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Tag: Air Advisor

July 14, 2025

571st MSAS leads Belize Defence Force in historic airdrop, redefines regional security

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Deep in the jungles of Belize, where clandestine airstrips fuel the flow of illicit drugs between South American producers and North American consumers, the strengthened partnership between the U.S. and Belize has reached new heights.

U.S Air Force’s 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron (MSAS) advisors gather for a photo with Fuerza Aérea de Peru (FAP)’s Grupo Aereo N. 42 service members, Sept. 7, 2022, in Base Area Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta Air Base, Peru. During the 20-day training engagement, MSAS air advisors trained FAP service members, officer and enlisted, on aerial port operations, cargo load planning, supply and aircraft maintenance through classroom instruction, hands-on training and multiple exercises in order to improve the FAP’s capabilities for real-world situations and global exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Garcia)

Oct. 13, 2022

571st MSAS trains 35 Peruvian service members to enhance interoperability

BASE AEREA CORONEL FRANCISCO SECADA VIGNETTA AIR BASE, Peru — Eight 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisors trained 35 Peruvian military service members with Grupo Aereo N. 42 between Aug. 22 to Sept. 8.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Manuel Chacon, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron air advisor, teaches a hands-on class on how to properly load a pallet during a mobile training team mission with the Peruvian Air Force at Callao Air Base in Lima, Perú. The MTT included three weeks of instruction at Callao and covered three general areas: an introduction to aerial logistics and logistical management mindset, hazardous material management, and cargo loading. (courtesy photo)

April 9, 2020

Knowledge is Power: Air advisors continue to build partnerships with Peruvian Air Force

A team of 14 members from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron and leadership from the 621st Contingency Response Wing completed training February 18 through March 14 with the Peruvian Air Force, also known as FAP, at Callao Air Base in Lima, Perú.

Air advisors from the 571 Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, and Guatemalan air force students practice loading a litter patient into the partner nation’s UH-1 aircraft during a mobile training mission at Aurora Air Base in Guatemala. The students are part of the first aeromedical evacuation unit in the Guatemalan air force. (Courtesy Photo)

May 6, 2019

Air Advisor mission leaves lasting impression with the Guatemalan armed forces

A team of 13 members from the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron completed training from February 13 through April 11 with the Guatemalan air force at Aurora Air Base and Mariscal Zavala Army Base in Guatemala City.

Tech. Sgt. Andres Tovar, 824th Base Defense Squadron security forces, assesses and advises the Costa Rican air vigilance service on fundamentals of counter narcotic detection training, during a three-week building partnership capacity mission with the SVA, May 16 to June 9, 2018. The mobility training team's mission was to train and advise the SVA in aircraft interdiction, aircraft maintenance, base defense and dog handling as they continue to counter illicit drug trafficking throughout the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Elizondo)

June 19, 2018

Air Advisors conduct first-ever BPC mission in Costa Rica

JUAN SANTAMARIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Costa Rica (AFNS) — The 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently conducted their first-ever mission to the Central American country of Costa Rica. The nine member team, executed a three-week building partnership capacity mission with the air vigilance service, of SVA, from May 16 through June 9, 2018.