In the face of ambushes, priority operations and other risk situations, the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) has established by protocol to request the support of aircraft specifically arranged for that purpose, in the so-called Force in Alert Situation (Fusa)which has been deployed in recent days in various parts of Sinaloa, due to the confrontation between the factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Through the Mexican Air Force, the Sedena has 14 aircraft to provide air support in alert situations to its soldiers, whether for an extraction due to wounds or an attack from the air on hostile civilian forces, with Minimi weapons with rotor cadence.
own Governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rochahighlighted the efficiency of having air support, in the midst of the confrontation between Los Chapitos and Los Mayos.
Those who have the Force in Alert Situation They are the states of Baja California, Sonora, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis PotosÃ, Guanajuato, Sinaloa, Colima, Durango, Jalisco, Michoacán, Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, Oaxaca and Guerrero.
The force is also considered for the transfer of priority objectives or generators of violence that are secured in regions where soldiers are exposed to ambushes.
On board the aircraft there are elements of Special Forces or Paratroopers of the Mexican Armydepending on the operation. An elite corps of Secretary of Defense under the command of the commanders of each of the 12 military regions of the country, which in turn can be mobilized to any of the entities that depend on the same region.
Previously, all aircraft depended on each of the country’s air regions, which are four, but these had to be coordinated from the Command in Mexico City to be deployed based on their conditions, location, fuel and flight range. Hence the need for Fuse -capable of acting in various scenarios- could be moved with greater autonomy.
For example, in the 4th military region, which includes Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and San Luis PotosÃ, it is responsible for mobilizing aircraft, and they do not necessarily fly from Monterrey, they are located in strategic positions and can maintain one or two aircraft, with 20 or 40 elements ready to react, he explained to MILLENNIUM military personnel.
The task force that makes up this unit is from different disciplines, mainly artillery, air force, health and parachute rifles.
One of its first operations was the arrest of Ovidio Guzman in the community of Jesús MarÃa in Culiacán, in January 2013.
The helicopters were used for an air attack on the niche where the boss was sheltered.
That operation also included the extraction of wounded soldiers.
Well, then the unit tries to improve the use of human resources in terms of time and avoid air waste.
Around 1,200 elements that make up this type of unit are constantly certified by the military agency.
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