Argentine Army Aviation

Argentine Army Aviation
Comando de Aviación de Ejército
Argentine Army Aviation wings
Active1912 – 1945
1956 - present
Country Argentina
BranchArgentine Army
TypeArmy aviation Command
Part ofArmy
Ministry of Defense
Army Enlistment and Training Command
Command HQCampo de Mayo Military Airfield
EngagementsOperativo Independencia
Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas)
Commanders
Commander-in-ChiefPresident
Chief of Staff of the ArmyGeneral
Chief of AvEjerColonel
Insignia
Roundel
Aircraft flown
Cargo helicopterAérospatiale SA 332B Super Puma[1]
Multirole helicopterBell UH-1H Iroquois[1]
TransportCASA C-212-200 Aviocar, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX[1]
North American Sabreliner 75A, Cessna 550B Citation Bravo II[1]

The Argentine Army Aviation (Spanish: Comando de Aviación de Ejército, AvEj) is the army aviation branch of the Argentine Army. Their members have the same rank insignia and titles as the rest of the Army. The Army Aviation Command is based at the Campo de Mayo Military Airfield.[2][3]

Alongside its primary role of supporting Army operations, the Army Aviation is highly involved in humanitarian aid missions, emergency relief, medical evacuations and forest firefighting.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Aviación del Ejército Argentino". Helis.com. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ejército Argentino - SAORBATS". SAORBATS. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ Libro Blanco de la Defensa 2015. Buenos Aires. 2015. Despliegue detallado de las Fuerzas Armadas. ISBN 978-987-3689-25-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "The United States Army Humanitarian Relief - Home". www.army.mil. Retrieved 4 July 2023.