked the official opening of the United States exhibition pavilion, which included participation from U.S. Air Forces Southern commander and a visit to the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Samantha Melecio)
U.S. Southern Command and the Government of El Salvador will co-host the multinational exercise CENTAM Guardian 26 in various locations across El Salvador, April 16-27, 2026.
U.S. and Chilean Air Force (FACh) crews demonstrated advanced interoperability April 4, 2026, executing the first-ever Chilean KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-air refueling of two U.S. F-35A Lightning II aircraftā€”marking a significant step forward in bilateral airpower integration.
The Medical Currency Application for Readiness Tracking, MCART 2.0, is turning humanitarian patient care into deployment readiness during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) 2026 mission, introducing a real-time, innovative way for Commanders to track how medical missions prepare forces for future operations.
While humanitarian medical missions are an integral part of regional security cooperation that reduce strain on...
