Arturo Merino Núñez [1] (born 28 July 1960)is a retired Chilean officer,who held the post commander-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force. [2] [3] He is the son of commodore Arturo Merino Benítez,founder of the Chilean Air Force (1930) and LAN-Chile (1929). [4]
The Armed Forces of Paraguay officially the Armed Forces of the Nation consist of the Paraguayan army,Paraguayan navy and air force.
The Armed Forces of Uruguay consist of the National Army of Uruguay,the National Navy of Uruguay,and the Uruguayan Air Force. These three independent branches are constitutionally subordinate to the President of the Republic through the Minister of Defense. The government has trimmed the armed forces to about 16,800 for the Army;6,000 for the Navy;and 3,000 for the Air Force. As of February 2003,Uruguay has more than 2,500 soldiers deployed on 12 UN Peacekeeping missions. The largest groups are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. There is also a 58-man contingent in the MFO in the Sinai.
The Bolivian Armed Forces are the military of Bolivia. The Armed Forces of Bolivia are responsible for the defence,both of external and internal,of Bolivia and they are constituted by Bolivian Army,the Bolivian Air Force and the Bolivian Navy. All these institutions depend on the Ministry of Defence of this country.
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport,also known as Santiago International Airport and Nuevo Pudahuel Airport,located in Pudahuel,15 km (9.3 mi) north-west of central Santiago,is Chile's largest aviation facility and busiest international airport.
LATAM Airlines Chile,formerly known as LAN Chile and LAN Airlines,is a Chilean multinational airline based in Santiago and one of the founding companies of the LATAM Airlines Group,the largest airline holding company in Latin America. Its main hubs are in the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago,Guarulhos International Airport in São Paulo and Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima,with secondary hubs in Bogotá,Quito,Guayaquil and Asunción.
The Uruguayan Air Force is the air service branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. Originally created as part of the National Army of Uruguay,the Air Force was established as a separate branch on December 4,1953. It is the youngest and also the smallest branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. In 1977 it was determined that the mission of the Air Force is to conduct strategic and tactical aerospace operations on behalf of the national defense,exercising the sovereignty of the Uruguayan airspace and defending the independence,integrity,constitution and laws of the country. The Air Force must also conduct search and rescue missions and plan,propose,execute and supervise the necessary measures for the development of the aerospace potential,while providing any necessary and possible logistical support during the natural disasters that the country may suffer. Since 1985 this has been always carried out under the command of the President of Uruguay,and according to the Minister of National Defense.
The Argentine Air Force is the air force of Argentina and one of three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. In 2018,it had 13,837 military and 6,900 civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadier Gustavo Valverde.
LATAM Cargo Chile is a cargo airline based in Santiago,Chile and the freight subsidiary of the LATAM Airlines Group. It is operating cargo flights within South America,to Europe and North America from its hubs at Miami International Airport and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport.
The Chilean Air Force (Spanish:Fuerza Aérea de Chile is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military.
Escuadrilla Acrobática Cruz del Sur is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Argentine Air Force,established in 1962 as part of the 4th Air Group based in Mendoza. It was dissolved and reformed several times,and is currently based at Morón,Buenos Aires.
Commodore Arturo Merino Benítez,was an aviator with rank of Commodore,and the founder of both the Chilean Air Force (1930) and LAN Chile (1929) the national airline. Known as the “Father of Chilean Aeronautics.”Chile's largest airport was named in his honour,Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. His parents were Pedro Merino Feliúand Clorinda Benítez Labbé. He was considered a close ally of Chilean socialist President Salvador Allende. He died from a stroke at age 82,his remains are at the Cementerio General de Santiago.
On 2 September 2011,a CASA C-212 Aviocar military transport of the Chilean Air Force on a flight from Santiago to Robinson Crusoe Island,Chile,crashed into the sea while manoeuvring to land. All 21 passengers and crew on board were killed.
Enrique Bonelli is a retired Uruguayan Lieutenant General who served as the 13th Commander-in-Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force from 2004 to 2009.
Rodolfo Daniel Pereyra Martínez is a Uruguayan Air Force general of the air who serves as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Uruguayan Armed Forces since April 7,2022.
JoséPérez Caldas was a Uruguayan Brigadier General who served as the second Commander-in-Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force between March 1970 and March 1974. In February 1973,he opposed the appointment of retired Uruguayan General Antonio Francese to occupy the position of Minister of National Defense by President Juan María Bordaberry. As a result,he began to ignore the orders of the political power,within the context of the institutional crisis that led to the 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état.
JoséRamón Bonilla Irigoyen is a retired Uruguayan General of the Air who served as the 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Uruguayan Air Force between February 2009 and October 2010. In 2010,he was appointed to inaugurate the position of Chief of the Defense Staff,and in 2013,as Coordinator of the State Intelligence Services. From there Bonilla established a close relationship with JoséMujica,who had been a Tupamaro guerrilla fighter,and to whom Bonilla returned a captured flag of his former organization,which was once an enemy of the Air Force. Mujica,who was moved when receiving the flag,that was inside a wooden and glass receptacle,with an inscription that said:"The Uruguayan Air Force to President Mr. JoséMujica.",believes that it was seized by the military during the guerrilla occupation of the city of Pando,on October 8,1969.
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