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Gringo-Gaucho are a set of maneuvers performed between the Argentine Naval Aviation and United States Navy's aircraft carriers. The US Navy refers to them as Southern Seas in their last edition.

History

The Argentine Navy continuously operated an aircraft carrier from 1959 to 1990. When Veinticinco de Mayo was retired, it was decided to keep an embarked air group with the hope of operating a carrier again in the future.^[1] In order to qualify the pilots, the traditional friendship with the Brazilian Navy has meant that Argentine naval aviators have continued to operate from the deck of the Brazilian aircraft carriers Minas Gerais and São Paulo during ARAEX exercises.^[2]^[3]^video The only other choice available was with the United States. As the United States Navy does not maintain regular deployments of aircraft carriers in the South Atlantic it is necessary to wait for one of them to perform a transit within Argentine coastal waters. The opportunities occur when the ships perform a transit around South America to move between the East and West coasts of the United States since they can not fit through the Panama Canal. The exercise is coordinated by US Naval Forces Southern Command and unlike with the Sao Paulo the Argentine aircraft perform Touch-and-go landings only and do not fully embark on the carriers.

List of operations

1990, March: USS Constellation on transit for her Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)
1990, October: USS Abraham Lincoln
1992: USS Kitty Hawk
1993: USS Constellation on the way back to the Pacific Ocean after SLEP
2001: USS Nimitz. Cancelled due budget restrictions per Argentine economic crisis
2004: USS Ronald Reagan^[4]^video
2008:USS George Washington^[5] ^[6]
2010: USS Carl Vinson^video

Gallery

Sue approaching USS Abraham Lincoln
Trackers overflying the USS Carl Vison
Alouette III acting as SAR helo on USS Ronald Reagan

References

[1] 1998 Se vendió el portaaviones

[2] La Argentina y Brasil, en operativo naval conjunto

[3] Maniobras combinadas con Brasil

[4] Ejercicio con los EE.UU.

