Exercise Salitre Concludes, Setting the Stage for Tapio 2026

For two weeks, Cerro Moreno Air Base in Antofagasta, Chile, was a hub of activity as aircraft launched and recovered, medics prepared for missions, and multinational teams moved throughout the installation to support training operations. From the flight line to the planning rooms, air forces from across the Americas worked side-by-side, exchanging expertise and building the interoperability needed to operate together. That steady rhythm began to slow as the final foreign aircraft and personnel departed, marking the conclusion of Exercise Salitre 2026 and the culmination of a training event bui