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  • CRUZEX 2024: Strengthening partnerships across the Americas

    NATAL, Brazil -- U.S. Air Force Airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in CRUZEX 2024, the largest Brazilian-led multinational air combat exercise in Latin America, held at Natal Air Force Base in Brazil, Nov. 3-15.The Exercise provided unique opportunities for participants to increase their

  • Cyber operations takes stage at CRUZEX 2024

    NATAL, BRAZIL -- For the first time in the history of CRUZEX, cyber operations played a pivotal role. CRUZEX 2024 introduced "CRUZEX CYBER," a simulated cyber exercise designed to integrate cyber defense with traditional air operations, marking a new frontier in military training.CRUZEX, one of the

  • Texas, Washington ANG participate in CRUZEX 2018 kick-off

    NATAL, Brazil -- Brazil kicked off its multinational air combat exercise CRUZEX VII Nov. 18 and invited participation from U.S. and six other partner nations.Guardsmen from the Texas and Washington Air National Guard joined the two-week long exercise and lent support by providing fighter and tanker