List of Brazilian Air Force units

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List of Brazilian Air Force units is a list of currently active air and ground-based units of the Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB).

## Primary air units

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For a long time the Brazilian Air Force was organized in Air Forces (1st (operational training), 2nd (maritime patrol and rotary wing), 3rd (air combat forces) and 5th (air transport)) and Air Regions (1st through 7th). With the ongoing reorganization of the FAB they have been disbanded in 2017 and their units were combined in 12 (initially 15) Wings called Alas.[1]

| Formation | Air unit | Codename | Aircraft type | Air base

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Readiness Command (COMPREP) |
| Ala 1 | 6º ETA  | Guará | C-95M, VU-9, VC-97, C-98A  | Brasília
Security and Defence Group - Brasília  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 2 | 1º GDA (to convert to Gripen in 2021)[2] | Jaguar | F-5EM, AT-27 (to convert to F-39 Gripen)  | Anápolis
(1º/16º GAv - disbanded in 2016, standing up in 2019)[3] | Adelphi | (F-39 Gripen E/F, pending delivery)
1º/6º GAv  | Carcará | R-35A, R-95
2º/6º GAv  | Guardião | E-99, R-99, C-98
1º GTT  | Coral | C-390
Security and Defence Squadron - Anápolis  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 3 | 1º/14º GAv  | Pampa | F-5EM, F-5FM, AT-27 | Canoas
2º/7º GAv  | Phoenix | P-95B
5º ETA  | Pegasus | C-95M, C-97
Security and Defence Group - Canoas  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 4 | 1º/10º GAv  | Poker | A-1A, A-1B | Santa Maria
3º/10º GAv  | Centauro | RA-1A, RA-1B
5º/8º GAv  | Pantera | H-60L
1º/12º GAv  | Orus | RQ-450 (UAV), RQ-900 (UAV)
Security and Defence Squadron - Santa Maria  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 5 | 3º/3º GAv  | Flecha | AT-27, A-29A, A-29B | Campo Grande
2º/10º GAv  | Pelicano | SC-95M, SC105A
1º/15º GAv  | Onça | C-105A, C-98
Airborne Rescue Squadron  | Para-SAR | SAR / CSAR paratroopers
Security and Defence Squadron - Campo Grande  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 6 | 2º/3º GAv  | Grifo | AT-27, A-29A, A-29B | Porto Velho
2º/8º GAv  | Poti | AH-2
Security and Defence Squadron - Porto Velho  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 7 | 1º/3º GAv  | Escorpião | AT-27, A-29A, A-29B | Boa Vista
Security and Defence Squadron - Boa Vista  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 8 | 1º/4º GAv  | Pacau | F-5EM, F-5FM | Manaus
1º/9º GAv  | Arara | C-105A
7º/8º GAv  | Harpia | H-60L
7º ETA  | Cobra | C-97, C-98
Security and Defence Group - Manaus  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 9 | 3º/7º GAv  | Netuno | P-95A | Belém
1º ETA  | Tracajá | C-95M, C-98, C-97
Security and Defence Group - Belém  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 10 | 1º/5º GAv  | Rumba | C-95M | Natal
2º/5º GAv  | Joker | A-29B
1º/8º GAv  | Falção | H-36
1º/11º GAv  | Gavião | UH-50
2º ETA  | Pastor | C-95M, C-97
Tactical and Specialized Training Group  |  |
Security and Defence Squadron - Natal  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Ala 11 | 1º/1º GT  | Gordo | C-130H/KC-130H | Galeão
1º/2º GAv  | Condor | C-99
2º/2º GAv  | Corsário | KC-767
Security and Defence Group - Galeão  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
Security and Defence Group - Rio de Janeiro  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP  | Rio de Janeiro
Ala 12 | 1º/1º GAvCa  | Jambock | F-5EM, AT-27 | Santa Cruz
2º/1º GAvCa  | Pif-Paf | F-5EM, AT-27
1º/7º GAv  | Orungan | P-3AM, RQ-1150 (UAV)
3º/8º GAv  | Puma | H-34, H-36
3º ETA  | Pioneiro | C-95M, C-97
Security and Defence Squadron - Santa Cruz  |  | air force infantry, firefighters and MP
1st Air Defence Brigade | Brigade HQ  |  |  | Brasília
1º GDAAE  |  | RBS 70, 9K38 Igla | Canoas
2º GDAAE  |  | RBS 70, 9K38 Igla | Manaus
3º GDAAE  |  | RBS 70, 9K38 Igla | Anápolis
General Support Command (COMGAP) |
| São Paulo Air Base | Under the Air Force reorganization plan Ala 13 was formed

at São Paulo AB. This decision was revised after its 4º ETA

has been disbanded in January 2018. However, without flying

units homebased there São Paulo remains an active air base

and it was therefore put under the COMGAP authority.

