Brazil uses A-1Ms to assess flood damage

The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB; Brazilian Air Force) conducted a vital aerial reconnaissance mission over Rio Grande do Sul on May 9 in support of Operation Taquari 2 – a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) operation that was launched after the Brazilian state was devastated by mass flooding.The reconnaissance mission was carried out by a pair of AMX A-1M ground attack/counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft assigned to 1° Esquadrão of the 10° Grupo de Aviação (1°/10° GAv; 1st Squadron of the 10th Aviation