Women, Peace, and Security: Unity to Lead Change
The first Hybrid Senior Enlisted Leader Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Seminar was carried out at the Colombian Army Infantry School in Bogotá, August 23-24. The in-person and virtual seminar, hosted by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command (CGFM), focused on the professional growth of [ … ]
US Donates $42,000 in Aircraft Parts and Tools to Uruguayan Air Force
On August 18, 2022, representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay’s Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. Southern Command’s Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI) Coordination team donated $42,000 in aircraft parts and tools to the Uruguayan Air Force at Air Base 1 in Carrasco. Uruguay’s Air Force is the only [ … ]
Iran Deepens Trade Agreements with Nicaragua
In recent months, Iran and Nicaragua have increased cooperation agreements in the energy and agriculture sectors, as well as infood exports, medicines, and educational exchanges with universities. “Iran’s idea is to enter the United States [through the south], with the help of Cuba and Venezuela,” Fabián Calle, political analyst and [ … ]
NY Air Guard Airmen Train with Brazilian Counterparts
One hundred New York National Guard airmen — including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing — were in Brazil participating in exercises with their Brazilian Air Force counterparts, which ran through August 31. The U.S. airmen were operating from the Brazilian Air Force base at Campo Grande in Brazil’s Mato [ … ]
Resolute Sentinel 22: Last Stop Belize SURGRETE
A general surgery team conducted a Surgery Readiness Training Exercise (SURGRETE) at Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, Belize, August 25, 2022, as part of Resolute Sentinel 22, a U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force-led U.S. Southern Command exercise. Exercises like Resolute Sentinel improve readiness for a range of potential future [ … ]
Prestige of Portuguese Armed Forces Increased During COVID-19, Professor Says
The Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference (CDCDIA) is a forum that arose from the recognition of a shared cultural identity among Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Americas and those of Europe’s Iberian Peninsula. As such, Portugal and Spain are part of the CDCDIA and sent representatives to this year’s [ … ]
XXIII Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference Addresses Armed Forces’ Participation in the Fight Against COVID-19
During a bus tour of the striking São João Fortress, the site of the foundation of the city of Rio de Janeiro (1565), Brazilian Navy Rear Admiral Gilberto Cezar Lourenço made a comment that drew chuckles from the passengers. “The sun rises for everyone, but the shade of Sugar Loaf [ … ]
A conversation with Captain Pablo Antonio Rodriguez
Maritime Protection Around the Clock
Protecting Honduran territorial waters in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean is the mission of Captain Paulo Antonio Rodríguez, commander of the Honduran Naval Force (FNH). To fulfill his mission, Capt. Rodriguez works with his staff in strengthening his naval fleet, training, education, and joint interdiction operations. Capt. Rodríguez [ … ]
US Government Donates $2 million more to Colombian Police
Six months after the announcement of a two-year, $8 million assistance package, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson, on behalf of the U.S. government, announced the delivery of $2 million more to the Colombian National Police. This represents “financial support that will help build the [ … ]
The Guatemalan Army’s Response to COVID-19: ‘A military Expression in Support of Other Expressions of National Power’
The Ibero-American Defense College Directors Conference is an interregional forum, which involves countries of Europe and the Americas to bring together educational establishments dedicated to national defense. This year, the event was held at the Brazilian War College in Rio de Janeiro, August 9-September 2. In 2023, the conference will be [ … ]
Caribbean Nations United Toward Women Empowerment
Highlighting the excellent opportunity to strengthen the relationship between Caribbean nations and the United States toward the common goal of reinforcing military women empowerment, meaningful participation, decision making, protection from violence, and access to resources, Brigadier Godfrey Bess, chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) welcomed participants to the [ … ]
