Lt. Col. Zulemar of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)uses an ultrasound during a brief medical stop in the Ingariko community of Manalai a remote area of Roraima state, Brazil. The Brazilian Air force has adopted a three part policy for the remote Amazon region near the Venezuela and Guyana borders: To show a presence of state in the inaccessible area, by taking medical personnel to those areas and finally, to train pilots in during real-life relief missions in an extreme environment. The increased presence in the area is, in part, to combat drug trafficking from Colombia into Brazil through Venezuela, which has increased after borders areas with Colombia have become more secure. Some say it may also be a reaction to Venezuela's recent acquisition of Russian-made helicopters and fighter jets. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Lt. Col. Zulemar of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB)uses an ultrasound during a brief medical stop in the Ingariko community of Manalai a remote area of Roraima state, Brazil. The Brazilian Air force has adopted a three part policy for the remote Amazon region near the Venezuela and Guyana borders: To show a presence of state in the inaccessible area, by taking medical personnel to those areas and finally, to train pilots in during real-life relief missions in an extreme environment. The increased presence in the area is, in part, to combat drug trafficking from Colombia into Brazil through Venezuela, which has increased after borders areas with Colombia have become more secure. Some say it may also be a reaction to Venezuela's recent acquisition of Russian-made helicopters and fighter jets. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)