| No permanent flying units assigned.  | São Paulo–Guarulhos IAP
Air Force Economy, Finances and Administration Secretariat (SEFA) |
| Fortaleza Air Base | These air bases have been reduced in status to reserve

(Forward) Deployment Air Bases (Bases de Desdobramento)

and assigned to the SEFA.

| No permanent flying units assigned.  | Fortaleza
Salvador Air Base | Salvador
Santos Air Base | Santos
Florianópolis Air Base | Florianópolis
Afonsos Air Base | Afonsos

Designation Examples:

1° Grupo de Defesa Aérea (1.° GDA) - 1st Air Defence Group - the fighter unit covering the capital Brasília. In the past squadrons constituted groups. Today the squadrons are independent units and their group designations are purely ceremonial.

2º Esquadrão / 1º Grupo de Aviação de Caça (2º/1º GAvCa) - 2nd Squadron / 1st Fighter Aviation Group. 1º/1º GAvCa and 2º/1º GAvCa carry on the traditions of the Brazilian fighter units that took part in the Italian Campaign of World War II.

3º Esquadrão de Transporte Aéreo (3º ETA) - 3rd Air Transport Squadron - regional liaison and utility squadrons, formerly under the Air Regions.

1° Grupo de Transporte (1º GT) - 1st Transport Group

1° Grupo de Transporte de Tropa (1º GTT) - 1st Troop Transport Group - its main task is support of the Brazilian Army's airborne brigade.

Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea (EDA) - Air Display Squadron, the famous Smoke Squadron, attached to the Air Force Academy.

Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento (EAS) - Airborne Rescue Squadron, also known by its patch Para-SAR, the Air Force's elite special forces unit.

Grupo (ou Esquadrão) de Segurança e Defesa - Belém (GSD-BE) - Security and Defence Group (or Squadron) - regional units, former air force infantry battalions under the Air Regions.

1ª Brigada de Defesa Antiaérea (1ª BDAAE) - 1st Air Defence Brigade

## Secondary air units

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Office of the Commander of the Brazilian Air Force (GAB COMAER) |
| Special Transport Group (GTE)  | 1°/1°GTE  | VC-1A, VC-2 | Brasília International Airport
2°/1°GTE  | VU-35A, VU-55C, VC-99A/B/C, VU-35A
3°/1°GTE  | VH-34, VH-36, VH-35, VH-55
Aerial Demonstration Squadron

(attached to the Air Force Academy)

| EDA | A-29B | Pirassununga
Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) |
| Special Flight Inspection Group (GEIV)  | IU-50,[4] IC-95B/ IC-95C, IU-93A  | Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont
Department of Aerospace Science and Technology (DCTA) |
| Alcântara Launch Center (CLA)  |  | H-50  | Alcântara Launch Center
Research and Flight Testing Institute (IPEV)  |  | A-1B/M, A-29B, C-95B, C-97, XU-93, U-35, H-60L,T-27,CH-55  | São José dos Campos
General Command of Personnel (COMGEP)

* Training Department (DEPENS)

| C-95A,UH-50,U-7  | Pirassununga
| Air Force Academy | 1º EIA  | T-27 Tucano | Pirassununga
2º EIA  | T-25A/C
Ultralight Club  | T-8A/B
Glider Club  | U-19,Z-15,Z-16,TZ-13
Aeronautical Instruction and Adaptation Center (CIAAR)  |  | C-95, T-25C  | Belo Horizonte / Pampulha
Air Force Cadets Preparatory School (EPCAR)  |  | C-98, T-25C  | Barbacena / Maj.-Bgd. Doorgal Borges AP
Aeronautical Specialists School (EEAR)  |  | C-95, C-98 instructional airframes  | Guaratinguetá

## See also

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* Brazilian Air Force

## References

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1. ^ Brasileira, Força Aérea. "Força Aérea 100 anos - REESTRUTURAÇÃO DA FAB". www.fab.mil.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
2. ^ Brasileira, Força Aérea. "Comitiva da fabricante do caça Gripen NG realiza nova verificação estrutural na Ala 2 - Força Aérea Brasileira". Força Aérea Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
3. ^ "FAB passa a concentrar toda frota de AMX em Santa Maria - Airway". airway.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
4. ^ "GEIV recebe segundo Legacy 500". Defesa Aérea & Naval. Retrieved 2018-07-30.

## External links

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* Brazilian Air Force website (in Portuguese)