Bolivian Air Force - Current Organization

Current Organization

FAB is organized into nine air bases located at La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Puerto Suárez, Tarija, Villamontes, Cobija, Riberalta, and Roboré.

Major commands included the following:

• General Command Systems Department in La Paz, equipped with sophisticated computers. In March 1989, FAB took a major step toward modernizing its force by inaugurating the

• Group of Security and Defense of Air Installations (Grupo de Seguridad y Defensa de Instalaciones Aéreas—GSDIA); and GADA-91, GADA-92, GADA-93 and GADA-94.
• Four air brigades with thirteen subordinate air groups.

• • First Air Brigade (El Alto):
    • Fighter Group 31 "G.J.Market": Fighter squadron 311, Executive squadron 310
    • Transport air group 71 "Gen.W.A.Rojas" (Military airlift TAM):Air squadron 710, Air squadron 711, Air squadron 712
    • Aerophotogrammetry National Service (NSS)
    • Transporte Aereo Boliviano-TAB
    • Task Force "Black Devils"
    • Group air defence artillery GADA-91

• • Second Air Brigade (Cochabamba):
    • Fighter Group 34 "P.R.Cuevas": Aerotactico squadron 340, Link training squadron 341
    • Group air search and rescue 51: Helicopter Squadron 511
    • Group air defence artillery GADA-92
  • Third Air Brigade (Santa Cruz):
    • Hunting air group 32 "B.B.Rioja": squdron 321,squadron 320,squadron 327 (maintenance)
    • COLMILAV Training squadrons: primary squadron,basic squadron,squadron "NN" (prob.navigation)
    • Air group air reconnaissance and exploration 82(air base Puerto Suarez): 831 squadron
    • Air group 61 "Gen.L.G.Pereiera (air base Puerto Suarez): squadron 610
    • Task force "Red Devils" (air base The Trompillo-Robore)
    • Group air defence artillery GADA-93
  • Fourth Air Brigade:
    • Group air reconnaissance and exploration 82 "Cap.A.V.Peralta" (air base Tarija): squadron 821
    • Air Group 63 "Tcnl.E.L.Rivera" (air base Villamontes): squadron 630
    • Group air defence artillery GADA-94