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Air Force ranks are the same as in Mexico's Army, with the exception of generals. A national commander under the orders of the Secretary of National Defense is in charge of the Mexican Air Force. The second-in-command is the Air Force Chief of Staff, who supervises a Deputy Chief of Operations and a Deputy Chief of Management. [26] Officer ranks
The 201st Fighter Squadron (Spanish: Escuadrón Aéreo de Pelea 201) is a fighter squadron of the Mexican Air Force, part of the Mexican Expeditionary Air Force that aided the Allied war effort during World War II. The squadron was known by the nickname Águilas Aztecas or "Aztec Eagles", apparently coined by members of the squadron during ...
Ralph Ambrose O'Neill (December 7, 1896 – October 23, 1980) was a Mexican flying ace from World War I credited with 103 combat patrols and five aerial victories. He was the first "Chief" Commander of the modern Mexican Air Force.
The following is a list of Air Force Bases in Mexico: [13] Air Force Base No. 1 Santa Lucía, State of Mexico; Air Force Base No. 2, Ixtepec, Oaxaca; Air Force Base No. 3 El Ciprés, Ensenada, Baja California; Air Force Base No. 4, Cozumel, Quintana Roo; Air Force Base No. 5, Zapopan, Jalisco; Air Force Base No. 6, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
The tactical forces form what is loosely called an Air Division, but it is dispersed in four regions: Northeast Mexico, Northwest Mexico, Central Mexico, and Southern Mexico. The Air Force maintains a total of 18 air bases, and has the additional capability of opening temporary forward operating bases in austere conditions for some helicopters ...
An Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint, seen in 2011. - Master Sgt. William Greer/US Air Force/File The flight paths span the US-Mexico border, with missions in California, Arizona and Texas.