Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) 2018

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Cruzeiro do Sul Exercise (CRUZEX) 2018

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Towards the end of November 2018, the eighth edition of the South American exercise was staged at Natal Air Base in the host country of Brazil.

Having been on a five year hiatus due to the Confederations Cup, World Cup and Olympics absorbing a number of resources; the Força Aérea Brasileira re-ignited the largest exercise on the continent seeing participation in excess of 100 aircraft from seven different Nations along with personnel from a further seven.

The latest exercise saw a more refined approach to operations having not taken place for five years, with more of a focus on unconventional warfare scenarios in which combat is against insurgent or paramilitary forces and not between two constituted States. CRUZEX is now more in line with exercises we see here in Europe such as Frisian Flag and Iniochos mirroring a modern day coalition warfare environment.

Here's a small selection of shots from the second week in Natal:

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Thanks for looking
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Aaron

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That E-99 shot is top, nice to see the Scooter too. Great set! :up:

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One of the best photo sets I've seen on any forum. :up:
"Nice pics mate" comments only! No criticism please.

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Super!
Great pictures and great variety of aircraft and air forces.

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Nice set :rock:
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Splendid mate. That first one is an absolute dream. :king:

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Excellent set. Like Tommy, #1 is the stand-out for me.

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Number 12 for me, bootiful... :clap:
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Thanks all, much appreciated :up:
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Outstanding, these are awesome, thanks for posting :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Superb set - many thanks for posting :clap: :clap: . Nos 2 & 4 get my vote!

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:love: Wow, very rare stuff there! Also great low light photography, well done! But those Dragonflies really stand out :love: I have never seen one of these live... thanks for sharing!! :up:

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Very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing.

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