The information published yesterday by the newspaper Opinión Austral of Punta Arenas, reports that the commander in chief of the Army, General Javier Iturriaga del Campo, was responsible for these exercises; He returned again to Magallanes (Region or province number XII of Chile) in less than three weeks to supervise the maneuvers.
For this purpose, the Lautaro Special Operations Brigade (Boe) of the Chilean Army sent high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (Humvee) to the city of Punta Arenas aboard a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft of the Air Force. of the United States (USAF) as part of the combined joint exercise “Estrella Austral 2023” ; details the medium.
The exercise will take place until August 11 between the regions of Antofagasta and Magallanes and brings together more than 1,700 troops from the Chilean Armed Forces, the United States Southern Special Operations Command (Socsouth) and the Spanish Joint Special Operations Command ( MCOE).
