Pablo Carballo

Pablo Marcos Rafael Carballo
Cpt Pablo Carballo depicted in 1983
Allegiance	Argentina
Service/branch	Argentine Air Force
Years of service	1971-2001
Rank	Commodore
Battles/wars	Falklands War
Awards	Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross, the Argentine Congressional Medal, and the Highest Distinction of the Argentine Air Force.
Other work	Professor, Escuela de Aviación Militar, Córdoba (currently)

Commodore Pablo Marcos Rafael Carballo (b. 11 December 1947 Buenos Aires) is a retired member of the Argentine Air Force - the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA) - who fought in the 1982 Falklands War ( Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas ) where he participated in actions that led to the sinking of three Royal Navy ships. He was awarded with the highest national military decoration: the Argentine Nation to the Heroic Valour in Combat Cross, the Argentine Congressional Medal, and the Highest Distinction of the Argentine Air Force.

Ensign Carballo graduated as a pilot in the 37th class of Escuela de Aviación Militar (Military Flying School) of the FAA at Córdoba in 1971. In 1972, he graduated as a fighter pilot in the 4th Air Brigade ( Spanish: IV Brigada Aérea ) at El Plumerillo, Mendoza flying Morane-Saulnier MS-760 Paris and North American F-86 Sabres. He was then assigned as a cadet instructor of the Cordoba Flying School.

In 1979, he was assigned to the 5th Air Brigade ( Spanish: V Brigada Aérea ), Villa Reynolds, San Luis Province to fly A-4B Skyhawks where he was promoted from section leader to brigade chief of operations. He then served on 6th Air Brigade ( Spanish: VI Brigada Aérea ) at Tandil flying Fingers and Mirage III becoming the squadron chief.