Members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) took part in the fifth edition of Brazilian Air Force- (FAB) sponsored Joint Exercise (EXCON) Tápio 2022. The exercise was carried out at Campo Grande Air Base (BACG), in Mato Grosso do Sul state, August 16-September 3.
Bolsonaro names new military commanders after mass resignation 2 minutes read
Brasilia, Mar 31 (efe-epa).- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday named three new armed forces commanders after the resignation earlier this week of the heads of the army, air force and navy, Defense Minister Gen. Walter Braga Netto announced.
In a ceremony held in Brasilia, Braga Netto officially announced the appointments of Gen. Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira as army commander, Lt. Gen. Carlos Baptista Junior as air force commander and Adm. Almir Garnier at the navy’s top officer.
Nogueira de Oliveira now occupies the post that Gen. Edson Pujol vacated, while Baptista Junior replaces Lt. Gen. Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez and Garnier replaces Adm. Ilques Barbosa.