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Air Assault Division - Order of Battle

In its organization the DAVAA has:

25th Aviation Brigade

Army Aviation Brigade No. 25 Aviation Missions, designs strategies oriented to the Instruction and Training programs of the Army Aviation crews, with the organic units of the Air Assault Aviation Division, also fulfills operational missions (Missions Aviation Tactics and Generals), with the purpose of providing support and compliance with them.

  • Aviation Battalion Number 2 "Air Assault" (UH-60, S-70i)
  • Aviation Battalion Number 3 "Cargo and Transportation" (Mi-17-1V, Mi-17MD, Mi-17-V5)
  • Aviation Battalion Number 4 "Reconnaissance and Escort" (UH-1N)
  • Aviation Battalion Number 5 "Air Movement" (UH-1H II)
  • Aviation Service and Support Battalion
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalions Numbers 1 to 7

32nd Aviation Brigade

The Brigada de Aviación No 32 de Apoyo y Sostenimiento, headquartered at Tolemaida, is in charge of maintenance. It comprises the Batallón de Especialistas de Mantenimiento de Aviación (BAEMA), the Batallón de Mantenimiento de Aviación No 1 (BAMAV 1) – the only unit located at El Dorado, in charge of fixedwing aircraft maintenance, BAMAV 2 for Black Hawk maintenance, BAMAV 3 for the Mi-17, BAMAV 4 for the CUH-1N and Huey II and the Batallón de Apoyo, Abastecimientos y Servicios para la Aviación (BAAAS), in charge of logistics, including supplying spares to all the maintenance units.
  • Aviation Battalion Number 1 “Planes” (An-32, Beech C90, Beech 200, Beech 350, C212-100, Ce208B, RC695)
  • Aviation Training and Retraining Battalion
  • Battalion of Supplies and Services for Army Aviation
  • ESAVE Army Aviation School (CeTU206G, PA-34-220T)
  • Aviation Maintenance Operational Command
  • Special Brigade Against Drug Trafficking

33rd Aviation Brigade

The Brigada de Aviación No 33 de Movilidad y Maniobra is an operational ‘mobility and manoeuvre’ unit. Aviation Brigade No. 33 is in charge of directing operations of all kinds such as air assaults, troop supply, humanitarian support missions, among other. This elite Unit of the National Army is in charge of of the mobility and maneuvering of land units throughout the Nation. Comprising eight battalions, it doesn’t have organic own aircraft. Instead, the brigade borrows assets from BAAV 2 to 5. It makes use of bases at Bucaramanga, Buenavista, Popayán, Tumaco, San José del Guaviare, Neiva, Larandia, Caucasia and Saravena.

  • Command and General Staff of the Brigade
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 1 “CT. Jhonny González ”
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 2 “CT. Rafael HernandezSaw"
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 3 “TE. Eduardo VillamilBermeo ”
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 4 “TE. William RiascosBohorquez ”
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 5 “MY Edgar FernandoRojas Calderón ”
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 6 “TE Julio Turriago Hin-capie ”
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 7 “TE Eduardo MoralesSaavedra"
  • Aviation Mobility and Maneuver Battalion No. 8 “CT. Heider marriagaCuts"

Brigade Against Drug Trafficking (BRCNA)
Brigada Contra el Narcotráfico

  • Command and General Staff of the Brigade
  • Battalion Against Drug Trafficking No.1 "Rodolfo Herrera Luna"• Battalion Against Drug Trafficking No. 2 "Coyaimas"• Battalion Against Drug Trafficking No. 3 “MY. Pedro Solaque Chitiva ”
  • Support Battalion of Services Against Drug Trafficking
  • Direct Action Battalion “Lieutenant Colonel Dixon Giuliano CastrillonGomez "

Brigade Against Illegal Mining (BRCMI)
Brigada Contra la Mineria Ilegal

  • Command and General Staff of the Brigade
  • Battalion Against Illegal Mining No. 1
  • Battalion Against Illegal Mining No. 2
  • Battalion Against Illegal Mining No. 3
  • Support Battalion of Services Against Illegal Mining

Bases

The aircraft, personnel and specialties are distributed in five important bases, with detachments to other smaller military units in other parts of the country and which are located there depending on the needs of the mission. In 1997, the main Army Aviation base was created at Tolemaida, a large Ejército Nacional facility at Melgar, around 62 miles (100km) southwest of Bogotá. The air component was provided with a small runway used for paratrooper training. Since then, the facilities have been enlarged, adding a longer runway and more hangars.

General Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Airfield (Tolemaida)

  • Aviation Battalions Numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5

    Tolemeida is the headquarters for the Colombian Army's rotary wing aviation brigade. Developing the Colombian military's air mobility capabilities constitutes the single most important contribution of U.S. Southern Command under Plan Colombia -- as air mobility has been the key enabler for the Colombian military's significant gains over insurgent groups in conflict areas. Colombian Special Forces units under the Joint Command for Special Operations (CCOES) are trained at Tolemeida.

    El Dorado Airfield (Bogotá)

  • Aviation Battalion Number 1
  • ESAVE

    Larandia Base

  • Aviation Battalions 2, 4 and 5

    Base of San José del Guaviare

  • Aviation Battalions 2, 4 and 5

    Tumaco Base

  • Aviation Battalions 2, 4 and 5



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