Fig. 1. MEXICO Uniform; light blue shirt with white buttons, gold winged propellers on both sides of collar, dark blue hat piped in dark blue with 4 violet stripes, dark blue trousers with silver buckle, black shoes and belt. Arm Patch: yellow "FAM" on black, green, white, red triangle, yellow wings with optional black detailing on a lavender field with a yellow border. Shoulder Patch: lavender field with yellow "MEXICO", a yellow border with a thin black edge. Shoulder strap slip-on dark blue with 4 violet stripes, enamel cockade, colours edged in gold, green centre, white, red outer. Fig.2. COSTA RICA. Uniform: bright light blue shirt, dark blue "slip-ons" on shoulder straps with silver stripes, white buttons, dark blue beret and trousers. Arm Patch: dark blue shield with yellow border, white letters, white miniature shield with blue/red/blue sections, yellow wings. Fig. 3. REPUBLICA DOMINICANA Uniform: light blue men's shirt, plain dark blue hats, dark blue trousers and skirt, black belts and shoes, gold buckles and winged propellers on both sides of collar, the skirt has a rear vent at the top, while the trousers have two rear pockets that may or may not have flaps. Arm Badge: roundel has a white cross and circle quartered, red on lower left and upper right, blue on lower right and upper left, outlined in dark blue, the enlisted woman has the roundel on the left sleeve only. The enlisted man's roundel is slightly smaller with two grey chevrons outlined in dark blue. Air Force Large Illlustration (72K) Back to Table of Contents -- El Dorado Vol V No. 2 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1992 by The South and Central American Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com