Air Vigilance Service
| Air Vigilance Service Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea | |
|---|---|
Air Vigilance Service badge | |
| Abbreviation | AVS |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1994 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Costa Rica |
| Operations jurisdiction | Costa Rica |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | San José |
| Parent agency | Public Forces of Costa Rica |
| Website | |
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There is officially no Air Force of Costa Rica; the only air wing in existence is attached to the Public Force of Costa Rica. Currently this unit, officially called Air Vigilance Service (Spanish: Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea (SVA)), also called the Air Service (Servicio Aéreo), does not operate any armed military aircraft. Its main air bases located in three different points, San José (Base 2) being the main operations center.