Beja: Colonel Fernando Costa today takes charge of BA 11.
Colonel Fernando Costa today takes over the Air Base No. 11, replacing Colonel José Alves Gaspar.
Air Base 11 today gets new commander, the date commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the third unit.
During the ceremony of "command rendering", which takes place today at the BA 11, which also celebrates Unity Day, I replaced Fernando Costa or current commander, José Alves Gaspar, which reached in Beja 22 November 2015.
Fernando Costa, back-if not the 30th commander of BA 11, since in 16 August 1967, or Colonel Alberto Magro, It took this place becoming the first official to exercise such office in the unit.
The new commander comes from the Air Force Academy, where it was the Commander of the Student Body, in the past day 24 May, He held the ceremony of the course Flag Oath "General Silva Cardoso".
A Base Aérea N.º 11 It is located near the city of Beja, having been established in 1964 by Ordinance No. 20856 of 21 October, date came to be regarded as the “Unity Day”. The base occupies an area of ​​about 800 hectares and was built in order to meet the bilateral agreements between Portugal and Germany, in order to provide operational training facilities to the German Air Force.
Currently has BA11 has squadrons, Squad 103 (snails), which operates the ALPHA-JET Squad 552 (drones), which operates the Aloutte III helicopters and Police 601 (Lobos) Lockheed Aircraft equipped with P-3C CUP +.
Also belonging to the base and under the direct administration of the Command, but integrated in the urbanization of the southwest of the city of Beja, It is located a residential area made up of streets, parks, green areas and 330 housing, complemented by other social support facilities.
In May 2007, BA 11 He was awarded the City Medal of Honor, attributed by the city of Beja, for having highlighted by distinct and highly meritorious services rendered to the municipality and whose name is inextricably linked to Beja.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
