CULTURAYMI: PERUVIAN ARMED FORCES SHOWCASE ITS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

The Ministry of Defense, —through the Peruvian Army, Navy and Air Force—showcases its logistical and personnel capabilities, employed in military operations and disaster risk management in one of the Culturaymi stands because culture is something that they must also defend.

The stand located in Parque de la Exposición is a central spot within the fair, as hundreds of people of all ages can appreciate the Army's vehicles and equipment, which includes—among its most spectacular pieces—an Army's J8 Jeep, a Navy's Turbo 2000 tubular vehicle, an Air Force's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a rotary wing drone.

There are also first aid and tactical backpacks used by the armed forces in VRAEM, radios, military communication equipment, ropes, harnesses, stretchers, and an equipment with capacity for up to one ton of weight, which can be launched up to 8 kilometers high, from a cargo plane, and has an internal GPS that can be monitored from the plane, with 150 m MOE.

People of all ages and sizes can try on the equipment used by the members of the Air Forces, which is adaptable. They can also get on the dune buggies to take pictures.

Furthermore, members of the Special Forces Group (GRUFE) of the Air Force, as well as members of the Rapid Disaster Intervention Company (CIRD) of the Army and the Navy are present at the stand.

There is also a board with the heroic faces of the fifteen athletes and Para athletes of the Armed Forces participating in the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games: Ángel Adriel (fencing); Frank Nolberto (judo); Brianda Rivera, Liz Carrión, and Kevin Altamirano (shooting); José Luis Casas and Carlos Felipa (Para athletics); among others. 

"We aim to show the public part of our capabilities to accomplish the missions that the Peruvian Government entrusts us so that people feel identified with their Armed Forces. Within the military life, the physical condition is critical. It is part of our training: 50% sport and 50% discipline. Sport gives us the ability to resist and endure adverse situations such as the one lived at the VRAEM," explains Captain Gutiérrez, member of the defense and special operations division of the Peruvian Air Forces.

The cultural program will take place until August 10, as part of the Pan American Games, and then, from August 24 to 31, during the Parapan American Games.