Author & photographer: Ian French
The Aviación del Ejército de Colombia is currently organised in two operational Brigades, numbered 25 and 33. The entire fleet of consists of 135 aircraft: 47 Sikorsky UH-60L, 7 Sikorsky 70i, 20 Mil Mi 17, 14 Bell UH-1N, 23 Bell UH-1H-II and 24 fixed wing aircraft.
Brigada 25 de Aviación is organised as follows:
| Batallion | Abbreviation | Type | Location |
| Batallón de Aviación No 1 Aviones | BAAV1 | Fixed wing | Bogota |
| Batallón de Aviación No 2 Asalto Aereo | BAAV2 | UH-60 | Tolemaida |
| Batallón de Aviación No 3 Carga y Transporte | BAAV3 | Mi 17 | Tolemaida |
| Batallón de Aviación No 4 Reconocimiento y Escolta | BAAV4 | UH-1N | Tolemaida |
| Batallón de Aviación No 5 Movimiento Aereo | BAAV5 | UH-1H | Tolemaida |
Brigada 33 de Aviación has the following reporting units:
| Batallion | Location |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.1 | Buenavista |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.2 | Bucaramanga |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.3 | Popayan |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.4 | San José del Guaviare |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.5 | Neiva |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.6 | Larandia |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.7 | Medellin |
| Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.8 | Saravena |
Brigada 33 de Aviación has the following assets:
| Base | Mi 17 | UH-1 | UH-60 | Fixed Wing |
| BMMA-1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| BMMA-2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| BMMA-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| BMMA-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| BMMA-5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| BMMA-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| BMMA-7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| BMMA-8 | 1 | 1 |
The rest of the aircraft belong to Brigada 25 de Aviación and are based at Bogota and Tolemaida.
Brigada 32 de Aviación is the maintenance unit.
Aviation Press Ltd would like to thank Major General Ricardo Gomez Nieto for hosting our visit and Paolo Di Biagio and Mark Forest for their help in arranging the visit to Tolemaida. Aviation Press Limited owns the copyrights to this article and associated photographs.
EJC1111 Rockwell Commander 695A of Batallón de Aviación 1
EJC2156 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC2156 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC2158 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC2183 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC2187 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC2187 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2
EJC3375 Mil Mi 17-1V of Batallón de Aviación 3
EJC3386 Mil Mi 17V-5 of Batallón de Aviación 3
EJC3394 Mil Mi 17V-5 of Batallón de Aviación 3
EJC4207 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC4209 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC4213 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC4219 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC4219 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC4227 Bell UH-1N of Batallón de Aviación 4
EJC5433 Bell UH-1H-II of Batallón de Aviación 5
EJC2156 Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk of Batallón de Aviación 2 heads the line
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