[5] Un portaaviones de los EE.UU., con la Armada

[6] Un portaaviones nuclear llega a la Argentina

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 [[File:040617-N-8213G-154.jpg|thumb|right|[[Super Etendard]] on USS ''Ronald Reagan'']]
-'''Gringo-Gaucho''' are a set of manouvres performed between the [[Argentine Naval Aviation]] and [[US Navy]]'s [[aircraft carriers]]. The US Navy refers to them as '''Southern Seas''' in their last edition.
+'''Gringo-Gaucho''' are a set of maneuvers performed between the [[Argentine Naval Aviation]] and [[United States Navy]]'s [[aircraft carriers]]. The US Navy refers to them as '''Southern Seas''' in their last edition.
 ==History==
 [[File:Argentina navy S-2 Tracker.jpg|thumb|right|[[S-2 Tracker|S-2T Turbo Tracker]] approaching USS ''Carl Vinson'']]
-The [[Argentine Navy]] has continuosly operated an aircraft carrier since 1959 to 1990. When the last of them was retired <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=106196 1998 Se vendió el portaaviones]</ref> it was decided to keep an embarked air group with the hope of sometime in the future incorporate again such type of ship. In order to qualyfied the pilots, the traditional friendship with the [[Brazilian Navy]] has meant that Argentine naval aviators has continued to operate from the deck of carriers [[Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais|Nael ''Minas Gerais'']] <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=82191 La Argentina y Brasil, en operativo naval conjunto]</ref> and [[NAe São Paulo|NAe ''São Paulo'']] during ''ARAEX'' exercises <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=393936 Maniobras combinadas con Brasil]</ref> <sup> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9yNM4_Kgk video]</sup>.  The only other choice nearby was the United States. As the US Navy do not maintain regular deployments of aircraft carriers in the [[South Atlantic]] it is necessary to wait a chance for one of them perform a transit within Argentine coastal waters. The opportunities appear when the ships perform a transit around [[South America]] to move within United States coasts due they do not fit on the [[Panama channel]].  The exercise is coordinated by US Naval Forces [[United States Southern Command|Southern Command]] and unlike with the ''Sao Paulo'' the Argentine aircraft perform [[Touch-and-go landing]]s only and do not fully embark on the carriers.
+The [[Argentine Navy]] continuously operated an aircraft carrier from 1959 to 1990. When [[ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2)|''Veinticinco de Mayo'']] was retired, it was decided to keep an embarked air group with the hope of operating a carrier again in the future.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=106196 1998 Se vendió el portaaviones]</ref> In order to qualify the pilots, the traditional friendship with the [[Brazilian Navy]] has meant that Argentine naval aviators have continued to operate from the deck of the Brazilian aircraft carriers [[Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais|''Minas Gerais'']] and [[NAe São Paulo|''São Paulo'']] during ''ARAEX'' exercises.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=82191 La Argentina y Brasil, en operativo naval conjunto]</ref><ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=393936 Maniobras combinadas con Brasil]</ref><sup> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc9yNM4_Kgk video]</sup>  The only other choice available was with the United States. As the United States Navy does not maintain regular deployments of aircraft carriers in the [[South Atlantic]] it is necessary to wait for one of them to perform a transit within Argentine coastal waters. The opportunities occur when the ships perform a transit around [[South America]] to move between the East and West coasts of the United States since they can not fit through the [[Panama Canal]]. The exercise is coordinated by US Naval Forces [[United States Southern Command|Southern Command]] and unlike with the ''Sao Paulo'' the Argentine aircraft perform [[Touch-and-go landing]]s only and do not fully embark on the carriers.
+==List of operations==
-This is a list of the operatives up to date:
+* 1990, March: {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|6}} on transit for her [[Service Life Extension Program]] (SLEP)
+* 1990, October: {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}}
-* 1990, March: [[USS Constellation (CV-64)|USS ''Constellation'']] on transit for her Service Life Extension Program (SLEP)
+* 1992: {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|6}}
-* 1990, October: [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']]
+* 1993: USS ''Constellation'' on the way back to the [[Pacific Ocean]] after SLEP
-* 1992: [[USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)|USS ''Kitty Hawk'']]
+* 2001: {{USS|Nimitz|CVN-68|6}}. Cancelled due budget restrictions per [[Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002)|Argentine economic crisis]]
-* 1993: [[USS Constellation (CV-64)|USS ''Constellation'']] back to the [[Pacific Ocean]] after the SLEP
+* 2004: {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76|6}}<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=611761 Ejercicio con los EE.UU.]</ref><sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHB6kqaG3I0 video]</sup>
-* 2001: [[USS Nimitz (CVN-68)|USS ''Nimitz'']]. Cancelled due budget restrictions per [[Argentine economic crisis (1999–2002)|Argentine economic crisis]]
-* 2004: [[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)|USS ''Ronald Reagan'']] <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=611761 Ejercicio con los EE.UU.]</ref> <sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHB6kqaG3I0 video]</sup>
+* 2008:{{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}}<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1010020 Un portaaviones de los EE.UU., con la Armada]</ref> <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1008060 Un portaaviones nuclear llega a la Argentina]</ref>
+* 2010: {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|6}}<sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSwuCZSpFPc video]</sup>
-* 2008: [[USS George Washington (CVN-73)|USS ''George Washington'']] <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1010020 Un portaaviones de los EE.UU., con la Armada]</ref> <ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1008060 Un portaaviones nuclear llega a la Argentina]</ref>
-* 2010: [[USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'']] <sup>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSwuCZSpFPc video]</sup>
 ==Gallery==
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 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{refbegin}}
 * [http://www.fuerzasnavales.com/magazine/ggintro.html OPERATIVO GRINGO GAUCHO II]
 * [http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=51798 Carl Vinson Unites with Argentina for Southern Seas 2010]
 * [http://www.abma-usn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76:argentina-united-states-in-joint-exercise&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50%20Argentina-United%20States%20in%20joint%20exercise Argentina-United States in joint exercise]
+{{refend}}
-<references/>
 [[Category:Argentine Navy]]