Uruguayan Air Force

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Air force
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Helicopters
gptkb:Piper_PA-34_Seneca
gptkb:Cessna_182
Trainer aircraft
Fighter jets
Transport aircraft
Surveillance aircraft
Performed by specialized units
Regulated_by_the_Uruguayan_government
gptkbp:branch Military
gptkbp:colors Blue
Red
White
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uruguay
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:General_Alberto_A._González
gptkbp:founded 1935
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Annual airshows
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Montevideo
gptkbp:historicalEvent Involved in the 1973 coup d'état
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated_in_UN_peacekeeping_missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uruguayan Air Force
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Joint exercises with other countries
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
Colonel
General
Lieutenant
Major
Private
Sergeant
Approximately 3,000
Corporal
gptkbp:motto To serve and protect
gptkbp:operationalStatus Active
gptkbp:partnerships Collaboration with regional forces
Collaboration_with_NATO
Collaboration_with_Brazil
Collaboration_with_UN
Collaboration_with_the_United_States
gptkbp:role Air defense
Search and rescue
Training
Transport
gptkbp:supportRole Disaster relief
National defense
Border patrol
Humanitarian assistance
Counter-narcotics operations
gptkbp:training gptkb:Military_Academy_of_Uruguay
gptkbp:website www.fuerzaaerea.gub.uy