Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba.They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales – MTT), Youth Labor Army (Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo – EJT), and the ...
In 1990, Cuba's Air Force was the best equipped in Latin America. During this time, the Cuban Air Force imported approximately 230 fixed-wing aircraft. Although there is no exact figure available, Western analysts estimate that at least 130 (with only 25 operational) [ 9 ] of these planes are still in service spread out among the thirteen ...
Initially, the regiment sent its 2nd Squadron from Santa Clara Air Base to San Antonio de los Baños, and then later the whole regiment was concentrated at San Antonio de los Baños. In 1963, the regiment transferred its aircraft to the Cuban Air Force and returned home. In Cuba, the regiment served under the title 213th Fighter Aviation ...
Forts in Cuba (2 P) Pages in category "Military installations of Cuba" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... San Julián Air Base
This 2016 photo shows the exterior of Camp 6 at the detention center at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval base, in Cuba. ... They are expected to be transported to Guantanamo Bay on military flights ...
San Antonio de los Baños Air Base was used by the military aviation at all times, however San Julián Air Base was used to host the San Julian Aircraft Technical School for both military and commercial aviation. [16] [17] May 2, 1952 by Decree Law No. 41, the Civil Aeronautics Board (Dirección General de Transporte Aéreo) is created.
Cuba’s military created Almest in 1994 to “provide real estate and leasing services to entities of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces” and act as “principal investor” for ...
The military history of Cuba is an aspect of the history of Cuba that spans several hundred years and encompasses the armed actions of Spanish Cuba while it was part of the Spanish Empire and the succeeding Cuban republics. From the 16th to 18th centuries, organized militia companies made up the bulk of Cuba's armed forces.