President Javier Milei traveled to the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz to participate in the joint naval exercises Passex 2026, in a strong sign of alignment with the United States and of strengthening military cooperation in the South Atlantic.
The visit, organized by the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the U.S. Embassy, included the president landing on the deck of the ship —one of the largest and most sophisticated in the world—aboard a Grumman C-2 Greyhound aircraft. This was an unprecedented scene in recent Argentine politics, which marks a change of direction in terms of defense and
international relations.High-level military exercises in the Argentine Sea The
activity was part of Operation Passex 2026, a series of joint maneuvers that bring together Argentine and U.S. naval forces with the objective of improving interoperability and the level of
training.During the exercises, the following were carried out:
Air defense simulations with F-18 fighters Operations with
MH-60 Seahawk helicopters
Tactical maneuvers in the formation of ships
Visit, Record and Capture Exercises
Exploration flights with P3C Orion aircraft The Argentine Navy participated with
